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Jakobsweg Nuremberg - Ulm

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The Jakobsweg Nuremberg-Ulm connects the Jakobsweg nodes Nuremberg and Ulm and offers the possibility to continue from there via Switzerland towards Santiago de Compostela.

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Distance 213.4 km

53:50 h

2,265 m

2,078 m

646 m

299 m

The Jakobsweg Nuremberg-Ulm was opened by the German St. James Society in 1996. In Nuremberg, it is the continuation of the Jakobswegs coming from the north and east via Almerswind, Hof and Tillyschanz. In Ulm it offers the possibility to continue on to Konstanz. It follows (wherever reasonable) an old, historically (mainly by Nuremberg merchants of the Middle Ages) documented pilgrimage route and crosses the regions of Nuremberg, the Franconian hill and lake district, the towns of Gunzenhausen on Lake Altmühl and Oettingen. It then continues over the Swabian Alb and the Nördlingen Ries to Ulm.

The Jakobsweg passes numerous churches and chapels dedicated to James the Greater and is consistently marked with the yellow shell on blue background and crossed pilgrim staffs.

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T2 difficult

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646 m

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299 m

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36.1 km

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58.2 km

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19 km

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10.6 km

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Nuremberg - Schwabach - Wernfels - Gunzenhausen - Heidenheim - Oettingen - Nördlingen - Neresheim Monastery - Giengen - Nerenstetten - Ulm

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Both Nuremberg and Ulm are connected to the regional rail network.

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49.449615, 11.069231

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49°26'58.6"N 11°04'09.2"E

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32U 649976 5479497

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Falsche GPX Daten in der Outdooractiv Datei t24516027 Quelle: Sammlung Pilgerwege Deutschland vom 7.11.2023 , Datei der Gesamtstrecke! vom 17.10.2017 Aktualisiert 3.4.2026 Es scheint das in den verschiedenen Konten auch verschiedene Versionen existieren. Der Streckenverlauf im Abschnitt Nürnberg-Schwabach der GESAMTSTRECKE! weicht von dem allgemein beschriebenen und in den Etappen.GPX festgehaltenem Routenverlauf ab! Er startet am Pilgerzentrum Nürnberg und folgt NICHT dem Weg NUE—Ulm sondern dem Weg NUE—Rothenburg bis zur Koordinate WGS84 49.41289 11.02126 Dort verlässt sie den markierten JakobusWeg und führt ab dem Martin-Luther-Platz über den „FAV-Weg Nr.085 Steiner Runde“ bis zur Koordinate WGS84 49.37534 10.95607 Ab hier folgt sie dem „FAV-Weg Nr. 033 roter Punkt“ bis nach Schwabach, wo sie wieder den Anschluss an den JakobusWeg Nürnberg—Ulm findet. Gruß KF

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July 22, 2026

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Hallo KF, herzlichen Dank für diesen Hinweis. Wir haben (auch schon) festgestellt, dass je nach Endgerätetyp/Browser/Einstiegsweg verschiedene Tracks angezeigt werden. Wir haben das Problem aber noch nicht weiterverfolgt, da wir ein Problem bei outdooractive vermutet und auf "Reparatur" bei einem Update gehofft hatten. Wir werden dazu wohl auch vorläufig nichts unternehmen, da uns die Zeit für die Analyse zu schade ist. Viele Grüße Wolfgang Greubel Referent Wege der Fränkischen St. Jakobus-Gesellschaft wolfgang.greubel@jakobus-franken.de 01577 720 2216

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Difficulty

T2 difficult

Overall difficulty

difficult

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

213.4 km

Duration

53:50 h

Ascent

2,265 m

Descent

2,078 m

Highest point

646 m

Lowest point

299 m

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