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Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace – Kalkum Castle loop from Kittelbachstraße

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Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace – Kalkum Castle loop from Kittelbachstraße

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Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace – Kalkum Castle loop from Kittelbachstraße

02:30

9.82km

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: June 11, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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731 m

Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

Directly on the banks of the Rhine rise the picturesque ruins of the Imperial Palace of the legendary Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The palace, originally dating back to the 10th century, was expanded under Emperor Henry III and later by Emperor Barbarossa after he relocated the Rhine toll from the Netherlands to Kaiserswerth, as he needed a fortress dominating the Rhine.

The location for the palace was well chosen. Because the Rhine forms a gentle curve here, it can be clearly seen over a long stretch. Even today, the castle complex consists of imposing walls up to four and a half meters thick. The idyllic castle path offers a magnificent view of the palace.

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862 m

View of the Rhine

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sit down, relax and enjoy

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1.02 km

Rheintor With View of Kaiserswerther Markt

Highlight • Monument

Beginning and end of the town transit with the wonderful market. The Rhine forms the connection to the wide world; on the other side of the town you can reach the countryside

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Kaiserswerth Old Town and Rhine Riverside Promenade

Highlight • Settlement

In the north of Düsseldorf lies Kaiserswerth, one of the most beautiful and richest districts of the Rhine metropolis. Here you can take a relaxed stroll, enjoy the culinary delicacies of the Rhenish cuisine and, above all, the historical ambience. Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa had a powerful fortress built here. The remains of the Imperial Palace can still be visited today.

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2.49 km

Haus Werth tow station

Highlight • Historical Site

"...Kaiserswerth was formerly a towing station with horse changing. Elector Carl Theodor had set up the station in 1775. As is well known, horses (and people!) pulled the ships upstream on long lines until motor shipping made this hard work unnecessary around the middle of the 19th century . So the "Towpath" continues from Kaiserswerth to Wittlaer. The beautiful half-timbered building "Haus Werth" was the home of the Wittlaer towing station. The barn and shed are no longer preserved. ..."
lokalkompass.de/duesseldorf/c-kultur/immer-schoen-am-rhein-entlang-von-kaiserswerth-nach-wittlaer_a524624

r-abels-xxl.de/Wittlaer/wittlaer_und_die_treidelschiffah.htm
heimatkreis-lank.de/images/bottbeitraege/mappe4/mappe4seite37.pdf

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2.91 km

Myriameter Stone 59 (Düsseldorf-Wittlaer)

Highlight • Monument

59 (LIX) - km 757.48 - right bank of the Rhine - Düsseldorf (district Wittlaer) - approx. 400 m north of Haus Werth (former tow station)

"... Myriameter stones are measuring marks. A myriameter (from ancient Greek μυριάς myrias" ten thousand "- see myriad) corresponds to 10,000 meters, ie 10 kilometers.

Myriameter stones on the Rhine
These historical milestones are placed every ten thousand meters to the right and left of the Rhine between Basel and Rotterdam. ... "
wikiwand.com/de/Myriameterstein

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3.41 km

Schwarzbach: Confluence with the Rhine

Highlight • River

From the mouth of the Schwarzbach you can walk along the towpath to Kaiserswerth.

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7.31 km

Kalkum Castle

Highlight • Castle

Kalkum Castle is Düsseldorf's only moated castle and an outstanding example of neoclassical palace architecture in the Rhineland. The picturesque setting serves as a venue for classical concerts.

In the mid-19th century, the castle gained notoriety due to a protracted divorce dispute between its then owner. The approximately 19-hectare castle park, designed by landscape architect Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe as an English landscape garden, is now a publicly accessible recreational area.

One preserved relic is the former garden pavilion, which now houses a memorial to the politician Ferdinand Lassalle.

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9.82 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.73 km

3.02 km

2.54 km

531 m

Surfaces

5.83 km

1.61 km

1.52 km

503 m

257 m

112 m

Elevation

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Comments

May 10, 2026,Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth – Schloss Kalkum Runde von Kittelbachstraße

Beautiful tour with some highlights to linger for a moment and let your soul dangle 😉

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January 1, 2025,🚶‍♂️Start ins neue Jahr

The motto for the first hike of the new year was: exercise to burn off alcohol. But what really got me going was the icy, stiff wind. I covered the first five kilometers in record time, after that it gradually got warmer.

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February 7, 2022,Düsseldorf-Klemensplatz-A2

Start and end point:
Parking lot at Klemensplatz
Niederrheinstrasse 371
40489 Dusseldorf

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July 10, 2021,Runde von Kaiserswerth nach Wittlaer und Schĺoß Kalkum

Today's tour started at Klemensplatz in Kaiserswerth and led my namesake and me past the Imperial Palatinate of Barbarossa, always along the banks of the Rhine. We passed Haus Werth, a former towing station of the Rhine boatmen, and walked to the mouth of the Schwarzbach in the Rhine. We quenched our thirst at Gasthof Brands Jupp and then we …

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January 13, 2024,🚶🏼‍♂️🔁 Düsseldorf • Zwischen Kaiserswerth, Kalkum und Wittlaer

Today, despite gray weather, but with sun in my heart, started a 12 km lap.

It went from Kaiserswerth via Kalkum to Wittlaer and back to the starting point.

The historic Kaiserswerth is definitely worth a visit, but we also really liked the Kalkum Castle Park and, above all, the Max-Clarenbach-Weg on the Rheinauen near Wittlaer.

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August 16, 2022,E kölsch Mädche ... 🤔🤦‍♀️

... in Dusseldorf 🙈🥳.
Walk along the Rhine where the barges used to be pulled upstream by the tow horses.
Past Haus Werth, the former towing station and on to the Kalkum moated castle, which today houses parts of the State Archives of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Very nice places to stop in the Klemens district 🍻🍷🍧🍹

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April 15, 2026,Kaiserswerth/Wittlaer/Kalkum (K)

Today a visit to Florence Nightingale was on the agenda, which I immediately took as an opportunity to indulge in old memories.

It was incredibly beautiful to trudge through the old Florence Nightingale before going into the new buildings for a "visit".

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March 10, 2024,Runde Kaiserswerth, Schwarzbach, Schloss Kalkum

Sunday walk from/to the historic center of Kaiserswerth. A path with many interesting historical buildings, some gastronomic refreshments, a river (Rhine), a Myriameterstein (historical survey stone), a stream (Schwarzbach), a mill and a castle 🏰.

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Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace – Kalkum Castle loop from Kittelbachstraße

Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace

View of the Rhine

Rheintor With View of Kaiserswerther Markt

Kaiserswerth Old Town and Rhine Riverside Promenade

Haus Werth tow station

Myriameter Stone 59 (Düsseldorf-Wittlaer)

Schwarzbach: Confluence with the Rhine

Kalkum Castle

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