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North Rhine-Westphalia

Zons Old Town – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Benrath Betriebshof

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Zons Old Town – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Benrath Betriebshof

Hard

4.6

(104)

354

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Zons Old Town – Knechtsteden Abbey loop from Benrath Betriebshof

03:15

50.7km

110m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 29, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 36.4 km for 186 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

4.93 km

Zons Rhine Ferry

Highlight • Structure

1 € for pedestrians, 1,50 € for bikes incl. 1 person.

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2

6.17 km

Zons Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

City of Zons is an ideal destination on the beautiful Rhine. Today it belongs to Dormagen.
Zons was first mentioned in a document in the middle of the 7th century. …

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3

11.6 km

Zonser Grind Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Very easy to drive way

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16.6 km

Wahler Berg, Hannepützheide und Martinsee

Nature Reserve

5

23.3 km

Mühlenbusch Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

Mühlenbusch and Chorbusch around the Knechtsteden monastery

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24.3 km

Mühlenbusch

Forest

7

27.9 km

Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Knechtstedener Wald is a forest area west of Dormagen, which includes the parts Mühlenbusch, Knechtstedener Busch and Chorbusch. It is a flora-fauna-habitat area and headwaters of the Pletschbach. Species …

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8

29.3 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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9

29.6 km

Schlossgarten Monastery Entrance

Highlight • Historical Site

The baroque gatehouse was built in 1705

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33.8 km

Tannenbusch

Forest

11

45.9 km

Urdenbacher Kämpe – At the Ausleger

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Meanwhile paved road without potholes.

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50.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

14.8 km

10.5 km

6.59 km

1.48 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.6 km

7.15 km

6.59 km

6.57 km

3.58 km

169 m

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Wednesday 20 May

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