Rhine at Zons – Zons Old Town loop from Dormagen
Rhine at Zons – Zons Old Town loop from Dormagen
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Rhine at Zons – Zons Old Town loop from Dormagen
02:04
8.20km
10m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 22, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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2.87 km
Rhine at Zons
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4.36 km
Zons Old Town alleys
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4.51 km
Zons Old Town
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Zons was first mentioned in a document in the middle of the 7th century.
In Zons there are various cultural opportunities, sights, nice shops and many places to stop for a break. Bring time to linger and enjoy the Middle Ages: The Rhine Gate, the city wall, the small alleys, customs house with chapel, castle, Krötzschenturm (formerly - weir, watchtower, prison), Juddeturm, mill, the cute pig fountain and the beautiful Rheinaue invites you for a walk.
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4.61 km
Historic houses in Zons Old Town
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4.77 km
Zons town walls
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kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-283515
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4.83 km
Zons Pig Fountain
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5.08 km
Zons city wall
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The four corner towers include the six-storey, almost 26m high Rhine Tower, completed in 1388, with the remains of the gate system of the former Rhine Gate, which was also used as a customs tower for collecting the Rhine toll. The round Krötschen Tower and the Mill Tower form the western corner towers of the city fortifications, the former Field Gate in between, the second main gate of the city fortifications, was demolished between 1833 and 1842. The mill tower shows the still completely preserved mill technology with the grinding mechanism of the former mill. In front of the south wall is the moat wall with the south-east corner round tower, the "icebreaker".
The state castle, built by Archbishop Friedrich von Saarwerden from 1373 onwards when the entire city complex was built, served to secure customs revenues for over four centuries. Columnar basalt, trachyte, tuff and brick were used for the almost square complex with the city wall in the south and east and the moat in front in the north and west. The most striking and also oldest building in the stronghold is the mighty gate tower, which was the only access to the inner courtyard in the Middle Ages. The double gate system of the south gate was the only gate leading directly into the outer bailey, which was bordered by high walls on the sides facing the city. The Juddeturm, equipped with loopholes and machicolations, in the basement of which is the windowless castle dungeon, is the northwestern fortification tower of the outer bailey.
Source: swd-dormagen.de/fileadmin/civserv/pdf-felder/fachbereich_6/Denkmalschutz-Rundgang/Internetversion_opti.pdf
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5.55 km
View of Zons Fortress
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Today we are almost alone.
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6.39 km
Rheinaue Zons-Rheinfeld und Altrheinschlinge Zons
Nature Reserve
8.20 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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5.82 km
1.38 km
944 m
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< 100 m
Surfaces
4.52 km
2.25 km
756 m
591 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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