Best forest trails in Herzogenrath

Varied hike in Herzogenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia. The starting point is at the parking lot in Further Straße. With a few extra steps you can also use public transport. Highlights of the tour: - Along the Wurm - Former mine Furth - Duck pond - Wilhelmstein Castle with open-air stage - Refreshments - weather mushroom - Kohlscheid Cemetery

Picturesque hike through the Wurmtal valley, North Rhine-Westphalia. The Wurmtal is something very special: one of the few undeveloped, meandering river sections in Germany flows here. The Wurm is a very structurally rich river, it has bank breaks and longitudinal banks and there are always oxbow lakes bordering it. Surrounding it are floodplains, softwood floodplain forests and hornbeam woodland, which provide a home for stag beetles, European beavers and kingfishers. Great crested newts,...

This hike starts in Herzogenrath and explores the southern Wurmtal nature reserve. Of course, the path leads along the Wurmtal, a beautiful forested area with small lakes. On the way there you will pass Wilhelmstein Castle, where the open-air stage is also located. Also on the way back, when the hike is about to end, you will pass Rode Castle!

This circular hiking trail leads through the beautiful nature reserve Südliches Wurmtal with a wonderful view of the Kalkhalde. You can stop off at the northern end of the route. The route is also easily accessible by bus and train. Highlights: - Through the beautiful Worm Valley - View of the limestone heap - Mine mouth hole Gouley

Hilly forest walk in the Wurmtal valley. This route starts at the parking lot at Erkensmühle 21, Herzogenrath. There are refreshment stops at the start of the tour, at the lake and at Wilhelmstein Castle. Wilhelmstein Castle is a particularly good place to stop and take a break. The way back leads through the fields and forests of the Broichbach valley. There are plenty of benches and shelters along the way where you can take a break.

Stage 5 of the Hertog-Limburg-Pad (Duke of Limburg Trail) runs between Alte Mühle and Rolduc. The route begins in the Worm Valley, passing water mills and castles that stand along the riverbank. It then continues through the historic center of Herzogenrath, passing the castle. The stage ends at Rolduc Abbey, the former Kloosterrade. This is the burial church of the Dukes of Limburg. The Hertog-Limburg-Pad is a historic long-distance hiking trail around the old Duchy of Limburg, which today...