Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Düsseldorf · Updated on 14 November 2026
X17 Harkortweg walk
X17 Harkortweg is a walk of 142.5 km from Düsseldorf. Along the way you'll find 350 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets 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.
- 142.5 km
- ± 9:05 h per stage
- ↑ 2,717 m · ↓ 2,580 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 350 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Archaeological site
Attraction
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Photo: Arnoldius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Bubo · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Observation tower
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Photo: Simplicius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Memorial
Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,717 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,580 m
- Highest point
- 506 m
- Lowest point
- 34 m
- 5-10% slope · 36 km
- 10-15% slope · 6 km
- 15-20% slope · 548 m
- 12 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
142.5 km in total- Track: 63.9 km
- Street: 35.7 km
- Road: 18.2 km
- Path: 16.8 km
- Busy road: 3.4 km
- Footpath: 3.1 km
- Stairs: 12 stairs
Surfaces
142.5 km in total- Asphalt: 41.4 km
- Gravel: 29.5 km
- Unpaved: 24.2 km
- Paved: 5.4 km
- Natural: 731 m
- Unknown: 40.7 km
About the walking route X17 Harkortweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
X17 Harkortweg is a walking route of 142.5 km that starts in Düsseldorf. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,717 m in total and descend 2,580 m. There are 12 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 9:05 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (63.9 km), street (35.7 km) and road (18.2 km). Of the surface, 41.4 km asphalt and 29.5 km gravel. For 40.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 350 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Museum FolkwangMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 2
Museum KunstpalastMuseum · 7.5 km from the route - 3
Rhine TowerViewpoint · 9.2 km from the route - 4
Villa HügelMuseum · 3.4 km from the route - 5
Broich CastleAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 6
Schloss KalkumCastle · 84 m from the route - 7
Saarn AbbeyAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 8
Burg BlankensteinCastle · 455 m from the route - 9
Schloss HeltorfCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 10
House HerbedeCastle · 4 km from the route - 11
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 4.6 km from the route - 12
Löbbecke MuseumMuseum · 4.9 km from the route - 13
Castle SteinhausenCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 14
Bismarckturm Mülheim an der RuhrViewpoint · 7 km from the route - 15
House WittenCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 16
Krefeld-Uerdinger BrückeAttraction · 7.4 km from the route - 17
Berger-DenkmalMemorial · 7.7 km from the route - 18
Rheinkirmes Entrance NorthAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 19
Haus LetmatheMuseum · 7.9 km from the route - 20
St. LambertusAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 21
St. Andreas-KircheAttraction · 8.3 km from the route - 22
Altes RathausAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 23
Jan-Wellem-DenkmalAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 24
St. MaximilianAttraction · 8.8 km from the route - 25
DomschatzkammerMuseum · 8.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is X17 Harkortweg?
X17 Harkortweg is 142.5 km long, in 4 parts of 35.6 km on average. Allow ± 9:05 h per part 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 Düsseldorf.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 679 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 9 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kaiserpfalz, Landwehr Im Gehegde and Bismarckturm Velbert.
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