Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Cleves · St James Pilgrim Way Nijmegen-Cologne · Updated on 13 November 2026
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Nijmegen-Köln walk
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Nijmegen-Köln is a walk of 234.6 km from Cleves. Along the way you'll find 1,054 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets, 8 bike pumps and 2 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.
- 234.6 km
- ± 52:45 h
- ↑ 372 m · ↓ 361 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 1,054 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets, 8 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
53 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 45 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Günther Pabst · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Wikischreiberin16 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Käthe u. Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Beckstet · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: Käthe u. Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 372 m
- Down
- ↓ 361 m
- Highest point
- 69 m
- Lowest point
- 10 m
- 14 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
234.6 km in total- Path: 65.8 km
- Street: 48.1 km
- Road: 47.8 km
- Track: 44.8 km
- Footpath: 15.8 km
- Busy road: 6.4 km
- Stairs: 14 stairs
- Cycleway: 225 m
- Unknown: 4.5 km
Surfaces
234.6 km in total- Asphalt: 125.3 km
- Gravel: 30 km
- Paved: 27.5 km
- Natural: 6.3 km
- Unpaved: 4.3 km
- Unknown: 40.7 km
About the walking route Jakobs-Pilgerweg Nijmegen-Köln
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Nijmegen-Köln is a walking route of 234.6 km that starts in Cleves. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 372 m in total and descend 361 m. There are 14 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 52:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (65.8 km), street (48.1 km) and road (47.8 km). Of the surface, 125.3 km asphalt and 30 km gravel. For 40.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,054 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets, 8 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Rhine TowerViewpoint · 4.2 km from the route - 2
Valkhof MuseumMuseum · 5.1 km from the route - 3
Museum KunstpalastMuseum · 5.7 km from the route - 4
Kasteel DoornenburgAttraction · 8 km from the route - 5
Freedom MuseumMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 6
Kasteel Huis BerghCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 7
NiersmündungAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 8
Nationaal Fietsmuseum VeloramaMuseum · 5.3 km from the route - 9
Chocolate MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 10
Museum LudwigMuseum · 126 m from the route - 11
Fort PannerdenAttraction · 7.3 km from the route - 12
De KinkelenburgCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 13
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation CorboudMuseum · 393 m from the route - 14
Jachtslot De MookerheideCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 15
MuZIEumMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 16
Museum KamMuseum · 4.5 km from the route - 17
Museum De BasteiMuseum · 5.4 km from the route - 18
De RosmolenMuseum · 5.8 km from the route - 19
Xanten CathedralAttraction · 107 m from the route - 20
Quirinus-MünsterAttraction · 123 m from the route - 21
BarbarossakapelRuins · 5.2 km from the route - 22
CamphuysenCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 23
Fort Boven-LentAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 24
Romeinse villa PlasmolenArchaeological site · 7.6 km from the route - 25
Fort Beneden LentFort · 7.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobs-Pilgerweg Nijmegen-Köln?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Nijmegen-Köln is 234.6 km long. Allow ± 52:45 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Cleves.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 372 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 26 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 16 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Obertorkapelle, LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel and Wood Castle.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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