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North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Viersen

Grefrath

Wachtendonk South Experience Trail – Path Along the Niers loop from Altbuchen an Harbes Hof

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Viersen

Grefrath

Wachtendonk South Experience Trail – Path Along the Niers loop from Altbuchen an Harbes Hof

Moderate

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Wachtendonk South Experience Trail – Path Along the Niers loop from Altbuchen an Harbes Hof

02:48

11.1km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Nette, Niersaue, Niersgraben, Schleck, Aerbecker Bach, Hetzerter Beek, Moorbeek, Langdorfer Beek und Dorfbeek

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4.00 km

View of the Holleshof Lighthouse on the Niers

Highlight • Monument

Snapshot on the banks of the Niers.

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4.51 km

Wachtendonk South Experience Trail

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The adventure trail, which is about three kilometers long, has been beautifully laid out and leads past great sights. 👍

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4.68 km

Path Along the Niers

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Paths along a stream are always particularly calming. Here you can hike on a narrow path along the Niers and watch the rubber dinghies.

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5.32 km

Historic Town Centre of Wachtendonk

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Wachtendonk is a beautiful place, right on the Niers.

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5.42 km

Café and Wine Bar Im Hinterhof

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Great old café with wine bar in Wachtendonk

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6.45 km

Linden Avenue at Laerheide

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Great running track, half of the track runs along the water the other through the forest!

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6.96 km

Pollard willows at Laerheider Weg and Netteweg

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Typical for the Lower Rhine, these willow trees, also called pollard trees.

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11.1 km

Mariendonk Abbey

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A plot of land near Kempen was bought from the donor Johanna Stieger and a Benedictine monastery was built. In 1900, Prioress Mother Ursula Kleberg and 22 nuns moved in …

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11.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.40 km

4.89 km

795 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.70 km

3.67 km

545 m

218 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 26 June

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Wachtendonk South Experience Trail – Path Along the Niers loop from Altbuchen an Harbes Hof

View of the Holleshof Lighthouse on the Niers

Wachtendonk South Experience Trail

Path Along the Niers

Historic Town Centre of Wachtendonk

Café and Wine Bar Im Hinterhof

Linden Avenue at Laerheide

Pollard willows at Laerheider Weg and Netteweg

Mariendonk Abbey

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