Burgau Forest Nature Trail – Burgau Castle loop from Niederau

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Burgau Forest Nature Trail – Burgau Castle loop from Niederau

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Burgau Forest Nature Trail – Burgau Castle loop from Niederau

01:45

6.86km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Burgauer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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544 m

Burgau Forest Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

a round on which wheelchair users and families with children or strollers as well as dogs get their money's worth, so really suitable as a family hike.

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548 m

Burgau Castle

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The main castle of Burgau Castle looks back on an eventful history. Built at the beginning of the 14th century by the Counts of Heinsberg and given to Wilhelm von …

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1.12 km

Covered bridge at Burgau playground

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Here you will find a bridge with a roof, located next to a playground.

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2.51 km

Burgauer Wald Forest Path

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You can hike for many kilometers in this forest.
as you like, flat or up and down, across the bed, there are so many paths that you can spend a whole day there

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3.02 km

Gut Weyern

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The listed Gut Weyern manor house is located in the south of the city of Düren on the edge of the Burgau Forest. The estate is surrounded by a large pond.

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4.64 km

Wibbelrusch Motte (Wibbelrusch Mound)

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The Motte is a tower hill that was built as a fortification in the Frankish times. There used to be a wooden tower on the hill. The hill is now …

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4.73 km

Tumbleweed Grove's Wilderness

Highlight • Forest

interesting forestry trail for young and old.
In Burgau you can read interesting articles about the flora and fauna on boards, children can find and touch wooden figures

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6.86 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.20 km

469 m

113 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.20 km

2.18 km

764 m

322 m

199 m

168 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

7°C

36 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

July 23, 2022,NRW-Schloss Burgau Runde von Niederau 23.07.2022

Burgau Castle with the adjacent Burgau nature reserve has been on my to-do list for a long time.

The main castle of Schloss Burgau looks back on an eventful history. Built at the beginning of the 14th century by the Counts of Heinsberg and given as a fief to Wilhelm von Burgau, the romantic moated castle now presents itself in …

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May 31, 2024,Schloss Burgau 🏰💍

The weather today wasn't ideal either, but it was better than last Friday when my daughter was married in the rain. So I thought I'd visit Burgau and the forest alone with pictures in my head 😊

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November 9, 2022,November Spaziergang im Burgauer Wald

Unfortunately I have a problem with inserting the photos, the comment always comes up that no location was found. I tried it manually

I only have one movie
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can create.

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