Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Berg en Dal · European long distance path E8, North Rhine-Westphalia · Updated on 13 November 2026
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Nordrhein-Westfalen walk
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Nordrhein-Westfalen is a walk of 469.7 km from Berg en Dal. Along the way you'll find 1,273 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 30 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 469.7 km
- ± 110:15 h
- ↑ 3,527 m · ↓ 3,514 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 1,273 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 30 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
40 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 32 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: Mediatus · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Elke Wetzig (User:Elya) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Bodoklecksel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dickbauch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,527 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,514 m
- Highest point
- 510 m
- Lowest point
- 13 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.1 km
- 28 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
469.7 km in total- Track: 237.7 km
- Path: 84.8 km
- Street: 62.9 km
- Road: 61.1 km
- Footpath: 10.3 km
- Busy road: 5.8 km
- Cycleway: 4 km
- Stairs: 28 stairs
Surfaces
469.7 km in total- Asphalt: 150.6 km
- Gravel: 104.7 km
- Unpaved: 61.7 km
- Paved: 21.1 km
- Natural: 11.8 km
- Unknown: 118.3 km
About the walking route Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Nordrhein-Westfalen is a walking route of 469.7 km that starts in Berg en Dal. It does not end where it starts. You start in Wyler and finish in Rolandswerth.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,527 m in total and descend 3,514 m. There are 28 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 110:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (237.7 km), path (84.8 km) and street (62.9 km). Of the surface, 150.6 km asphalt and 104.7 km gravel. For 118.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,273 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 30 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Deutschland (European long distance path E8 - part Germany)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Aachen CathedralAttraction · 164 m from the route - 2
Limburgs MuseumMuseum · 4.7 km from the route - 3
Valkhof MuseumMuseum · 6.2 km from the route - 4
Kasteel DoornenburgAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 5
Freedom MuseumMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 6
Kasteel ErensteinCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 7
Kasteel VaalsbroekCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 8
Huis BloemendalCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 9
NiersmündungAttraction · 7.2 km from the route - 10
Kasteel TerwormCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 11
Kasteel HornCastle · 9.8 km from the route - 12
Kasteel CortenbachCastle · 9.9 km from the route - 13
Nationaal Fietsmuseum VeloramaMuseum · 6.4 km from the route - 14
Museum van Bommel van DamMuseum · 4.8 km from the route - 15
Kasteel StrijthagenCastle · 3 km from the route - 16
Kasteelruïne SchaesbergRuins · 5.5 km from the route - 17
Kasteel LemiersCastle · 5.8 km from the route - 18
Nationaal Indië MonumentMemorial · 8.7 km from the route - 19
Fort PannerdenAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 20
De KinkelenburgCastle · 8.9 km from the route - 21
Beethoven HouseMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 22
Palais SchaumburgAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 23
Schloß DrachenburgAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 24
Villa HammerschmidtAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 25
Jachtslot De MookerheideCastle · 6.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Nordrhein-Westfalen is 469.7 km long. Allow ± 110:15 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Wyler to Rolandswerth.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Berg en Dal.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,527 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 30 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 10 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Tüschenbroich, Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung and Glasmuseum.
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