Best hard trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
Founded in 1965, the Schwalm-Nette Nature Park is located in the far west of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dutch border. It is part of the German-Dutch Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park. Its landscape is characterised by water. Lakes, rivers, streams and marshlands invite you to experience and enjoy a variety of activities. Typical forests, pastures, farmland and heathland offer impressive experiences and recreation in nature.
Top sights
Top trails
- 5.0 (1)·Hard·39.3 km·Est. 10–11 hrVaried mountain bike tour in North Rhine-Westphalia. Start is at the car park at the cemetery. The tour leads along winding paths and wooden boardwalks through the Birgeler Urwald forest. Beautiful nature and a challenging tour await! Highlights: - Nature discovery area - Wildenrath House - Quiet, idyllic forests
- 5.0 (1)·Hard·106.7 km·Est. 24 hr+This long-distance route connects the Rhine metropolis of Düsseldorf with the lake-rich landscape of Nettetal and offers deep insights into the diversity of the Lower Rhine. The route leads out of the city centre into a mosaic of alluvial forests, open fields and the historic river landscape of the Nette. Along the way are the Krickenbeck Lakes, four large bodies of water created by peat cutting in the 16th and 17th centuries, which today serve as an important bird sanctuary. A historical...
- Hard·68.1 km·Est. 16.5–18 hrUnofficial mountain bike route across the German-Dutch border area near Venlo. You first ride over the outskirts of Venlo to the Venloër Heide and the Groote Heide. Here, you ride through an alternation of forests and heathlands. Then through parks, just across the border, to Holtmühle, sandy forests filled with small lakes. After this, you cross the border to ride into the nature of Germany. The route takes you over the edge of the Naturpark and through the Diergardtscher Wald. A great...
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Activities
- Backpacking trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Bike touring trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Bird watching trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Camping trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Mountain biking trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Road biking trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Running trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Walking trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
Attractions
- Beach trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Easy trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Event trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Forest trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Hard trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Lake trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Long trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Moderate trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- River trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Short trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Trails with historic sites in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Trails with views in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Wildflower trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Wildlife trails in Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
Suitability
Points of interest
- Glabbacher Bruch
- Nette
- Laarer See
- Naturschutzstation Haus Wildenrath
- Ferkensbruch
- Borner See
- Haus Wildenrath
- Hariksee
- Hinsbecker Bruch
- De Wittsee
- Weisser Stein
- Jugendzeltplatz Birgelen
- Windmühlenbruch
- Wasser.Blick 16 - Borner See
- Wasser.Blick 09 Krickenbecker Seen
- Wasser.Blick 14 Elmpter Schwalmbruch
- Effelder Waldsee
- Venekotensee
- Gewässer an der Flootsmühle
- Kutscherhaus