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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in North Rhine-Westphalia
Pilgrim Walk
· Teutoburger Wald
Benediktsweg "Seek Peace"
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
12.1 km
3:05 h
208 m
209 m
Approx. 12 km long spiritual (hiking) route between hills, forest, and water on the edge of the Teuto. Special highlight: 12 virtual impulse points with thoughts from Benedictine spirituality. Accompanying booklet available at the start.
Pilgrim Walk
· Senne mit Stapelager Senne
Pilgrim Path Westphalia: Senneweg Bielefeld-Paderborn
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multi-day route
65 km
16:44 h
699 m
699 m
The Senneweg is an old connecting path from Bielefeld to Paderborn, which is mostly historically documented. It leads in three stages first to Oerlinghausen, then to Oesterholz, and ends in Paderborn.
Pilgrim Walk
· Weserbergland
Great Pilgrimage Path
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
21.4 km
5:55 h
376 m
376 m
A route where you find inner peace and new vitality. The actual goal is not the place at the end of the pilgrimage path, but rather the journey to it.
Pilgrim Walk
· North Rhine-Westphalia
Jakobsweg Westphalia: Paderborn-Elspe
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multi-day route
133.2 km
37:15 h
2,461 m
2,303 m
This is the Jakobsweg marked with the yellow pilgrim's shell on a blue background, which leads over the Sintfeld from Paderborn to Lennestadt-Elspe. There, the path meets the old Heath Road, a medieval road connecting Leipzig to Cologne via Kassel.
Pilgrim Walk
· Heinsberg County
Pilgrimage Route St. Marien, Wassenberg: West
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
14.4 km
3:28 h
27 m
27 m
The pilgrimage route leads through the towns of Birgelen, Ophoven, and Effeld, crossing open fields and forests in a circular route past churches, chapels, and small Christian monuments.
Pilgrim Walk
· Schaumburger Land
Sigwardsweg - South route
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Open
78.4 km
20:52 h
1,309 m
1,311 m
Pilgrimage route from Minden to Idensen following in the footsteps of Bishop Sigward of Minden, 1120 - 1140.
Pilgrim Walk
· Gelderland
Rhine-Maas Pilgrims' Way
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Difficulty
moderate
238.4 km
61:00 h
1,378 m
1,224 m
The Rhine-Maas Pilgrims' Way takes us from the Dutch town of Millingen am Rhein through the German-Dutch border region to Aachen.
Pilgrim Walk
· Lahntal
Marburg-Cologne Pilgrimage Route
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Difficulty
moderate
165.6 km
50:00 h
3,375 m
3,511 m
The Marburg-Cologne Pilgrimage Route leads us from the grave church of Saint Elisabeth in Marburg through western Hesse, the Siegerland, and the Bergisches Land to the cathedral city of Cologne.
Pilgrim Walk
· Bergisches Land
Jakobsweg Wuppertal-Aachen
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Difficulty
moderate
156.5 km
42:00 h
1,470 m
1,342 m
The Jakobsweg Wuppertal-Aachen leads the pilgrim from the Wuppertal district of Beyenburg via Cologne to the German-Belgian border near Aachen.
Pilgrim Walk
· Osnabrücker Land
Osnabrück-Wuppertal Jakobsweg
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Difficulty
moderate
202.4 km
70:00 h
2,088 m
1,953 m
On the Osnabrück-Wuppertal Jakobsweg, we pilgrimage straight across Westphalia. After crossing the Teutoburg Forest, we hike through the flat Münsterland to the eastern Ruhr area. Here, we cross the Ruhr and reach our destination in Wuppertal-Beyenburg over the hills of the Bergisches Land.
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Way of St. James Westphalia: Attendorn-Meinerzhagen by Sandra
Photo: Sandra Herberholt, Community
Photo: Sandra Herberholt, Community
March 23, 2025
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Community
Bis Grotewiese ziemlich viel Weg längst die große Hauptstraße, kurz vor Grotewiese zwar etwas abseits aber die Straße noch in Hörweite. Ab Grotewiese wird es deutlich besser! Der Weg geht, bis auf wenige Abschnitte, über Asphalt, was bei Pilgerwegen aber nicht ungewöhnlich ist.
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Route done on March 22, 2025
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Photo: Sandra Herberholt, Community
Schöne Ausblicke gibt's auch!
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Mein Weg nach Santiago de Compostela by Anke
Photo: Anke Brueske, Community
February 14, 2025
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Community
Danke für die Karte, hilft beim Wandern sehr!!!!
Von Berlin bis Vezelay haben wir es geschafft, bald geht es weiter in Richtung Süden.
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Route done on February 14, 2025
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