The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 21 days of about 14.7 km (9.2 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Bonn to Königswinter 14.7 km · 14.7 km from the start
- Day 2 Königswinter to Bad Honnef 14.7 km · 29 km from the start
- Day 3 Bad Honnef to Bruchhausen 14.7 km · 44 km from the start
- Day 4 Bruchhausen to Dattenberg 14.7 km · 59 km from the start
- Day 5 Dattenberg to Rheinbrohl 14.7 km · 74 km from the start
- Day 6 Rheinbrohl to Neuwied 14.7 km · 88 km from the start
- Day 7 Neuwied to Rengsdorf 14.7 km · 103 km from the start
- Day 8 Rengsdorf to Bendorf 14.7 km · 118 km from the start
- Day 9 Bendorf to Vallendar 14.7 km · 133 km from the start
- Day 10 Vallendar to Lahnstein 14.7 km · 147 km from the start
- Day 11 Lahnstein to Osterspai 14.7 km · 162 km from the start
- Day 12 Osterspai to Kamp-Bornhofen 14.7 km · 177 km from the start
- Day 13 Kamp-Bornhofen to Sankt Goarshausen 14.7 km · 192 km from the start
- Day 14 Sankt Goarshausen to Bornich 14.7 km · 206 km from the start
- Day 15 Bornich to Kaub 14.7 km · 221 km from the start
- Day 16 Kaub to Lorch (Rhein) 14.7 km · 236 km from the start
- Day 17 Lorch (Rhein) to Rüdesheim 14.7 km · 250 km from the start
- Day 18 Rüdesheim to Oestrich-Winkel 14.7 km · 265 km from the start
- Day 19 Oestrich-Winkel to Kiedrich 14.7 km · 280 km from the start
- Day 20 Kiedrich to Frauenstein 14.7 km · 295 km from the start
- Day 21 Frauenstein to Wiesbaden 14.7 km · 309 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia. 50.73543, 7.10184
Finish: near Wiesbaden, Hesse. 50.03624, 8.23660
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bad Honnef, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bruchhausen, Landkreis Neuwied · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Dattenberg, Landkreis Neuwied · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rheinbrohl, Landkreis Neuwied · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Neuwied, Landkreis Neuwied · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rengsdorf, Landkreis Neuwied · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bendorf, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Vallendar, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Osterspai, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kamp-Bornhofen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · After day 12 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Sankt Goarshausen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · After day 13 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bornich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · After day 14 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · After day 15 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Lorch (Rhein), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · After day 16 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rüdesheim, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · After day 17 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · After day 18 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kiedrich, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · After day 19 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Frauenstein, Hesse · After day 20 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Wiesbaden, Hesse · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
