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North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Waldsee Baerl – Baerler Busch Forest Lake loop from Halde Rheinpreußen

Hiking trails & Routes

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Waldsee Baerl – Baerler Busch Forest Lake loop from Halde Rheinpreußen

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Waldsee Baerl – Baerler Busch Forest Lake loop from Halde Rheinpreußen

01:43

6.39km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

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932 m

Halde Rheinpreußen

Forest

2

1.98 km

Waldsee Baerl

Highlight • Lake

The forest lake was created after the pit was flooded for the extraction of sand and gravel. The renaturation of the lake showed success. A local recreation area was created …

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3.20 km

Baerler Busch Forest Lake

Highlight • Lake

Before you go, take a look at the sky: clouds? Then this is the right moment to take photos!

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3.43 km

Beach Cove at Waldsee Moers

Highlight • Beach

In the south of the Baerler Busch, the Waldsee lies in the Moers urban area. The forest lake (a renatured gravel pit) is surrounded by forest all around. Immediately next to the Waldsee the Rheinpreussen dump towers up.

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3.64 km

Waldsee Circular Trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful places where the four-legged friends can cool are spread all around the lake.

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4.03 km

Baerler Busch Forest Lake

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

There are several paths along the water. The first on the shore you could even get wet feet. The next one is a bit higher in the dense forest.

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4.53 km

Waldsee Sand Beach

Highlight • Beach

The lake invites you to 🌊 to see the light every now and then.
Let your mind wander 💚

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4.72 km

Rheinpreußen Colliery Railway — Abandoned Tracks

Highlight • Structure

Dead railway line

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4.96 km

Baerler Busch Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

Offers different hiking trails; right along the shore or rather in the forest. There is something for everyone.

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6.39 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.69 km

2.60 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.53 km

1.57 km

997 m

139 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Monday 24 August

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Comments

August 25, 2024,Das Geleucht – Waldsee Runde von Meerbeck

My first hike with my own photos and a comment. No idea if anyone will see/read this. Whatever. Even though I still have a lot to learn about komoot, I would probably never have done today's tour without the app. Although it's not too far from my home, I didn't know the lake at all. But I've always wanted to …

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February 4, 2023,Halde Rheinpreussen ⚒️ und zum Waldsee Moers- Meerbeck

Parked hiking car park at the Halde Rheinpreussen near Gutenbergstr Moers

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The Rheinpreussen heap is a piled-up mountain heap in Moers. On the top of the heap there is a 30 m high lamp which represents a miner's lamp. In the evening the heap is illuminated in red

The forest lake is a renatured gravel pit

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April 24, 2022,Halde Rheinpreußen und Waldsee

That was a very nice 🥾🥾😎 tour. Pictures are a bit mixed up because I added some from the gallery. It was very little going on for a Sunday. 👍

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February 25, 2024,Waldsee und Halde Rheinpreußen

Today we were out and about again with tea and cake in our luggage.
A tree trunk was an ideal place to sit because unfortunately there are trash cans at the lake but no bench.
We followed the main paths up to the dump and then went down on mountain bike paths. These were quite muddy and sometimes slippery!
A …

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February 25, 2024,Vom Waldsee auf die Halde Rheinpreussen

A really great view over the Rhine and the western Ruhr area, you should definitely visit!

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August 4, 2023,Halde Rheinpreußen, Geleucht und Waldsee

stockpile. Lake. Forest. Outlook. Water. open spaces. narrow paths. Flat. Up and down.
In short: A pretty perfect mix 🤓👌🏻

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August 2, 2025,Halde Rheinpreussen und Waldsee

The route was originally supposed to be much longer, but the intermittent rain slowed us down. As a result, we only went to the slag heap and even climbed the tower there. Then we did the loop around the forest lake.

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April 6, 2024,Waldsee – Das Geleucht Runde von Eick Ost

There is also a small hiking car park at the starting point

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