Discover Rhein-Kreis Neuss

In Rhein-Kreis Neuss, extensive cycling routes meet park and garden design, museums and historic buildings. You can therefore plan your stay around a wide range of interests, such as rides along the Rhine and Erft rivers, landscapes and nature, or art and history. Walks through the Lower Rhine countryside also offer opportunities to discover traces of the past and present.

Comparing cycling routes and landscapes

Around 1,200 kilometres of cycling infrastructure, a network of numbered junctions and clear signposting help you find your way on cycling tours in the district. Five regional themed cycling routes also cross the district: the Rhine Cycle Route, the Erft Cycle Route, the Fietsallee am Nordkanal, the Niederrhein Route and the Hanse Cycle Route. All these routes are signposted except for the Hanse Cycle Route—a difference you can take into account when planning your tour.

The Two Rivers Tour is a circular cycling route connecting the Rhine and Erft rivers. If you’d like to compare different landscapes, two more specific options are available on the nature cycling routes through Neuss: The approximately 48-kilometre southern route leads to river and stream floodplains and passes the Ölgangsinsel, Uedesheimer Rheinbogen and Mühlenbusch nature reserves. The approximately 40-kilometre northern route, titled “Neuss Middle Terrace Landscape,” passes through an area with relatively few bodies of water. The southern route’s floodplains and protected areas thus contrast with a different landscape character in the north.

Along the Rhine Cycle Route in Rhein-Kreis Neuss are Neuss industrial harbour, Zonser Grind Nature Reserve and Zons Customs Fortress in Dormagen. The Rhine dyke in Meerbusch offers panoramic views of the Lower Rhine countryside. These places and views offer cyclists a range of inspiration, though they should not be assumed to form one continuous route.

Garden design, nature and changing exhibitions

Dyck Castle is the centrepiece of a park and garden complex covering around 70 hectares. The Dyck Castle Foundation serves as a centre for garden design and landscape culture. Visitors interested in designed landscapes will find a different focus here than in the district’s museums: at Insel Hombroich Museum, the concept of an expansive landscape park brings art and nature together in a sensory experience. The park is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna; the museum also displays Far Eastern art and an archaeological collection.

The Langen Foundation also offers changing highlights. It hosts changing exhibitions and regular presentations from the Viktor and Marianne Langen Collection, including works of Classical Modernism and traditional Japanese art. You can easily align a visit with your other cultural interests: park and nature experiences, collection presentations and changing exhibitions each offer a distinct focus.

Historic places and culture in many forms

Knechtsteden Abbey in Dormagen includes a Romanesque double-choir basilica dating from the 12th century, one of the state’s most impressive religious buildings. In 2026, organ concerts featuring performers from across North Rhine-Westphalia are scheduled in the basilica at 4 pm on the first Sunday of each month; check the dates before your visit.

In Liedberg, the listed mill tower reflects several phases of use: probably built in the 12th century as part of the fortifications of the second Liedberg Castle, it was later converted into a windmill and operated until 1836. A historic shaft is also preserved on the grounds of the Sandbauernhof in Liedberg. The town of Korschenbroich converted the farm into a cultural meeting place.

At Sinsteden Cultural Centre, contemporary modernism and agriculture come together. The centre includes sculpture halls, an agricultural museum and an outdoor area covering around four hectares. The museum uses a restored Frankish four-sided farmstead as an exhibition space and hosts changing exhibitions on art and agriculture. The development of agricultural technology is illustrated through older and newer implements, machinery and tractors.

Activities for different interests

Since 1988, the Tannenbusch near Dormagen has had a nature trail with eleven stations and child-friendly information about nature and environmental issues. A roughly three-kilometre fitness trail with various exercise and climbing equipment also runs through Tannenbusch. The two activities offer different focuses: the trail explores nature and environmental topics, while the fitness trail features outdoor exercise and equipment.

The JEVER Skihalle Neuss offers a very different kind of activity: a snow-sure ski area in the Rhineland with options for skiers, snowboarders and freeskiers of varying experience levels. Facilities and schedules may change, so check the latest details before visiting.

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