Groppenbruch Nature Reserve – Brambauer Duck Pond loop from Waltrop

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Waltrop

Groppenbruch Nature Reserve – Brambauer Duck Pond loop from Waltrop

Moderate

5.0

(3)

hikers

Groppenbruch Nature Reserve – Brambauer Duck Pond loop from Waltrop

04:54

18.9km

120m

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 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.12 km

Stream in the Ruhr Region

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Here, the 5.7km long Groppenbach stream babbles along. The water then flows through the Emscher and the Rhine into the Notdsee.

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3.50 km

Groppenbruch

Nature Reserve

4.20 km

Groppenbruch Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Pure nature or wild garbage dump????

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8.36 km

Entrance to the Forest Path

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Access to the beautiful deciduous forest with great paths

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9.82 km

Forest Clearing With Ancient Beeches

Highlight • Forest

10.7 km

Benches with a view of the Mühlenbachtal orchard meadow

Highlight • Viewpoint

In several places in the Mühlenbachtal, benches have been set up on which hikers can take a break. With a view of the beautiful nature, it is definitely worth a break.

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12.3 km

LÜNTEC Tower (Colani Egg) – Former Minister Achenbach Colliery Shaft 4

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The Lüntec Tower (also called Colani Egg or UFO) is the futuristic redesign of a winding tower of the former Minister Achenbach coal mine in the Brambauer district of Lüner. …

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13.0 km

Brambauer Duck Pond

Highlight • Lake

The duck pond is located in Brambauer and can be cycled.

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13.5 km

Forest pond in Nordpark Brambauer

Highlight • Lake

Idyllic forest pond and at the same time the source of the Nördlicher Stellenbach in the North Park of Brambauer.

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18.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.28 km

4.26 km

3.45 km

2.87 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.08 km

4.10 km

2.39 km

2.14 km

1.44 km

764 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

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Comments

September 19, 2021,Rund um Brambauer über Feld-, Wald- und Wirtschaftswege

This round impresses with its variety, lots of greenery and only paths away from major roads. We see a lot of agriculture, passing cabbage, leeks, corn, but also horses, chickens and a few cows. But the Ruhr area also comes through every now and then. We pass former coal dumps as well as allotment gardens. The Colanie-Ei, an eye-catcher, is …

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September 24, 2023,Grüne Wege rund um Brambauer

Today we went around Brambauer again in the most wonderful weather, with a stop at the Lüntec Cafe 😋

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June 11, 2025,Rund um Lünen-Brambauer

I don't know how many times I've done this route, but I simply find it beautiful and can recommend it. This tour takes us along forest, farm, and field paths around Brambauer. There are also refreshment stops at Lüntec, Elmenhorster Mühle, Brot und Butter at Manufactum, or Am Pütt. We pass the Minister Achenbach and Waltrop mines. We also skirt …

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December 21, 2025,Dreiklang DO-UN-RE 🇩🇪

Today I took advantage of the sun on the shortest day of the year and hiked the "Around Lünen-Brambauer" tour starting from @Moni🥾🚲. I enjoyed it very much.

As the place names Brambauer and Waltrop (=Walddorf) suggest, the landscape is predominantly agricultural. However, with four spoil heaps and two mine shafts, the mining history is not neglected.

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