Best wildflower trails in Xanten

Beautiful circular hiking trail in the Hees forest near Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia In the south of Xanten, this hiking trail runs through the Hees forest and goes along shady forest paths and covers a few meters in altitude. Highlights: - beautiful forest paths near Xanten - Hiking on the Philosophenweg - View of the Tacke Ley

This route starts near the Birtener Amphiteathre in Birten, which is located on the old Rhine lake. The path leads into the Hees forest. On the way you pass the Sankt-Josephs-Hospital. The hike is named after some of the hills it passes along the way, including the Heesberg and the Fürstenberg. They are only 75m high, so there is no need to worry about the height difference.

Starting point at the Bislicher ferry, you can also park your car there. a footpath initially leads along the Rhine, but then ends at a fence. But you can bypass the electric fence over the embankment and continue walking. The path can be recognized as a narrow beaten path. There are more fences that always go up to the embankment, but you can avoid the large stones.

Stage 15 of the Rhine Cycle Route (D-Route 8). The last section of the Rhine Cycle Path leads from the historic "Roman, Cathedral and Siegfried City" of Xanten to Kleve, where the Rhine comes to an end after more than 1000km. The last part of the long-distance cycle path is characterized by the romantic idyll of the Lower Rhine with lots of nature and several nature reserves. Highlights: - Reeser Schanz nature reserve - Grieherorter Altrhein nature reserve - Foreland of the dike near...