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Pfälzer NordrouteThe Pfälzer Nordroute, the northern Way of St. James through the Palatinate, runs 155.9 kilometers from the Imperial Cathedral of Speyer straight across the Palatinate to Hornbach Abbey, where St. Pirminius was buried in 753. As far as Neustadt an der Weinstraße it crosses the Rhine plain; then it follows the Speyerbach up through the Elmstein valley to its source and, at Johanniskreuz, crosses the watershed between the Rhine and the Moselle at 469 meters. West of there it heads down the Moosalb valley to Landstuhl, where the Klosterroute from Worms joins, and on via Bruchmühlbach-Miesau, Kirrberg and the edge of Zweibrücken to Hornbach. Eight stages, 2,101 meters of climbing, country inns instead of hostels, and more forest than on any other Way of St. James in the Palatinate.Explore this Camino
Linksrheinischer JakobswegThe Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg, the Way of St. James on the left bank of the Rhine, runs 239.0 kilometers from Cologne Cathedral along the river's left bank via Bonn, Remagen, Andernach and Koblenz and through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley to Bingen am Rhein. Work on reviving it began at Arnstein Abbey in March 2009, and it was inaugurated on April 14, 2013. The first half is flat riverbank, the second a constant up and down between the river and the edge of the Hunsrück, adding up to 4,764 meters of ascent. Along the way you'll find a Gothic St. James chapel from 1355 in Koblenz, a St. James in front of Santiago Cathedral in Oberwesel, and in Rübenach a basalt stone that tells you the remaining distance: 2,412 kilometers to go.Explore this Camino- Jakobsweg Mainz–SpeyerFive days, three imperial cathedrals, four UNESCO designations: The Mainz–Speyer Way of St. James runs along the left bank of the Rhine in five flat stages covering about 108 kilometers through Oppenheim, Worms, and Frankenthal—from cathedral to cathedral to cathedral. These same three cities have been designated as World Heritage Sites under the SchUM program since 2021, and the fact that this route is not merely a tourist invention was proven around 1150 by an Icelandic abbot who recorded the stops in Cologne, Mainz, and Speyer in his travel journal. A cultural richness found on no other German Way of St. James—including a train station in every town.Explore this Camino
- Pfälzer SüdrouteThe Pfälzer Südroute stretches 146.3 kilometers from the Imperial Cathedral in Speyer through the Rhine Valley, along the Wine Route and through the Wasgau region to the Hornbach Monastery Complex—the burial place of Saint Pirminius. It is the southern of the two Palatinate “sister” routes of the Way of St. James; the first half is flat and wine-rich, while the second half traverses low mountain ranges within the biosphere reserve.Explore this Camino
- Jakobsweg Hornbach – Metz142.8 kilometres from a monastery tomb to a cathedral: from Hornbach Abbey, where Saint Pirmin died in 753 and an empty tomb lies today, through the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve with its 25 orchid species, across the border to Sarreguemines, over the Roman Hérapel and past the Abbey of Saint-Nabor in Saint-Avold to stand beneath the "Lantern of the Good Lord" in Metz. Eight stages, two countries, two waymarking systems, 2,002 metres of ascent — and not a single church dedicated to St James along the entire route. The way on which both Palatinate Ways of St James continue.Explore this Camino
- Klosterroute WormsThe Klosterroute stretches 91.1 kilometers from the south portal of Worms Cathedral through the Zell Valley and the Northern Palatinate to Landstuhl, where it meets the Palatinate Northern Route. Its name is quite literal: it winds its way along a chain of monasteries, most of which did not survive the Reformation.Explore this Camino
- Lahn-CaminoThe Lahn-Camino follows the Lahn in six stages and 139.0 kilometres from Wetzlar to the river's mouth at Lahnstein – with Limburg Cathedral, Arnstein Abbey and the UNESCO World Heritage town of Bad Ems along the way, and the Mosel-Camino to Trier as its continuation.Explore this Camino
- Rhein-CaminoThe Rhein-Camino runs for three stages and 52.5 kilometres along the right bank of the Rhine, from the Hospitalkapelle St. Jakobus in Lahnstein via Braubach, Kamp-Bornhofen, St. Goarshausen and the Loreley to Kaub – right through the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, with 1,466 metres of ascent you would never expect from a river route.Explore this Camino