Rüthen City Wall Walk – Rüthen Witches' Tower loop from Rüthen

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Rüthen

Rüthen City Wall Walk – Rüthen Witches' Tower loop from Rüthen

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Rüthen City Wall Walk – Rüthen Witches' Tower loop from Rüthen

00:56

3.52km

30m

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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444 m

Rüthen Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

One of the most visible symbols of Rüthen is the water tower on the city wall.

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520 m

Rüthen City Wall Walk

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absolutely do !!!
Nice tour around Rüthen with a few highlights, Hexenturm-Hachtor-Wasserturm

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1.24 km

View from the Rüthen Town Wall

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Rüthen has a lot to offer on and around the city wall. Those interested get their money's worth.

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1.31 km

Artisan village at the Hexenturm, Medebach

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A small artisan village next to the witch tower. It can be visited.

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1.36 km

Rüthen Witches' Tower

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The witch tower is an eloquent witness of the witch hunt in Rüthen at the time.

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1.63 km

View of Old Rüthen

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Wonderful view, the sun always shines wonderfully on the paths

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2.12 km

Hachtor City Gate

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Traffic still flows through the city gate of Rüthen this year.

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2.85 km

Rüthen City Wall

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In Rüthen you can hike around the historic city wall and discover the mystical witch's tower and other impressive towers from times long past. This tour is a historical highlight …

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3.52 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.11 km

910 m

391 m

100 m

Surfaces

1.77 km

1.17 km

531 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

59 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

February 9, 2025,Stadtspaziergang über die Rüthener Stadtmauer

Today I went for a short walk around the town of Rüthen along the town wall. Unfortunately the weather wasn't great for taking photos today. The circular walk is highly recommended. I will definitely do it again when the weather is nice.

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February 19, 2025,Hexenturm – Rüthener Stadtmauer Runde von Rüthen 😎👍

Today I had the day off again and for good reason I took advantage of the super nice weather 🌞☀️🌞 to have a nice day strolling around Rüthen and Kallenhardt with my wife 😎👍
It was very nice 💯

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April 6, 2026,In Rüthen und um Rüthen herum 🏰🚶‍♂️

Once strolled along probably the most beautiful city wall walks in Westphalia. The views are always beautiful 🙋‍♂️😎

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March 3, 2024,Golddorfroute Latrop

Nice tour around Rüthen with a few highlights, witch's tower, Hachtor, water tower.

The path also leads past the Jewish cemetery.

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October 24, 2021,G Rüthen: Stadtmauer mit Wasserturm

Countless times I have enthusiastically walked around the city wall in Rüthen - the circuit is something special in any weather.
The start of the city wall tour is well signposted from the Hachtor car park
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In glorious sunny weather, this time I finally had the courage to climb the water tower
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My girls and I were …

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November 28, 2021,G Rüthen-Stadtmauer mal andersherum!

Rüthen city wall, always worth a round! It's amazing what you discover when you just go the other way around 😉!

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