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Rhein-Kreis Neuss

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

Easy

4.3

(29)

159

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

01:38

6.42km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Waypoints

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Parking

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408 m

Klosterhof Restaurant & Beer Garden

Highlight • Restaurant

When open again (Coroma) great place for a rest. Then when you find a place. Is very popular with cyclists and hikers. But also very tasty.

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593 m

Schlossgarten Monastery Entrance

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The baroque gatehouse was built in 1705

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763 m

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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2.36 km

Artificial Spring 'Eule' in Knechtsteden Nature Reserve

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Due to groundwater lowering for open-cast mining, not enough water is emerging at Fliesteden Castle to supply the Chorbusch. After just 4 km, the Fliesteden Graben is dry. The adjacent Hahnengraben is dry along its entire length.

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4.28 km

Benches by the Monument

Highlight • Monument

4.47 km

Knechtsteden Monastery

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

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5.27 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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5.37 km

Statue of Saint Joseph with the Child Jesus in the Brüderhof, Knechtsteden Abbey

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The figure of St. Joseph with the baby Jesus stands in the brothers' courtyard of the Knechtsteden monastery.

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6.42 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.28 km

1.45 km

297 m

246 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.95 km

1.79 km

1.20 km

689 m

526 m

214 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

22°C

13°C

13 %

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

Klosterhof Restaurant & Beer Garden

Schlossgarten Monastery Entrance

Knechtsteden Monastery

Artificial Spring 'Eule' in Knechtsteden Nature Reserve

Benches by the Monument

Knechtsteden Monastery

Knechtsteden Abbey

Statue of Saint Joseph with the Child Jesus in the Brüderhof, Knechtsteden Abbey

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