For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in North Rhine-Westphalia. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful pilgrim walks.
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The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in North Rhine-Westphalia
Pilgrim Walk
· Teutoburger Wald
Benediktsweg "Suche den Frieden"
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Sauerland
Briloner Pilgerweg 3
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
14 km
3:59 h
349 m
349 m
Pilgerwege St. MichaelThemenweg 3: Lebenswege
Pilgrim Walk
· Senne mit Stapelager Senne
Pilgerweg Westfalen: Senneweg Bielefeld-Paderborn
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multi-stage route
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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Weserbergland
Großer Pilgerpfad
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Schaumburger Land
Sigwards Way - South Route
recommended 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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Gelderland
Way of St. James Rhine-Meuse
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Difficulty
moderate
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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Lahntal
Way of St. James Marburg-Cologne
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Difficulty
moderate
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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Bergisches Land
Way of St. James Wuppertal-Aachen
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Difficulty
moderate
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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Osnabrücker Land
Way of St. James Osnabrück-Wuppertal
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Difficulty
moderate
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.
Pilgrim Walk
· Region Köln-Bonn
Way of St. James Bonn-Trier-Schengen
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Difficulty
moderate
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 Westfalen: Senneweg Bielefeld - Oerlinghausen by Elisabeth
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January 11, 2024
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Jakobsweg Obermarsberg-Brilon by michael
November 21, 2023
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Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg by IngA
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October 26, 2023
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