View of the Schaagbach – Wetland at the Schaagbach loop from Wassenberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Wassenberg

View of the Schaagbach – Wetland at the Schaagbach loop from Wassenberg

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View of the Schaagbach – Wetland at the Schaagbach loop from Wassenberg

02:49

10.8km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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372 m

Mühlenweiher

Lake

4.11 km

View of the Schaagbach

Highlight • River

Several streams flow through very beautiful marshland.
It is characteristic of the area that the sources of five streams are located here, which have allowed the Schaagbachtal to develop into …

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4.46 km

Boardwalk Through the Moor in Schaagbachtal

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A particularly beautiful section of the tour is right through a swamp landscape. The path leads over a wooden footbridge past marsh grass pastures. A wooden bench, a "forest sofa", invites you to relax.

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4.51 km

Wooden Boardwalk in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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A nice wooden bridge, but slippery when wet.

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5.05 km

Beaver wetland in the Schaagbach Valley

Highlight • Natural

A 10 km long round leads from the house Wildenrath through Schlagbachtal.

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5.11 km

Dead Trees in the Wetland (Naturpark Schwalm-Nette)

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Because the trees are in the water, some of the trees that can't tolerate it also die. This also brings light back to the once-dark forest.

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5.20 km

Deadwood Wetland in the Schaagbachtal

Highlight • Natural

Very interesting and unusual

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5.46 km

Wetland at the Schaagbach

Highlight • Natural

A beautiful swamp landscape in the forest that is usually easy to hike. It was very muddy today. Sturdy shoes are essential.

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5.70 km

Bridge Over the Duvenbach

Highlight • Bridge

Very nice little bridge over the Duvenbach.
The Duvenbach flows into the Schaagbach.
The Schaagbachtal area is swampy but with various hiking trails and footbridges
very well developed.
Definitely worth seeing!

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9.70 km

Birgeler Bach Birgeler Pützchen

Nature Reserve

10.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.61 km

2.87 km

1.36 km

939 m

Surfaces

5.01 km

2.29 km

1.28 km

1.22 km

985 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

16°C

8°C

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Comments

March 23, 2024,Wildenrath -Birgelen-Wildenrath

A nice tour! The weather is very varied! Sun, rain, hail. 😊 The last part of the round in particular was really worth seeing!

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February 12, 2022,Wandern im Naturpark Schwalm-Nette - Durch das Wilde Schaagbachtal

We were once again on the beautiful Lower Rhine for a hike in the Schwalm-Nette Nature Park 🥾

A beautiful and easy hike with varied nature 🌳

There are a few small inclines, but they are easily manageable 🤩👌🏻

Unfortunately, at the moment (February 2022) part of the actual trail we wanted to hike is closed!

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November 22, 2022,Wasser.Wander.Welt: Premiumwanderweg W5 "Birgeler Urwald" Abgeändert vom Original

This hiking trail fascinates nature lovers at any time of the year with its diversity. Good shoes and hiking clothing are recommended for this natural trail. The Haus Wildenrath Biological Station offers interesting facts about the fascinating flora and fauna.
The path follows the nature trail to the edge of the forest, crosses the young Schaagbach. The hikers then go …

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January 24, 2026,Runde um den Birgeler Urwald🌳🌲🇩🇪

Today I went hiking with a good friend to show her the area around the Birgeler Urwald (Birgel Primeval Forest) 😃
Since we didn't have much time, we shortened the premium hiking trail from Wasser.Wander.Welt (Water.Hiking.World) a bit.

This was my fourth time there, and I can highly recommend the trail. Even in winter, the nature and the forests were …

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February 4, 2023,Birgeler Urwald

We've had it on our list for a long time and today we finally made it. The Birgeler Jungle hike.
We have slightly modified the premium hiking trail and shortened it to 12 kilometres.
Very nice hike. Mostly natural paths and lots of forest. A few minor climbs and descents, but all good to walk.
We liked it in the …

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August 31, 2025,Birgeler Urwald bei Wegberg / Wassenberg

A beautiful tour through the Birgel Forest. The weather cooperated, we had a lot of fun, and it was just perfect all around. The anthills were particularly exciting – they give you a little tingle just standing next to them.

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July 16, 2022,Sumpf im Schaagbachtal – Birgeler Wald Runde von Birgelen

The path through the wetland is still closed (danger to life, it says there). We went anyway and only had to overcome a barricade on a bridge. I found the risk absolutely manageable.

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