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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kettwiger panoramic loop

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kettwiger panoramic loop

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4.8

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Kettwiger panoramic loop

09:40

34.5km

680m

Hiking

It lives up to its name: over a distance of around 35 kilometers, the “Kettwiger PanoramaSteig” offers unique panoramic views along the Ruhr and also a very special natural experience; …

Last updated: November 11, 2025

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15.9 km

Maria im Maien Pilgrimage Chapel

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The pilgrimage chapel “Maria im Maien” is located in the small hamlet of Pierburg. It is used for special devotions, as a pilgrimage destination and for wedding services.

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View of the Ruhr Valley from Kettwig City Forest

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The Kettwig city forest covers around 109 hectares. Numerous information boards about each “Tree of the Year” line its path. The city forest is part of the “Essener Vistas”.

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19.0 km

View of the Ruhr Valley from Am Bilstein

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Once you have mastered the steep path up to the Kettwiger Bilstein, you will be rewarded with a panoramic view over the Ruhr Valley. This point is also part of the “Essen Prospects”.

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20.5 km

Kettwig Railway Bridge over the Ruhr

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The double-track bridge over the Ruhr has been in operation since 1951. Their predecessors were blown up at the end of the Second World War. Today the S-Bahn from Essen to Cologne runs over the bridge.

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33.3 km

Jewish Cemetery Pastoratsberg Werden

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There is a Jewish cemetery on Pastoratsberg that was laid out after 1830. His gravestones, around 70 of which have been preserved, date back to the years between 1944 and 1938.

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11.5 km

7.51 km

7.16 km

6.80 km

1.42 km

154 m

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15.5 km

8.08 km

7.67 km

1.86 km

1.07 km

351 m

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Visit EssenMarch 8, 2024

It lives up to its name: over a distance of around 35 kilometers, the “Kettwiger PanoramaSteig” offers unique panoramic views along the Ruhr and also a very special natural experience; and this in the middle of the big city of Essen. The landscape on the trail is varied: north of the Ruhr you go through

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StoffelOctober 17, 2024

We hiked the trail at the weekend after the Baldeneysteig in two day stages (Werden-Kettwig and Kettwig-Werden) and I can only confirm what "visitessen" wrote, although the asphalted sections didn't seem that long to me. All in all, a very beautiful and recommendable trail.

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