Free Parking Lot – View of Bönninghardt loop from Grenzdyck
Free Parking Lot – View of Bönninghardt loop from Grenzdyck
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Free Parking Lot – View of Bönninghardt loop from Grenzdyck
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8.46km
80m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: July 22, 2026
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Start point
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40 m
Free Parking Lot
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493 m
View of Bönninghardt
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1.20 km
Viewing bench "Immer noch"
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Viewpoint bench overlooking Sonsbeck
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6.15 km
Sonsbeck Roman Tower
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The "Römerturm" is a brick building from the beginning of the 15th century and was the mill tower of the sovereign mill, which was already occupied in 1319. The mill was still in operation in 1836.
sonsbeck.de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeits
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6.60 km
View of the Green Fields near Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf
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Sonsbeck Observation Tower on the Dürsberg
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Sonsbeck Switzerland is a section of the Lower Rhine ridge, the highest point of which is 87.20 m above sea level. A "geological hiking trail", which begins at the Roman tower and ends at the observation tower, explains the formation of the Lower Rhine hilly landscape using six information stands. The loosening up of the landscape with green meadows and fertile fields in the lowlands and the partly wooded heights, which offer relaxation to many day trippers, gives this community its attractive character. This area was designated for local recreation in the landscape planning.
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Sonsbeck is now located at a place where the southern edge of the glacier ice was during the penultimate cold period (so-called Saale Ice Age, 250,000 - 115,000 years ago).
From the ice, which was probably about 50 - 150 m thick here, a compression terminal moraine was pushed up from the sandy and gravelly subsoil of the Rhine over a length of about 70 km from Krefeld via Sonsbeck to Nijmegen, which is today's Lower Rhine ridge forms.
This is how Sonsbeck Switzerland came into being, a lovely hilly landscape. It forms part of the so-called Xantener Lobus or
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On the Dürsberg, an impressive elevation (87 meters above sea level), a lookout tower invites you to take a panoramic view of the surrounding area. The observation tower is a unique attraction on the Lower Rhine. The viewing platform is approx. 100 m above sea level and is by far the highest elevation in the area. From here you have a wonderful panoramic view over large parts of the Lower Rhine..."
FURTHER INFORMATION:
roemerlipperoute.de/entdecken/stellung-etappenorte/sonsbeck/sonsbecker-schweiz-mit- outlooksturm/
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Stone Circle and Cairns on Dürsberg
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Detailed information about the stone circle can be found here:
geopark.ruhr/fileadmin/user_upload/05_Geopark_Ruhrgebiet/Infotafeln/WE_SO_Steinkreis_Sonsbeck_Infotafel.pdf
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End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.39 km
2.13 km
484 m
420 m
Surfaces
5.66 km
1.15 km
999 m
615 m
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Lowest point (20 m)
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The old observation tower, the old landmark on the Dürsberg, was a wooden structure from 1981, which was demolished for safety reasons. The new tower consists of a steel structure and is 26 meters high and has been open since the …
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