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Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Viersen

Nettetal

Premium hiking trail Galgenvenn - Water.Hike.World

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Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Viersen

Nettetal

Premium hiking trail Galgenvenn - Water.Hike.World

Moderate

4.8

(1723)

5,132

hikers

Premium hiking trail Galgenvenn - Water.Hike.World

02:41

10.5km

30m

Hiking

This cross-border route is particularly exciting because of its high proportion of natural paths and the frequent trails through the border forest. You will repeatedly pass small bodies of water and the particularly beautiful Heidemoore nature reserve.

by Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Last updated: June 11, 2024

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

NSG Heidemoore

Naturschutzgebiet Hühnerkamp

NSG Schlucht

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423 m

Galgenvenn Wetland Viewing Platform

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The path around the small viewing platform Galgenvenn offers a beautiful access to the biotope. A romantic place to stay.

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1.99 km

Hühnerkamp Heath

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A heathland landscape with bushes and trees, as well as different types of flowers. The landscape is beautiful in every season. You can enjoy a break on the benches set up.

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3.69 km

Belfeld Steilrand Observation Platform

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The platform offers a wonderful view of the Meuse plain. In our region, such views can usually only be enjoyed from towers.

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9.63 km

Galgenvenn heathland, moorland and ponds

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It's a great tour. For one, it is very scenic and on the other hand, it has here and there to offer ups and downs (which is the otherwise flat Lower Rhine) not so common. An absolute treat.

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.25 km

3.30 km

767 m

140 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.64 km

3.07 km

712 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

31°C

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November 17, 2025,Galgenvenn - grenzüberschreitende Moorlandschaft 🥰

It all started in Kaldenkirchen, near the Dutch border. I don't even know what to tell you today; the pictures speak for themselves, except that I didn't realize I was already in the Netherlands when I took picture number 9 😆.

Beautiful paths and trails, some sandy, some muddy, through typical moorland vegetation.

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February 1, 2025,019-25 Wasser.Wander.Welt "Galgenvenn" Premium Wanderung

Nice weather, nice tour, nice and muddy 😂
Definitely recommended.
Info at:

google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjW7KnogqOLAxXaxAIHHS8iO8kQFnoECCMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wa-wa-we.eu%2Fde%2F&usg=AOvVaw05fLP0pKixkO-xtAcCtnbU&opi=89978449

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July 10, 2025,Rundwanderweg Galgenvenn ab Haus Galgenvenn

The weather was nice and I wanted to get outside, so I hiked the Galgenvenn premium hiking trail for the first time in a while. I started at the parking lot at Haus Galgenvenn. This trail should be avoided on weekends and public holidays, as it's very busy. Today, there were pleasantly few hikers 😊
This cross-border hiking trail mostly …

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October 19, 2025,Galgenvenn - Herbstliche Rundwanderung im Reich der Pilze

This circular hike took us through the border forest and heathland on the German-Dutch border in the Nettetal valley near Kaltenkirchen, in the "Galgenvenn" nature reserve. The name "Galgenvenn" derives from a medieval execution site in the fens.
I've never seen so many and so diverse mushroom species on any other hike. So keep your eyes open if you're out …

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September 11, 2024,🇩🇪🇳🇱NRW_Nettetal_Premium-Wanderweg Galgenvenn - Wasser.Wander.Welt. 11.09.2024

Today I hiked with @Elisabeth in the Galgenvenn in the Water.Hiking.World Schwalm Nette. A tour that has been on my to-do list for ages. We started in Nettetal at the hiking car park, not far from the Galgenvenn forest inn.

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May 11, 2025,🇳🇱 🇩🇪 Galgenvenn

This is a premium hiking trail in the Schwalm-Maas-Nette region. It's a great circular route with some surprising ascents and descents.

The signage is generally good and consistent in both directions of the circular hike.

Here's a link to the hike:
wa-wa-we.eu/de/wanderwege-details/galgenvenn.html

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January 3, 2025,Rudis Trails | Premium Wanderung Galgenvenn

The full tour description is available here:

rudiandus.de/wanderung-galgenvenn

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September 18, 2025,Wasser.Wander.Welt Galgenvenn

Like all previous routes in the Water.Hiking.World series, this route was once again very beautiful.

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March 19, 2024

This cross-border route is particularly exciting because of its high proportion of natural paths and the frequent trails through the border forest. You will repeatedly pass small bodies of water and the particularly beautiful Heidemoore nature reserve.

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