For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Rhineland-Palatinate. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful Pilgrim walks.
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The 10 Most Beautiful Pilgrim walks in Rhineland-Palatinate

Pilgrim Walk
· Region Karlsruhe
Way of St. James Speyer-Metz - North variant
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Difficulty
moderate
290.2 km
76:00 h
4,097 m
4,011 m
The Speyer-Metz Way of St. James takes us from the ancient Roman city of Speyer through the Rhine plain to the German Wine Route and into the Palatinate Forest. After crossing this, we reach the Hornbach monastery, the Saarland and on to the French Lorraine, where our destination is Metz.
Pilgrim Walk
· Region Köln-Bonn
Way of St. James Bonn-Trier-Schengen
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Difficulty
moderate
278.9 km
77:00 h
4,095 m
4,011 m
On the Bonn-Trier-Schengen Way of St. James, we go on pilgrimage from the Rhine over the Eifel to the German-Luxembourg-French border triangle in Schengen.
Pilgrim Walk
· Region Karlsruhe
Way of St. James Speyer-Metz - southern variant
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Difficulty
moderate
287.1 km
74:00 h
3,435 m
3,349 m
The Speyer-Metz Way of St. James takes us from the ancient Roman city of Speyer through the Rhine plain to the German Wine Route and into the Palatinate Forest. After crossing this, we reach the Hornbach monastery, the Saarland and on to the French Lorraine, where our destination is Metz.

Pilgrim Walk
· Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Kleiner Pilgerweg im Aartal - Psalm 96
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
7.3 km
2:30 h
174 m
174 m
Der "Kleine Pilgerweg im Aartal - Psalm 96" ist ein Rundweg mit 7 Erlebnisstationen zum Psalm 96
Pilgrim Walk
· France
Way of St. James Saarland/Lorraine South: From Homburg to Metz
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Difficulty
moderate
172.3 km
51:00 h
3,157 m
3,235 m
The southern variant of the Way of St. James Saarland-Lorraine leads us from Homburg-Kirrberg through the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve to the Hornbach Monastery and on into French Lorraine, where the destination of our pilgrimage is Metz.

Pilgrim Walk
· Region Karlsruhe
Pfälzer Jakobspilgerweg Nordroute
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
142.9 km
37:30 h
1,867 m
1,739 m
Die nördliche Wegvariante kann in der Regel in sechs bis acht Etappen bewerkstelligt werden. Ein Beispiel für eine Etappenplanung zeigt die Tabelle in der Wegbeschreibung.

Pilgrim Walk
· Lahntal
Way of St. James Marburg-Cologne
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Difficulty
moderate
165.6 km
50:00 h
3,375 m
3,511 m
The Way of St. James Marburg-Cologne takes us from the burial church of St. Elisabeth in Marburg through western Hesse, the Siegerland and the Bergisch Land to the cathedral city of Cologne.

Pilgrim Walk
· Nahe
Rhine-Nahe Wine Trail - Stage 4
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 4
25.1 km
6:45 h
475 m
451 m
The fourth and final stage of the Rhine-Nahe Wine Trail leads from Bretzenheim via Guldental, Laubenheim and Münster-Sarsheim to Bingen am Rhein.

Pilgrim Walk
· Moseltal
JAKOBSWEG - Pilgrims from Bullay to Traben-Trarbach
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
22.7 km
7:00 h
686 m
678 m
A pilgrimage with many different impressions. Time for reflection and peace, magnificent views, challenging climbs and beautiful forest and meadow paths can be experienced on this stage of the Moselcamino between Bullay and Traben-Trarbach.

Pilgrim Walk
· Nahe
Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
133.4 km
37:40 h
3,011 m
3,195 m
On the hike along the Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Trail, the universal scholar and probably most famous personality of the Middle Ages is commemorated. The trail leads for around 135 kilometres through the land of Hildegard.
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Kleiner Pilgerweg im Aartal - Psalm 96 by C.
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March 23, 2023
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Kleiner Pilgerweg im Aartal - Psalm 96 by Anett
October 23, 2022
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Mosel-Camino - 8. von 8 Etappen (Schweich > Trier St. Matthias; Mosel-Jakobsweg; Moselcamino) by jungwandern.de
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October 05, 2022
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