Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Nievenheim

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Nievenheim

Hard

4.8

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Nievenheim

02:46

48.6km

100m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.4 km for 186 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.65 km

Zonser Grind

Nature Reserve

6.70 km

Towpath Zonser Grind

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The tow trade came to an end with the advent of machine-powered ships and tugboats. Until the 1980s, entering the former towpaths was only permitted at your own risk. They …

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11.7 km

Rheinaue Zons-Rheinfeld und Altrheinschlinge Zons

Nature Reserve

19.9 km

Beautiful avenue

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Very nice route for cycling.

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22.5 km

Forest Pathway

Highlight • Forest

22.9 km

Tannenbusch

Forest

32.3 km

Forest gravel path in Naturpark Rheinland

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A straight path through the forest. Especially nice for mountain or gravel bikes.

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33.0 km

Giant sequoias in Chorbusch

Highlight • Forest

To see sequoias here (if there are really some, at least they are similar to them) surprised me positively 🤙

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33.1 km

Grüne Bahn Forest Path, Naturpark Rheinland

Highlight • Trail

36.8 km

Knechtsteden Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

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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36.9 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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48.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.0 km

6.64 km

4.12 km

2.38 km

1.43 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.6 km

15.9 km

13.1 km

1.79 km

1.01 km

277 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

18°C

11°C

66 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 2, 2023,Gemütliches Graveln in der Homezone

Due to the strong wind we decided to do a forest tour today. We took some very narrow and beautiful single trails. Partly quite overgrown with man-high ferns. We drove back along the Rhine via the Zonser Grind. Instead of a reward ice cream, Pit Jupp had an alcohol-free wheat beer today. 😘

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May 24, 2023,Nach Nievenheim auf ein Eis

The reward ice cream for RuK on Sunday was still pending. So graveled through forest and meadows to slurp an absolutely creamy and delicious ice cream in Nievenheim in the Eiscafe Cellino.
The blocking of Neusser Straße should be lifted shortly. Paving work on the roadway and bike path has been completed.
Hopefully it will finally get a little warmer. …

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April 9, 2025,Rhein-Wald-Rhein💨🌞🔄

We went for a short ride in perfect weather. There were a few people out on gravel bikes. The 💨 was quite chilly again. But there's always something.😀

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