Birgeler Primeval Forest – Wetland at the Schaagbach loop from Schaagbachtal

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Wassenberg

Birgeler Primeval Forest – Wetland at the Schaagbach loop from Schaagbachtal

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159

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Birgeler Primeval Forest – Wetland at the Schaagbach loop from Schaagbachtal

01:04

4.15km

10m

Hiking

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: October 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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224 m

Dream Trail Wildes Schagbachtal

Highlight • Trail

Sometimes the trail goes along the Wild Schagbachtal dream trail, sometimes along the WWW Birgeler Urwald, and often the trails are one and the same.

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786 m

Birgeler Primeval Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Very beautiful stream landscape in the forest area near Wildenrath.
Definitely worth seeing!
The highlight is on the Traumweg Wildes Schaagbachtal hiking trail
and Birgeler Urwald.

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1.95 km

Insect Hotel in the Nature Experience Area, Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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This spacious insect hotel, which is part of the nature experience area, can be found near Wildenrath. It offers a home to a variety of insect species.

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1.97 km

Haus Wildenrath Nature Discovery Area

Highlight • Natural Monument

Well-marked hiking trails

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2.11 km

Nature Conservation Station Haus Wildenrath

Highlight • Rest Area

Here everything revolves around nature and species protection and you can get a really good impression of what that means. Old and rare local animal breeds live in the station, …

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2.29 km

Very nice little bridge over the Duvenbach.
The Duvenbach flows into the Schaagbach.
The Schaagbachtal area is swampy but with various hiking trails and footbridges
very well developed.
Definitely worth seeing!

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2.52 km