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Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Knechtsteden Abbey – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Knechtsteden Abbey – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Moderate

4.3

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Knechtsteden Abbey – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

02:57

11.7km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

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Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

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3.37 km

Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

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The Knechtstedener Wald is a forest area west of Dormagen, which includes the parts Mühlenbusch, Knechtstedener Busch and Chorbusch. It is a flora-fauna-habitat area and headwaters of the Pletschbach. Species …

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5.07 km

Knechtsteden Abbey

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The monastery is home to the Norbertgymnasium NGK, a Catholic school where prayers are still held in the morning. Both Christian denominations are taught here. Outside the monastery walls there …

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5.70 km

Knechtsteden Monastery

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Great, well-kept monastery complex, invites you to take a walk

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5.70 km

Knechtsteden Orchard Trail

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Original Lower Rhine landscape; at least one finds it hardly more original.

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6.53 km

Knechtsteden Forest Nature Reserve

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Here you can walk for hours through the forest and the further you are from the monastery, the more lonely it becomes.

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7.25 km

Path Across the Fields Near Knechtsteden Abbey

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Forest, fields and orchards make the hike varied around Knechtsteden.

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8.38 km

Dycker Schmalzbirne Orchard Trail, Knechtsteden

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Old varieties are also cultivated in the orchards here.

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10.7 km

Forest path in Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

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Nice narrow path in the forest but a bridle path

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.63 km

1.85 km

690 m

472 m

Surfaces

3.98 km

3.50 km

2.14 km

1.11 km

668 m

234 m

Elevation

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Knechtsteden Abbey – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

Knechtsteden Abbey

Knechtsteden Monastery

Knechtsteden Orchard Trail

Knechtsteden Forest Nature Reserve

Path Across the Fields Near Knechtsteden Abbey

Dycker Schmalzbirne Orchard Trail, Knechtsteden

Forest path in Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

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