Best trails near Galgenberg

Starting from the Limburg village of Boukoul, this trail invites a journey through the cross-border Swalm valley and the German nature reserve Elmpter Schwalmbruch. The path winds along the banks of the Swalm, a river that still meanders naturally through the landscape here. Hikers walk through a varied backdrop of wet carr forests and open heathlands, where rare bog myrtle grows and the kingfisher is regularly spotted above the water. In the ponds of the Schwalmbruch, dragonflies and various...