Primeval Forest Trail Bärendonk-Grasheide – Mariendonk Abbey loop from Grefrath

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Viersen

Grefrath

Primeval Forest Trail Bärendonk-Grasheide – Mariendonk Abbey loop from Grefrath

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3.6

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145

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Primeval Forest Trail Bärendonk-Grasheide – Mariendonk Abbey loop from Grefrath

03:06

12.3km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. 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 a protected area

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.83 km

Niers Canoe and SUP Launch

Highlight • Rest Area

Two piers that are well suited as a break for a tour to Wachtendonk. A toilet is usually available in the Langendonker Mühle in summer. Parking is difficult here.

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1.90 km

Boat Dock at Langendonker Mühle

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Here is one of many boat moorings on the Niers. A paddle tour on the Niers is highly recommended!

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1.97 km

Compatible coexistence of nature conservation and canoeing

Canoeists and cyclists meet at the bridge over the Niers. The national cycle routes "Niers-Radwanderweg" and "Niederrhein-
Route” cross here from Grefrath on …

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4.00 km

Territorial Landwehr Niederfeld

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After a round to the Motte Horbes Bergske, a stop at the rest house "Zur Fluchtburg" can do no harm.

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4.32 km

Primeval Forest Trail Bärendonk-Grasheide

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Landwehr on the heather

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4.57 km

Grasheide Moor Trail

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A very wet area here

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5.33 km

Mariendonk Abbey

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A plot of land near Kempen was bought from the donor Johanna Stieger and a Benedictine monastery was built. In 1900, Prioress Mother Ursula Kleberg and 22 nuns moved in …

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5.64 km

Historic Weir on the Niers

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The historic weir system was built when the predecessor of the Niersverband was founded in 1856. It should - together with various other measures - help to solve the problems …

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.73 km

3.39 km

3.25 km

925 m

Surfaces

8.91 km

1.64 km

1.09 km

429 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

13°C

7°C

44 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

March 5, 2025,Urwaldweg – Abtei Mariendonk Runde von Mülhausen

The tour was mostly on asphalt, but we were spoiled by the sun.

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December 26, 2021,Runde Fluchtburg - Bärendonk - Schleckbach

If you rest, you rust - so let's get out on Christmas Day! 🎄
I started at the refuge and wanted to do a tour to the right and left of the Niers.
Unfortunately, it didn't quite work out with the planned tour, because a locked gate blocked my way behind the Niershof house 😏 (and I didn't just want …

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