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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Rommerskirchen

Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

Easy

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

00:54

3.51km

10m

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 30, 2026

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Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.47 km

Benches by the Monument

Highlight • Monument

1.48 km

18th-century Wayside Cross at Knechtsteden Monastery

Highlight • Monument

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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1.66 km

Knechtsteden Orchard Trail

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

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1.67 km

Knechtsteden Monastery

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

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1.73 km

Haus der Natur – Biological Station in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss

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The non-profit association "House of Nature - Biological Station in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss e.V." pragmatic conservation work.

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1.89 km

Galeriewerkstatt Bayer Dormagen

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This building is home to the art association, the Bayer Dormagen gallery workshop, the association "Haus der Natur - Biologische Station im Rhein-Kreis Neuss e.V." and the forest daycare center.

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2.19 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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2.27 km

Knechtsteden Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

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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3.51 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.44 km

655 m

393 m

Surfaces

1.20 km

1.01 km

717 m

311 m

170 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 25 June

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Knechtsteden

Benches by the Monument

18th-century Wayside Cross at Knechtsteden Monastery

Knechtsteden Orchard Trail

Knechtsteden Monastery

Haus der Natur – Biological Station in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Galeriewerkstatt Bayer Dormagen

Knechtsteden Monastery

Knechtsteden Abbey

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