Hiking

Rothaarsteig Etappen 6-8

Eichholzkopf · Hesse · Germany

Rothaarsteig Etappen 6-8 is a hike from Eichholzkopf in Germany: 52.7 km, 907 m of climb, 1029 m of descent, high point 686 m.

• 52.7 km
• 907 m of climb
• 1029 m of descent
• high point 686 m

About this hike

Der Rothaarsteig ist ein 156,8 km langer und 2001 eröffneter Fernwanderweg, der insbesondere auf dem Hauptgebirgskamm des Rothaargebirges verläuft, einem Mittelgebirge in Nordrhein-Westfalen (NW) und Hessen (HE), und im Rahmen der Westerwaldvariante einen Abstecher im Westerwald, einem Mittelgebirge in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz, hat.

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Getting there

This hike starts near Eichholzkopf. Open the destination for travel time from where you are by car, train or plane, and the price of a night.

More hikes around Eichholzkopf

• European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen (south) - 172.4 km, +4349 m
• X2 Rothaarweg - 126.5 km, +3392 m
• Landgraf-Philipp-Pfad - 61.6 km, +1708 m
• Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Lützel - Bismarcktempel - 50.9 km, +899 m
• Extratour Haubergstour - 19.9 km, +323 m
• Rundweg Wilgersdorf - 17.3 km, +226 m
• Lahnwanderweg - 02. Etappe Feudingen-Bad Laasphe - 16.7 km, +558 m
• Extratour Boxbachpfad - 16.4 km, +462 m

Before you go

This route is shown for information only. It is not a recommendation and not a guarantee that the route is safe, open, marked or passable today. The line, the distances, the climb and the grade come from open data sources and may be inaccurate or out of date, and conditions in the mountains change fast.

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Route data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from open terrain data. Updated 2026-08-25.