Haus Fürstenberg – Gothic House, Xanten loop from Xanten

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Wesel

Xanten

Haus Fürstenberg – Gothic House, Xanten loop from Xanten

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Haus Fürstenberg – Gothic House, Xanten loop from Xanten

04:02

15.2km

150m

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 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Fürstenberg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.83 km

Forest path along the Rhine

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Here you will find a nice, small forest path so that you can walk parallel to the main road towards the Rhine.

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2.26 km

Tree-lined avenue on the Fürstenberg

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Great view

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2.71 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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6.84 km

Heeswald Forest and Munitions Depot Ruins

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The Heeswald is very nice to hike on, but you should take the warning signs and prohibitions seriously and stay on the paths. There used to be an air force …

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7.99 km

Luftmunitionsanstalt Xanten Bunkers

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Interesting story 😯:
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftmunitionsanstalt_Xanten
And also to see how nature takes everything back ... 😯🌳🌲

Spooky 👻☠ -recommendable 👌🏼

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9.35 km

Heeswald Forest

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The Heeswald is very nice to hike through, but you should take the warning signs and prohibitions seriously and stay on the paths. There used to be an air force …

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12.4 km

Graduation tower in Xanten Spa Park

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Very nice park with the graduation tower and the Kneipp pool. Very good for lungs and circulation.

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12.7 km

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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15.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.18 km

2.25 km

1.91 km

1.59 km

311 m

Surfaces

7.08 km

2.93 km

2.39 km

2.27 km

549 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

14°C

9°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 39.0 km/h

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Comments

January 30, 2022,Sonne tanken in Xanten 🚶🏼‍♀️🥾😊☀️

What a great round!! 🥰
Maybe it was also because of the wonderful weather, I probably could have walked in the roundabout and it would have been nice. 🤔🤣
The sun felt so good and Xanten is always worth a visit. ☀️😉

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October 12, 2024,über den Wolfsberg und Heesberg nach Xanten über den Fürstenberg zurück nach Birten

From Xanten Birten over the Wolfsberg and Heesberg into Xanten
In the forest area of the Heesberg you can still see old bunkers.
There is an autumn market in Xanten today and tomorrow

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November 27, 2022,Xanten - die Wald + Weihnachtsmarktrunde

Small autumn hike from Xanten :)
PS: at zickelzackel at the Xantener Markt we walked another round through the Christmas market

Parking: large parking lot in front of the APX

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December 20, 2023,12-Blick auf Xantener Dom – Marktplatz Xanten Runde von Xanten

Almost on time in Xanten. After a short coffee break we set off, first along the railway and onto the wooden path.

Wooden paths were forest managers' dead ends that ended at the edge of the forest, hence the saying "We are on the wrong path".
Learned something again.

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