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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Mettmann
Ratingen

Landsberg Castle Gate – Landsberg Castle loop from Wälder bei Hugenpoet und Landsberg

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Mettmann
Ratingen

Landsberg Castle Gate – Landsberg Castle loop from Wälder bei Hugenpoet und Landsberg

Moderate

4.7

(36)

100

hikers

Landsberg Castle Gate – Landsberg Castle loop from Wälder bei Hugenpoet und Landsberg

02:45

9.63km

220m

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: April 29, 2026

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NSG Wälder bei Hugenpoet und Landsberg

Wälder bei Hugenpoet und Landsberg

Waypoints

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1

56 m

Landsberg Castle Gate

Highlight • Monument

As a detour from Hugenpoet Castle, you can walk through the gate relatively comfortably to Landsberg Castle. There is a parking lot in the immediate vicinity on August-Thyssen-Strasse for those who wish to hike less long.

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2

320 m

Landsberg Castle

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The castle is situated in a quiet wooded area above August-Thyssen-Straße. It was built in 1276 by Count Adolf V of Berg to fortify the Ruhr crossing. Today, the castle …

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3.44 km

Fuchslochbachtal / Siepener Bachtal

Nature Reserve

4

5.24 km

Two great hiking trails intersect here, although I prefer the Neandertal Steig.

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5

5.94 km

At the foot of the Pasberg, the Ruhr flows around the Kettwig district and widens to form a reservoir in the west due to the lock with hydroelectric power station. …

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6

7.04 km

The NLST and, more recently, the Kettwiger Panoramasteig wind here along the slope, so that we experience quite a bit of ups and downs. The whole area is crisscrossed by …

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7.21 km

This beautiful vantage point with a bench is delimited by an old quarry stone wall on the slope towards the Ruhr.
The "A 2", circular hiking trail Kettwig, runs along here, about 2.5 hours.

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8

8.15 km

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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9

8.47 km

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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9.63 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.97 km

3.38 km

1.65 km

562 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.64 km

3.62 km

1.23 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 27 May

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