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Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Galgenberg Viersen

Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Galgenberg Viersen

Highlight • Historical Site

Galgenberg Viersen

Cycling

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(136)

Mountain biking

4.7

(72)

Gravel riding

5.0

(1)

Road cycling

5.0

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Tips

January 31, 2022

Cycling

The Viersener Galgenberg is right on the city limits of Mönchengladbach. Here the convicts over whom "the staff was broken" were executed. In old Viersen, death sentences were pronounced from the Weisenstein, which today, like then, is on the square by the Remigius Church. The youngest of the seven jury judges climbed onto the stone, had the condemned man led in front of him and broke two bars over his head. This meant that the fellowship of the convict with the people of Viersen was symbolically broken.

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August 28, 2025

Mountain biking

On the city border between Viersen and Mönchengladbach there are two typical things that were usually banished to the outskirts of the city on the Lower Rhine: the Galgenberg on the Viersen side and the Lungensanatorium (today Kliniken Maria Hilf) on the Mönchengladbach side.

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August 1, 2020

Mountain biking

An old place of execution by Viersen. This is where the gallows stood.

The condition of the place leaves a little to be desired.

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MTB Trail Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf – Bongartzmühle on the Hammer Bach loop from Neuwerk-Mitte

22.4km

01:20

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Moderate mountain bike ride. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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4.0

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#2.

Bismarck Tower Viersen – Landwehr Trail loop from Anrath

27.2km

01:36

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Moderate mountain bike ride. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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4.4

(25)

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#3.

Waldfrieden Beer Garden & Café – MTB Park Viersen loop from Nord

13.0km

00:50

40m

40m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Elevation 120 m

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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