Zons city wall – Zons Old Town loop from Johanna Franken

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Zons city wall – Zons Old Town loop from Johanna Franken

Moderate

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Zons city wall – Zons Old Town loop from Johanna Franken

02:30

9.87km

20m

Hiking

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wahler Berg, Hannepützheide und Martinsee

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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126 m

Zons Pig Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The pig well records the historical occurrence of the so-called "Zons swine feud" from 1575/1577, in which soldiers of the then Archbishop of Cologne, Salentin von Isenburg, stole the Zons swine herd consisting of 50 pigs.

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383 m

Zons city wall

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The city fortifications of the former Electorate of Cologne customs fortress of Zons, planned by Archbishop Friedrich von Saarwerden between 1373 and 1408, are almost completely preserved with the surrounding …

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625 m

Zons Windmill

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The view over the old town of Zons is worth the climb!

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8.76 km

Urdenbach–Zons Ferry

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Ferry from left to right bank of the Rhine

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9.33 km

Zons Old Town alleys

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The Rheinstraße in Zons invites you to take a break with its ice cream parlors and restaurants

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9.48 km

Zons Old Town

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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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9.58 km

Historic houses in Zons Old Town

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A walk in and around Zons is always worthwhile.

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9.73 km

Zons town walls

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The city walls of the Zons fortress were built between 1372 and 1388 due to increasing conflicts between the citizens of Neuss and the Archbishop of Cologne, as well as …

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9.87 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.58 km

2.85 km

394 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.13 km

2.94 km

1.95 km

501 m

214 m

136 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 12 September

19°C

15°C

98 %

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Comments

July 13, 2022,Permanenter Wanderweg "Feste Zons"

The permanent hiking trails of the DVV can be walked all year round... well, that wasn't the reason for choosing this circular route.
Rather, I wanted to visit the beautiful town of Zons again.
In 1373 the Archbishop of Cologne, Friedrich III. Zons to the city and had the small village developed into a customs fortress.
The residential buildings in …

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