Historic old town of Xanten – Gothic House, Xanten loop from Xanten

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Wesel

Xanten

Historic old town of Xanten – Gothic House, Xanten loop from Xanten

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Historic old town of Xanten – Gothic House, Xanten loop from Xanten

05:05

19.7km

100m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Bislicher Insel

Fürstenberg

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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442 m

Round Tower on the West Wall (Xanten City Wall)

Highlight • Historical Site

This beautiful wall tower (Weberturm) is located on the corner of Westwall / Hagenbuschstraße and belongs to the park

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652 m

Historic old town of Xanten

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Xanten is a beautiful historic city. The Gothic House is one of the oldest buildings in Xanten, built in 1540 as a trading house, and presents itself again in its …

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755 m

Gothic House, Xanten

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The Gothic house on the market was probably built in 1540, probably with tuff stones from the Roman settlement Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Large parts of the facade, the walls and …

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6.51 km

View from Observation Hut 2 at Bislicher Insel

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The best time to observe migratory birds begins in October. Then up to 25,000 wild geese move into their winter quarters in the meadow landscape of Bislicher Insel every year.

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7.40 km

Artenschutzturm Bislicher Insel

Viewpoint

8.40 km

View of the Old Rhine at Bislicher Insel

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THAT is THE Lower Rhine 🧭
Wonderful too 🥾🥾
🔋 Recharge the battery, enjoy the peace and quiet 🥰👍🏻

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13.3 km

Dike Path on Bislicher Insel

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Very nice hiking tour with great views!

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16.9 km

Haus Fürstenberg

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Already in the year 1076/79 a chapel in honor of St. Martin of Tours was consecrated on the Fürstenberg by the Cologne archbishop Hildolf. In 1116, Archbishop Frederick I of …

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17.3 km

Tree-lined avenue on the Fürstenberg

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Great view

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19.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.26 km

5.81 km

5.31 km

1.37 km

970 m

Surfaces

9.56 km

7.32 km

1.14 km

870 m

777 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Comments

November 1, 2024,Auf dem Deich – Kreuzkapelle Fürstenberg Runde von Ginderich

Very nice flat hike. If the weather had been better.
Then the hike might have made an even better impression.
Lots of meadows, fields, Bieslicher Island, lots of birds, pure nature.
Next time we'll go to the town center of Xanten and Undgebung 😉😉
It's supposed to be very nice there!!?

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May 17, 2026,Ein bisschen Wald und viel Flur - Rund um die Bislicher Insel

After a longer break, a more extensive hike was back on the agenda.
Training urgently needed. Only one month left until we start our Camino.

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February 11, 2022,Bislicher Insel "Birdland" und Wanderung drumherum 🦢🦅🦆

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Every year in winter, around 180,000 wild geese inhabit the meadows and water points between Duisburg and the Dutch border to spend the winter there. [...]
On the Bislicher Insel alone, a nature reserve in the district of Wesel, up to 25,000 arctic geese settle down by mid-February [...] (source: KStA).
The 1,200-hectare nature reserve for rare animal and …

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February 21, 2025,🥾😊 Bislicher Insel 🥾 Amphitheater Birten 🥾🤗

🥾😊 With the wonderful weather, I used the early evening to go on a tour that I had been planning for a while 🥾 the Bislicher Island near Xanten

🥾 parked at the Café Zur Rheinfähre

🥾 off we went in the direction of Birten

🥾 to the Hotel Fürstenberg Hof

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March 2, 2025,Um die Bislicher Insel 👫

First of all, thanks to @Sigi Bruns who put his tour "on". Small deviations and a slight shrinkage are included 😉
Nice tour with interesting highlights, sightings and observations 😃 but also lots of roads and cars 😞
Despite everything, it was nice to do it in the lovely weather 👍👫

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February 1, 2025,Rund um die Bislicher Insel

It’s only the beginning of February and the first storks have already been spotted!

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December 18, 2022,4.Advent auf der gefrorenen Bislicher Insel

An icy walk on frozen Bislicher Island. Even the birds hid themselves in the cold... Luckily I had a little mulled wine with me 🤭😅, so it went well. The end of the hike fell victim to darkness and there were no more good photos...I'll be happy if it starts to get lighter again next week.
It's nice to drive …

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