Zons Old Town – Zons Old Town loop from Johanna Franken

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Dormagen

Zons Old Town – Zons Old Town loop from Johanna Franken

Moderate

4.3

(157)

630

hikers

Zons Old Town – Zons Old Town loop from Johanna Franken

03:04

12.1km

20m

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 31, 2026

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Zonser Grind

Waypoints

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Parking

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47 m

Zons Old Town

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A wonderful place. The old part behind the castle wall is a journey into the past.

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199 m

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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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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Historic houses in Zons Old Town

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A walk in and around Zons is always worthwhile.

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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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Rhine Tower, Zons

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The Archbishop of Cologne, Friedrich von Saarwerden, had the customs tower built in 1388.
The building of the Rhine Tower is directly adjacent to the customs house and the Chapel …

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1.57 km

Towpath at the Zonser Grind

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Great hiking trail along the Rhine

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11.5 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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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.56 km

3.57 km

3.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.62 km

3.30 km

2.23 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

23°C

12°C

39 %

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Comments

February 27, 2022,Zu Fuß durch den Zonser Grind

Not on the bike today and it's even become 10 km...

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March 13, 2022,Zonser Grind – Runde von Stürzelberg

Round on the doorstep: Zonser Grind. The sun 🌞 as a talkative companion was with us. The campsites are still empty because the season doesn't start until April. The silence is broken by the chirping of birds and the humming of tankers. Beautiful tour along the Rhine. Annoying then only the piece from Zons back to Stürzelberg. I walked on …

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April 16, 2023,🔁🚶🏼‍♂️ Dormagen-Stürzelberg • Zonser Grind – Feste Zons

It's not going so well this year... Now that the Corona epidemic had caught us, after three weeks of recovering and unfortunately still suffering from bronchial congestion, we went on our first easy walk again in the flat land on the left side of the Lower Rhine. Nothing really exciting, but it was enough for a start. I'm really hoping …

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July 30, 2021,Treidelpfad am Zonser Grind – Fährhaus Zons Runde von Zons

After moving away from the Sauerland and due to the move and other circumstances, we only had little time to hike, we went back today and explored the area a little. Even if it was a nice tour, you miss the mountains and over 50% of the route was on roads with no extra sidewalks. Therefore: The towpath can be …

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December 9, 2023,Rhein:NSG Zonser Grind zum Nikolausmarkt in Zons 🎄🎅🎄

Today we started in Stürzelbach and walked to Zons to the St. Nicholas market. This only takes place today and tomorrow in the old Friedestrom castle complex. The entire castle complex invites you to the medieval Christmas market. At the entrance you are greeted by the knights en various delicacies including handcrafted and regional products.
We went back along the …

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January 17, 2024,17.01.2024 Zonser Grind

It was supposed to snow 😃.
To enjoy the snowy landscape, I took the bus to Stürzelberg.
From here on the snow-covered asphalted and paved paths through the Zonser Grind, along the Rhine to the Zons Fortress.
Took the bus home here.

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