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Pilgrim walks in North Rhine-Westphalia

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The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in North Rhine-Westphalia

Pilgrim Walk · Teutoburger Wald
Benediktsweg "Suche den Frieden"
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
2
12.1 km
3:15 h
205 m
207 m
Ca. 12 km langer spiritueller (Wander)Weg zwischen Hügeln, Wald und Wasser am Rand des Teuto. Besonderes Highlight: 12 virtuelle Stationen mit Impulsen aus der benediktinischen Spiritualität. Begleitheft am Start verfügbar.
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Senneweg
Pilgrim Walk · Senne mit Stapelager Senne
Pilgerweg Westfalen: Senneweg Bielefeld-Paderborn
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Multi-stage route
1
65 km
16:44 h
699 m
699 m
Der Senneweg ist ein alter Verbindungsweg von Bielefeld nach Paderborn,  der größtenteils historisch belegt ist.  Er führt in drei Etappen zunächst nach Oerlinghausen, dann nach Oesterholz und endet in Paderborn.
Pilgerwege Deutschland
Emmerwiesen
Pilgrim Walk · Weserbergland
Großer Pilgerpfad
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
2
21.4 km
5:55 h
376 m
376 m
Eine Wegstrecke, auf der Sie innere Ruhe und neue Lebenskraft finden. Dabei ist nicht der Ort am Ende des Pilgerpfads das eigentliche Ziel, sondern vielmehr der Weg dorthin.
Bad Pyrmont Tourismus
Sigwardskirche Idensen
Pilgrim Walk · Schaumburger Land
Sigwards Way - South Route
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult Open
78.4 km
20:52 h
1,309 m
1,311 m
Pilgrimage from Minden to Idensen in the footsteps of Bishop Sigward von Minden, 1120 - 1140.
Schaumburger Land
Weg an der Niers
Pilgrim Walk · Gelderland
Way of St. James Rhine-Meuse
PremiumPremium content Difficulty moderate
1
238.4 km
61:00 h
1,378 m
1,224 m
The Way of St. James Rhine-Meuse leads us from Millingen on the Rhine in the Netherlands through the German-Dutch border region to Aachen.
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Kölner Dom und Groß St. Martin
Pilgrim Walk · Lahntal
Way of St. James Marburg-Cologne
PremiumPremium content Difficulty moderate
1
165.6 km
50:00 h
3,375 m
3,511 m
The Way of St. James Marburg-Cologne takes us from the burial church of St. Elisabeth in Marburg through western Hesse, the Siegerland and the Bergisch Land to the cathedral city of Cologne.
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Kölner Dom und Groß St. Martin
Pilgrim Walk · Bergisches Land
Way of St. James Wuppertal-Aachen
PremiumPremium content Difficulty moderate
4
156.5 km
42:00 h
1,470 m
1,342 m
The Wuppertal-Aachen Way of St. James leads pilgrims from the Wuppertal district of Beyenburg via Cologne to the German-Belgian border near Aachen.
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Historic Town Hall Münster
Pilgrim Walk · Osnabrücker Land
Way of St. James Osnabrück-Wuppertal
PremiumPremium content Difficulty moderate
1
202.4 km
70:00 h
2,088 m
1,953 m
On the Osnabrück-Wuppertal Way of St. James, we make a pilgrimage right across Westphalia. After crossing the Teutoburg Forest, we walk through the flat Münsterland region to the eastern Ruhr area. Here we cross the Ruhr and reach our destination in Wuppertal-Beyenburg via the hills of the Bergisches Land.
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Wegmarkierung des Jakobswegs
Pilgrim Walk · Region Köln-Bonn
Way of St. James Bonn-Trier-Schengen
PremiumPremium content Difficulty moderate
5
278.9 km
77:00 h
4,095 m
4,011 m
On the Bonn-Trier-Schengen Way of St. James, we go on pilgrimage from the Rhine over the Eifel to the German-Luxembourg-French border triangle in Schengen.
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Pilgerweg
Pilgrim Walk · Teutoburger Wald
Pilgerweg Westfalen: Senneweg Bielefeld - Oerlinghausen
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 1
1
16.2 km
4:21 h
259 m
143 m
Es handelt sich um die 1. Etappe des Sennewegs. Sie führt von Bilefeld nach Oerlinghausen.
Pilgerwege Deutschland
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Pilgerweg Bistum Essen 5: Essen-Heidhausen - Essener Dom by Olivia
April 13, 2024 · Community
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Pilgerweg Westfalen: Senneweg Bielefeld - Oerlinghausen by Elisabeth
January 11, 2024 · Community
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Jakobsweg Obermarsberg-Brilon by michael
November 21, 2023 · Community
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