The best MTB trails in Droste Woy, Rheinaue Zwischen Wesel Und Bislich

Past the Roman thermal baths.

Nice playground - especially if you're traveling with children and grandchildren.

The 3.4 km long and 6 m high city wall was built starting in 105 AD and featured a parapet walk or earthworks on its inner side. The top of the wall was crowned with battlements, and a double ditch ran along three sides of the fortifications, while only a simple V-shaped ditch existed on the harbor side. Nevertheless, the wall was primarily intended to demonstrate Roman power. The fortifications had a total of 22 towers and three impressive main gates with double passageways on the main roads: the North Gate (also known as the Burginatum Gate), the Maastor Gate, and the Vetera Gate. Since there was no main gate on the Rhine side, some of the towers, such as the Harbor Gate, the Molentor Gate, and the Small Harbor Gate, had simple passageways. Today, the eastern corner of the Roman city wall near the amphitheater, the North Gate, and the nine towers between the North Gate and the main entrance to the city center have been partially reconstructed. To create a continuous facade, the remaining spaces between the towers are planted with hedges. The city wall is to be gradually reconstructed and sections of it are now open to the public. The North Gate, also known as the Burginatium Gate, was the main northern gate leading towards the Roman fort of Burginatium (in Altkalkar). It was reconstructed to its full height. Like the other two main gates, it had a double passageway, was flanked by gate towers, and consisted of three stories. The gate is now open to the public and houses the exhibition "Death & Burial." The harbor of Roman Xanten was located at the Harbor Gate (or East Gate). This gate had a single passageway and is now open to the public. In front of the Molen Gate, which also had a single passageway, the Rhine harbor mole was located in Roman times. However, the Rhine silted up around 300 BC, necessitating the construction of a new mole further north. The gate tower is now open to the public and serves as the entrance to the Harbor Temple park. Source: roemer-tour.de/roemerwegen/deutschland/northrhein-westfalen/xanten-colonia-ulpia-traiana/stadtmauer-tore-xanten

You can eat well at Landgut am Hochwald, and the food tastes good, which is reflected in the price.

The ferry will not run until Easter 2025. We drove to Wesel and north to Rees to use the bridges.

It's always nice to cross the Rhine on a small ferry! And it's already a short distance to the next bridge (Wesel or Rees) or ferry (also Rees or Orsoy/Walsum), so you can plan nice tours with two Rhine crossings. Unfortunately, the ferry also has two disadvantages that should not go unmentioned: 1) The ferry is only open on certain days, even when excursions are expected. However, these very excursionists can sometimes cause unpredictably long waits. I once waited in line for over an hour. 2) On the ferry itself, you're supposed to park your bike in a "Felgenbrecher" brand bike rack (see photos). Not something you'd want to do with expensive balance bikes. We've crossed here several times on the Hase Pino step tandem, and it was really nice. It's quite tight with the tandem, but it's manageable, and since the bike obviously doesn't fit into the rim breakers, we were always assigned a special spot. I don't know if the ferry staff likes it when a horde of road cyclists all want to have special spots for their carbon rims... In any case, I avoid the ferry when I'm on a road bike. But if you're not worried about your rims and don't mind a possible unforeseen wait, the ferry is a real highlight!

nice hotel room with delicious restaurant

It’s worth taking a little break here!