Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands loop from Urdenbach

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands loop from Urdenbach

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Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands loop from Urdenbach

01:58

7.76km

10m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Urdenbacher Kämpe

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748 m

Urdenbacher Kämpe Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

3. : The diversity of vegetation in the Urdenbacher Kämpe is impressive. Wet meadows with colorful flowers, reed areas, and small forests provide a habitat for a variety of plant species. It is particularly green and blooming here in spring and summer.

4. : The Urdenbacher Kämpe is designated as a nature reserve and is actively protected and maintained. Numerous measures to preserve and promote biodiversity are carried out here in order to preserve the unique natural and cultural landscape.

5. : In addition to its importance as a nature and bird sanctuary, the Urdenbacher Kämpe is also a popular recreation area for walkers, cyclists, and nature lovers. Well-developed paths invite you to take long tours through nature and offer the opportunity to experience the beauty of the Kämpe up close.

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Lowland waterbody at the former summer dike (Urdenbacher Kämpe)

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

The former summer dike used to ensure that the agricultural fields were not flooded during floods. However, in 2014, the dike was opened in two places as part of the “Living Rivers” project, so that the Urdenbach Old Rhine could reclaim nature. And this is very successful, as the breathtaking meadow landscape to the left and right of the well-developed hiking trail that now runs over the dike proves.

You will be accompanied here by a never-ending symphony of bird songs: swans, rust geese, gray herons, orioles and kingfishers have found a home in the Urdenbacher Kämpe and can be seen or heard from the various viewing points along the route. You can quickly forget that just a few kilometers away the center of North Rhine-Westphalia's second largest city with the longest bar in the world is waiting for visitors!

The fact that you can hike in the middle of nature in the Kämpe is thanks to a flood: the Rhine used to flow towards the Netherlands at this point. However, after a flood in 1374, it shifted its bed a few kilometers to the west, leaving only a small trickle that has marked the border of the Urdenbacher Kämpe ever since.

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View of the Old Rhine at Urdenbacher Kämpe

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At this bridge you can once again enjoy the great view and then leave the old summer dike. Suddenly the landscape changes: Instead of the wet meadows your way leads from here over extensive fields and meadows. In the distance the house Bürgel is visible. There is the Biological Station including a Roman museum housed. Why Romans? Well, as early as the fourth century, the Romans built a fort on the area of Haus Bürgel. From this derives also the name of the area: Kämpe comes from Campus = the field.

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3.42 km

Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands

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absolute highlight. It's nice that nature is left to its own devices and the plants and animals can develop freely.

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4.11 km

Urdenbacher Kämpe Nature Reserve

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Like everywhere else, you can find stunningly beautiful landscapes here. Simply walk mindfully through nature.

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4.98 km

Haus Bürgel Roman Fort and Archaeological Museum

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On the road between Dusseldorf - Urdenbach and Baumberg lies directly the original Roman castle house Bürgel.
Today, the house is a museum temple. Furthermore, it is a biological station of the district Mettmann.
There is a beautiful landscaped cottage garden. In the fall is apple harvest.
There are occasional tours of the VHS.

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6.56 km

Mistletoe Trees in Urdenbacher Kämpe

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Lots of very clearly visible mistletoe in the trees.

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6.71 km

Orchards with Old Trees in Urdenbacher Kämpe

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Mistletoe in the trees, clearly visible in winter.

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7.76 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.67 km

405 m

364 m

309 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.23 km

2.32 km

592 m

548 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

8°C

42 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

May 5, 2022,Düsseldorf: Rund um die Urdenbacher Kämpe mit ihrer vielfältigen Landschaft

ich-geh-wandern.de/rund-um-die-urdenbacher-k%C3%A4mpe-mit-ihrer-vielf%C3%A4ltigen-landschaft

The Urdenbacher Kämpe is a nature reserve in Düsseldorf. This old loop of the Rhine is often flooded. From the car park on the edge of Urdenbach, go over the bridge and then turn left into Stumpeweg.

Furthermore, the path leads to a dam that runs through the middle of the old Rhine loop. Right and left is jungle …

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December 20, 2021,Mal wieder durch die Urdenbacher Kämpe

Up hui, below ugh ...
The sun laughed from the bright blue sky, down on the lonely human child who bravely struggled through the mud. 😁

The Urdenbacher Kämpe is simply fascinating and worthwhile in every season. And muddy shoes can be cleaned again afterwards. But what remains are the beautiful impressions, lots of vitamin D and the comforting feeling …

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March 2, 2025,Urdenbacher Kämpe

Today with goldcrest sightings and teals near the beaver lodge

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August 20, 2025,🥾🚶Urdenbacher Kämpe & Rhein

It 🥾through the Urdenbacher Kämpe, past the Rhine oxbow lake and the Garather Mühlengraben. I saw swans🦢, ducks🦆, coots🐦‍⬛, and storks🦩, but the great egret didn't make it into my lens. Then it went across the fields🌾🌿🌾to Haus Bürgel, then down to the Rhine💧. I 🅿️ on the hiking trail🅿️ Piels Loch

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