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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Jüchen

Green Belt Garzweiler – Green Belt Garzweiler loop from Jackerath

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Jüchen

Green Belt Garzweiler – Green Belt Garzweiler loop from Jackerath

Moderate

3.4

(10)

26

hikers

Green Belt Garzweiler – Green Belt Garzweiler loop from Jackerath

03:17

12.9km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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1.94 km

Green Belt Garzweiler

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Turn brown into green opencast mining

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6.00 km

War Memorial in Holzweiler

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The warrior memorial is located at Holzweiler Markt

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6.07 km

St. Cosmas and Damian Church, Holzweiler

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It is a predecessor of the 11/12. Century. In its place, a neo-Gothic brick basilica with transept-like extensions and a three-apse closure was built from 1857 to 1859 according to plans by Vincenz Statz.

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6.10 km

St. Cosmas and Damian Church (Holzweiler)

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It is a predecessor of 11/12. century proven. In its place, a neo-Gothic brick basilica with transept-like extensions and three apses was built between 1857 and 1859 according to plans …

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6.58 km

Goat Herd in Holzweiler

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7.08 km

Self-service farm shop Holzweiler

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Buy directly from the farmer

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7.45 km

Green Belt Garzweiler

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Road cyclists get going here.

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11.0 km

St. Mary of Sorrows, Jackerath

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St.Maria Painful Mother is a Roman Catholic parish church in Jackerath

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12.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

3.04 km

2.35 km

785 m

Surfaces

6.97 km

1.69 km

1.57 km

1.56 km

666 m

446 m

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Wednesday 19 August

24°C

15°C

72 %

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Comments

November 18, 2025,Garzweiler und am Loch entlang von Jackerath DAV
A hike in the "no man's land" starting from Jackerath.

The path leads us through fields, and the wind whistles around our ears. Beyond Holzweiler, with its large church, we reach the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine.

Finally, we visit the viewing platform, where you can look down into the open-cast mine.

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Today I took a Komoot route. Unfortunately, some of the paths were not legally accessible due to RWE land. I tried to be inconspicuous and walked around them whenever possible.

The villages were incredibly pretty.

The rest of the route was through the fields and along the road.

So, I was out for some vitamin D today ^^

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Not a highlight, but lonely.
Lots of asphalt and road.

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