The Walking Pilgrim

Modern Routes - Route Details

Hellweg
Magdeburg, Corvey; Corvey, Paderborn, Erwitte, Dortmund

Route map

A route based on the Hellweg from the Elbe at Magdeburg to the Westfälischer Jakobsweg at Dortmund is being developed. See Altertumskommission für Westfalen for info on Westfalian section from Corvey/Höxter to Dortmund via Soest and Paderborn. A guide is available. See other page for continuation to Neuss and Aachen.
A guide to a route from Magdeburg via Goslar and Höxter to Bonn by Walter Töpner Wege der Jakobspilger has been published by Paulinus.

Detailed mapping for sections (compare with list above):

  • Corvey-Dortmund
kmcumul kmview on map
B08E01Ho-Br22.8522.85
B08E02Br-Dr15.9738.82
B08E03Dr-Pa26.9165.73
B08E04Pa-Ge25.0590.78
B08E05Ge-Er15.54106.32
B08E06Er-So21.38127.70
B08E07So-We17.13144.83
B08E08We-Un17.91162.74
B08E09Un-Do17.87180.61
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Id: hellweg