Landsberg Castle Gate – View of Linnep Castle loop from Kettwig Stausee

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Landsberg Castle Gate – View of Linnep Castle loop from Kettwig Stausee

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Landsberg Castle Gate – View of Linnep Castle loop from Kettwig Stausee

04:11

15.7km

180m

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 10, 2026

Tips

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NSG Wälder bei Hugenpoet und Landsberg

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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754 m

View of Kettwig's Old Town

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Beautiful view of the historic old town of Kettwig and the Kettwiger reservoir

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1.91 km

Landsberg Castle Gate

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Landsberg Castle was built in the 13th century by Count Adolf V von Berg at the foot of the Ruhr Valley. Landsberg Castle now houses a Thyssen-Krupp conference center, but …

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2.07 km

Stone steps in the forest near Landsberg Castle

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Reminds of past times. The stairs next to the stones lead from one forest path to the next. If you are heading towards the castle, a romantic bridge follows shortly …

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2.20 km

Bridge Over the Landsberger Graben

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Unfortunately, the bridge has changed a lot from the pictures and no longer looks as exotic as it once was. It's a shame that the people there do so little to maintain the facility.

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8.79 km

View of Linnep Castle

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Small trail next to the main path. Wonderful view of the castle 🥰

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12.3 km

Jewish Cemetery Kettwig vor der Brücke

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A quiet place for those who want to get in touch with memories of the old Jewish life in Essen-Kettwig. You can find more about this cemetery here: kuladig.de/Objektansicht/O-12379-20110622-11

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12.8 km

Frog King Well

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Nice old fountain with a few nice figures, including the frog prince :)

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13.2 km

NSG Wälder bei Hugenpoet und Landsberg

Nature Reserve

15.3 km

View of the Kettwig Reservoir

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The Kettwig reservoir is the smallest of a total of five reservoirs in the Ruhr. A beautiful little promenade invites you to stroll. Before or after, be sure to stroll …

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15.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.24 km

3.11 km

2.96 km

2.43 km

826 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.00 km

3.10 km

2.94 km

2.11 km

1.41 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

11°C

20 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

April 5, 2025,Wandern

A really nice round in beautiful weather. Just have to remember to press pause while searching for the cache 🙈

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January 28, 2024,Tor Schloss Landsberg – Schloss Linnep Runde von Kettwig Stausee

Nice tour. Difficult at first but with the sun it was nice and quiet... lots of opportunities to take a break along the way...

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August 31, 2022,Runde von Kettwig Stausee: Tor Schloss Landsberg – Schloss Linnep

This tour went to Essen in the Ruhr area. From Kettwig a short stretch along the Ruhr reservoir, then through forest and fields in the direction of Ratingen to Linnep Castle and on other routes back to Kettwig. On the way in a remote place an old Jewish cemetery. All in all a varied route. Unfortunately, the many planes taking …

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October 3, 2023,Tor Schloss Landsberg – Schloss Linnep Runde von Kettwig Stausee

Beautiful route that is also good for hiking training. Above all, the many forest sections but also the historical buildings make the route worth seeing.

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July 17, 2022,Schloss Landsberg – Linnep Runde von Kettwig Stausee

Surprised once again... It can be so beautiful near Essen. A round from the Kettwiger reservoir past Landsberg Castle and Linnep; In between there is a lot of variety with narrow and wide hiking trails, partly deep dense forest (jungle character), in other places short sunny field sections, all in an urban environment. Only the unmistakable entry lane from Düsseldorf …

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October 31, 2022,Schlössertour ab Breitscheid über Kettwig

Today I had the hike suggested by Komoot. I moved the starting point from Kettwig to Breitscheid and at Kettwig I improvised a bit so that in addition to Landsberg Castle and Linnep Castle I also went past Huegenpoet Castle. Overall it was a nice round alternately over field and forest paths.

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June 3, 2023,1100 Bf Kettwig Stausee- Schloß Linnep- Schloß Landsberg 🚘🚂⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥗🍰🍺☕️🕠

Start Bf Kettwig Stausee 1:17:25
By car, I would start in the parking lot at Landsberg Castle and skip the entire town crossing.
First of all, many thanks to Thomas from Cologne from Experience Together for suggesting this tour.
I really enjoyed the tour. I was in the right place at the right time. 🕠
At km 7.6 I got …

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June 15, 2025,Blick auf 🏰 Linnep – Tor Schloss Landsberg Runde von Breitscheid

A truly beautiful route. Perfectly planned, with a few refreshment stops about halfway along the route. Thanks for that.

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