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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Dormagen

Zons Old Town – Zons Windmill loop from Stürzelberg

Moderate

4.3

(152)

709

hikers

Zons Old Town – Zons Windmill loop from Stürzelberg

03:15

12.9km

20m

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: April 23, 2026

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Zonser Grind

Rheinaue Zons-Rheinfeld und Altrheinschlinge Zons

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.88 km

Towpath at the Zonser Grind

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Great hiking trail along the Rhine

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7.87 km

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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7.95 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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8.10 km

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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8.20 km

Historic houses in Zons Old Town

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A walk in and around Zons is always worthwhile.

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8.43 km

Zons Windmill

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The city mill was a sovereign mill, the Elector and Archbishop of Cologne. With the pledge in 1463, it became the property of the cathedral chapter, which also carried out …

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8.55 km

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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8.61 km

Zons Pig Fountain

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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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12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.20 km

3.37 km

3.27 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.09 km

3.66 km

1.69 km

399 m

< 100 m

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