Windmill Marsh – Nette River loop from Boisheim

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Windmill Marsh – Nette River loop from Boisheim

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Windmill Marsh – Nette River loop from Boisheim

01:54

31.4km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

4.05 km

Lake Nettebruch

Highlight • Lake

From here you can make nice little trips.

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4.35 km

Schwalm-Nette Nature Park

Highlight • Forest

Nice

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4.78 km

Windmill Marsh

Highlight • Lake

Always beautiful photo opportunities.

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5.32 km

Ferkensbruch Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The Ferkensbruch nature reserve is an idyllic marshland in the Nettetal.

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5.59 km

Ferkensbruch Fish Pass

Highlight • Structure

It is good to see that more and more fish ladders are being found in our waters.

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7.31 km

Great and Little de Wittsee

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Very nicely located cycle rest area on the former railway line between Kempen and Kaldenkirchen. The view of De Wittsee, especially in the evenings, is fantastic.

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16.5 km

Nette River

Highlight • River

The nettle currently has a lot of water and the meadow is also under water.

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18.7 km

Krickenbecker Seen und Kleiner De Wittsee

Nature Reserve

22.9 km

Water View 11 De Wittsee

Highlight • Lake

Another attraction is the small vantage point at de Witt See, which is equipped with two benches and invites you to linger.
August 2021: The artist Jonas Lienen has designed …

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31.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

8.46 km

7.18 km

4.50 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

4.35 km

2.69 km

2.61 km

759 m

410 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

15°C

7°C

41 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

April 30, 2024,Rund um die Krickenbecker Seen ab Boisheim

A beautiful route along the lakes, through fields and forests. Unfortunately, it was still too early for the ducklings in the nature reserve at the end of April. Last year we were there at the end of May and it was teeming with young.

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May 28, 2023,Rund um Breyellsee, De Wittsee und Krickenbecker Seen ab Boisheim

A wonderful tour along the Nette and the lakes, mostly through the forest and on dirt roads. Many animals can be observed in the nature reserve. We were there at the end of May and enjoyed the young ducks and swans.
I cannot recommend the path we took to the lookout tower. It goes up and down very steeply over …

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April 19, 2025,Krickenbecker Seen-1 - Rund um die Seen

A beautiful route, with lots of lakes and a bit of adventure.

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May 20, 2023,Runde um den Krickenbecker See

Today again by bike around the Krickenbecker See.

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September 30, 2023,CTA, Tag 1️⃣4️⃣, ☆ Nettetal/NRW/D 🇩🇪 ☆

We end our Benelux trip and drive to the Nettetal in North Rhine-Westphalia and thus enter (travel) on “German soil” again. I will note summary impressions, mileage information, number of parking spaces, etc. in our photo book and will not publish them here. After the more or less large cities in the Benelux countries, today we decided on rural areas... …

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