Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Tiergarten

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Nordkirchen

Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Tiergarten

Moderate

4.5

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128

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Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Tiergarten

02:52

11.2km

40m

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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Hirschpark Nordkirchen

Tiergarten

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.78 km

Wooden loungers overlooking the meadow — Hirschpark Nordkirchen

Highlight • Rest Area

A break with a great view, the Pättkestour 4 also leads along here...

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4.06 km

Rest area with benches and insect-themed art at Hirschpark Nordkirchen

Highlight • Rest Area

Even in sunny weather, the chestnuts donate a lot of shade. And if the cow meadow is occupied you can watch it all well.

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5.06 km

Hirschpark Nordkirchen

Nature Reserve

5.53 km

Forest path in Hirschpark Nordkirchen

Highlight • Forest

Nice to still see them

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7.49 km

Avenue leading to Nordkirchen Palace

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In summer a beautiful play of light between the trees

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8.02 km

Nordkirchen Palace

Highlight • Castle

The "Westphalian Versailles" with beautiful park landscape

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8.29 km

The "Westphalian Versailles", as the castle Nordkirchen is also called, was commissioned by Prince-Bishop Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg. Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius began construction, Johann Conrad Schlaun completed the baroque moated …

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10.1 km

South Entrance to Nordkirchen Palace Park

Highlight • Monument

Why always through the main entrance: This way you can also get to the castle and there are also some teaching boards that convey one or the other worth knowing.

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.79 km

2.00 km

1.96 km

429 m

Surfaces

4.94 km

2.33 km

2.18 km

1.24 km

500 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

6°C

0 %

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Comments

October 26, 2024,♻️ Runde um Schloss Nordkirchen

Took advantage of what might be the last warm, sunny day for a nice hike with friends 😊🌞

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January 2, 2025,Nordkirchen (w-nrw)

Nordkirchen Castle, the Westphalian Versailles, the largest baroque castle in Westphalia: built between 1703 and 1733 by Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius and Johann Conrad Schlaun for the Prince-Bishop of Münster, Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg Dear visitors! Nordkirchen Castle is not a museum. Its 70-hectare castle park belongs to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is home to the University of Applied …

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