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Chapel 't Hout – Westernmost Point of Germany loop from Nieuwstadt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Selfkant

Chapel 't Hout – Westernmost Point of Germany loop from Nieuwstadt

Easy

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193

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Chapel 't Hout – Westernmost Point of Germany loop from Nieuwstadt

01:28

5.85km

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: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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24 m

Station 4: Setting Boundaries – Respecting Boundaries

Highlight • Monument

There are literal borders, like the one between Germany and the Netherlands, and figurative or less tangible borders (although, of course, you can't touch national borders either). There are also …

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43 m

Saeffeler Bach Meadows

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A straight, canalized stream that creates a pleasant atmosphere at the bench and accompanies you to Germany's famous westernmost point. A little further on the other side, a small bridge …

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1.65 km

't Hout

Forest

2.59 km

Chapel 't Hout

Highlight • Religious Site

Quiet nature and little traffic

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2.90 km

Sculpture Garden Behind the Basilica

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Near Salvatorplein, you enter a small, quiet area crisscrossed with walking paths through the front garden of Vastrada.

Over the past 10 years, the Suëstra Sculpture Garden Foundation has created …

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4.73 km

Kazemat 39 Gatzweiler

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1939 out of fear of an enemy invasion from Germany - the fear turned out to be justified. hetsmalstestukjenederland.nl/locations/kazemat-ijsstraat-61361171de46156c5351c3d1

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5.70 km

Westernmost Point of Germany

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The Selfkant is the westernmost point of Germany you should really explore, preferably by bike.
Selfkant belongs to the so-called Zipfel places.
In the west the Selkant
In the north …

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5.71 km

Narrowest Point of the Netherlands

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The narrowest part of the Netherlands 🇳🇱 borders on the "Selfkant" region and measures just 4.8 kilometers!

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5.85 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.52 km

1.66 km

841 m

798 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.78 km

1.96 km

525 m

263 m

210 m

110 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 25 August

25°C

13°C

29 %

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Comments

August 31, 2025,Zuid Limburg Camini Route 1 (De route van het anders zijn)

This route is also known as Ommetje Susteren ES08 on Visit Zuid Limburg

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July 27, 2022,Ommetje Susteren - Camino 1

Got our fourth stamp from the mini Camino's. I personally didn't really like this walk. But still able to cross off 1 ✔️

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October 26, 2025,Camini etappe 1 'de route van anders zijn'

Today I hiked with Miranda on Camini Stage 1, and what a lovely walk it was! The route felt partly like coming home, as I already knew parts of it from the Narrowest Part of the Netherlands and the Limburg Border Water Walk. Yet, this stage had its own charm.

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Chapel 't Hout – Westernmost Point of Germany loop from Nieuwstadt

Station 4: Setting Boundaries – Respecting Boundaries

Saeffeler Bach Meadows

Chapel 't Hout

Sculpture Garden Behind the Basilica

Kazemat 39 Gatzweiler

Westernmost Point of Germany

Narrowest Point of the Netherlands

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