View of the Hariksee (Lake Harik) – Borner Lake loop from Raderveekes und Lüttelforster Bruch

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Viersen

Niederkrüchten

View of the Hariksee (Lake Harik) – Borner Lake loop from Raderveekes und Lüttelforster Bruch

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View of the Hariksee (Lake Harik) – Borner Lake loop from Raderveekes und Lüttelforster Bruch

02:53

11.3km

30m

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: August 20, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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161 m

View of the Hariksee (Lake Harik)

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The Hariksee is a magnet for guests because of its location and its good restaurants.

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848 m

Hariksee

Lake

1.35 km

Hariksee (Harik Lake)

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Simply beautiful, on foot (premium hiking trail W3), but also by bike. There are great places to stop for a break and pedal boat rental to take the Patschel across the lake.

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2.27 km

Schwalm River

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Very nice little river with a nice bike path from the source near Tüschenbroich and with the confluence near Schwalmen NL in the Maas.

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2.34 km

Bridge Over the Schwalm

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You can find out more about the Schwalm here:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwalm_(Maas)

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3.85 km

Borner Lake

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I've been on the hiking trails between Niederkrüchten and Brüggen on Lake Born several times and I've always enjoyed taking a break here. Others have already written a lot of …

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4.13 km

Wasser.Blick 16 - Borner See

Viewpoint

4.77 km

The Schwalm at Borner Mill

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The Borner Mill in the municipality of Brüggen was a water mill with three undershot water wheels at times. It is located on the right side of the Schwalm in …

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6.54 km

Path Between the Branches of the Schwalm

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The path along the Schwalm is not paved, but is quite passable. You will be rewarded with a beautiful landscape.

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9.66 km

Mühlrather Mühle — Watermill and Restaurant

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Nice to see how the water moves the wheel.

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.15 km

2.55 km

1.19 km

375 m

Surfaces

4.89 km

2.60 km

1.95 km

1.28 km

531 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

March 18, 2026,Wanderbericht – Rundtour Hariksee und Bornenmeer 1/2

This hiking report describes a circular tour through the area around Lake Harik and Lake Borne, located near Niederkrüchten within the NSG Raderveekes und Lüttelforster Bruch nature reserve in the vicinity of Brüggen. The hike covered a total distance of 11.3 kilometers with a duration of 1 hour and 50 minutes, an average speed of 6.2 km/h, and a total …

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March 25, 2023,K255_Hariksee – Schwalm Runde von Brüggen

Did the 1st tour for our V. EifelCaniX WanderChallenge today and defied the April weather ☺️

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May 8, 2022,Hariksee – Borner See Runde von Brüggen schön abwechslungsreich

A very beautiful and varied area. Through forest, over meadows, past swamp landscapes, along the water, through villages, there is a bit of everything. Unfortunately, the Hariksee is almost completely in the hands of private homes so that you can't get to the water except in two places and there it is a little crowded, at least at the little …

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April 6, 2024,Runde um Harik- und Borner See.

Hello everyone,
today a nice little tour with nice fellow hikers, on the first summer day (27 degrees).

No particular challenges. Plenty of places to stop for refreshments. Mini golf course along the route, rental service for pedal boats and electric motor boats at Hariksee.

Just relax and enjoy.

Have fun.

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February 16, 2025,Brüggen, Hariksee & Borner See // Mit stups & Family on Tour

Today I was on tour with "stups" and my family in Brüggen. There we completed large parts of the Wasser.Wander.Welt two-lake tour and extended it by walking around the Hariksee.

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In two weeks my project for the benefit of the stups children's hospice starts:

drk-schwesternschaft-kr.de/stups-kinderzentrum/kinder-und-jugendhospiz

Here are details about my heart project this year:

komoot.com/de-de/tour/2017733002

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February 5, 2022,Rondje net over de grens bij Venlo

Cross the border and immediately into a different atmosphere. Varied walk with lakes, quiet paths and a slightly sloping landscape. Start and end in Brügen, a nice town for coffee and more.

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