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Knechtsteden Orchard Trail – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Knechtsteden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Knechtsteden Orchard Trail – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Knechtsteden

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5.0

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Knechtsteden Orchard Trail – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Knechtsteden

00:34

5.48km

10m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

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10 m

Kloster Knechtsteden Parking Area

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From here there are great tours around the monastery, there is something for everyone.

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825 m

18th-century Wayside Cross at Knechtsteden Monastery

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This way and processional cross dates from the 18th century and bears the following inscription:
PER SIGNUM CRUCIS ADIVVA NOS IESU REDEMPTORI CRUCIFIXO EREXI. F. L. LANSEN A. K.

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2.65 km

Knechtsteden Species-rich Meadow

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Here, the Dormagen Biological Station maintains a meadow with over 50 species of grasses and other plants.

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3.39 km

Dycker Schmalzbirne Orchard Trail, Knechtsteden

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Old varieties are also cultivated in the orchards here.

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4.76 km

Knechtsteden Orchard Trail

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

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5.02 km

Knechtsteden Cloister Corridor

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There are always interesting changing exhibitions here.

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5.16 km

Knechtsteden Monastery

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The three-aisled groin vaulted basilica with columns and pillars in the "Rhenish column change" has a transept in the east and an eight-sided crossing tower. With this emphasis on the …

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5.48 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

951 m

202 m

112 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.57 km

1.56 km

1.26 km

894 m

183 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

22°C

13°C

13 %

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Knechtsteden Orchard Trail – Knechtsteden Monastery loop from Knechtsteden

Kloster Knechtsteden Parking Area

18th-century Wayside Cross at Knechtsteden Monastery

Knechtsteden Species-rich Meadow

Dycker Schmalzbirne Orchard Trail, Knechtsteden

Knechtsteden Orchard Trail

Knechtsteden Cloister Corridor

Knechtsteden Monastery

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