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North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Brachter Forest Path - Easy.Hiking.World

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Brachter Forest Path - Easy.Hiking.World

Easy

4.6

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762

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Brachter Forest Path - Easy.Hiking.World

01:27

5.70km

10m

Hiking

This barrier-free circular trail leads through the former ammunition depot in the Bracht Forest. In the fenced-in nature reserve, you can discover rare animal species and heathlands that bloom in late summer. If you stay on the asphalted paths, this trail can also be made barrier-free.

by Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Last updated: July 19, 2024

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Your route passes through a protected area

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NSG Brachter Wald

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1.61 km

Viewpoint Wysohlen Sand Pit

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Wonderful natural landscape perfect for a break

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2.13 km

Brachter Wald Nature Reserve

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An extensive network of paths opens up the former depot also for people unfamiliar with the area

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5.70 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.73 km

350 m

289 m

286 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.30 km

852 m

734 m

395 m

350 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

25°C

17°C

19 %

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Comments

May 11, 2025,Brachter Wald-Pfad

Today is my first tour after a week-long break and the completion of this year's heart project:
komoot.com/de-de/collection/3336769/-herz-projekt-v-zugunsten-kinderhospiz-stups

On Mother's Day, I went to the depot in Brüggen:
meinviersen.de/pois/munitionsdeport-brueggen
There are certainly more beautiful tours and more beautiful heathland areas, but not so steeped in history...because this was once the largest ammunition depot in Western Europe.

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June 12, 2022,Wanderung Brachter Wald

With the WoMo, the tour went to the Maas - Schwalm - Nette nature park on the Dutch border this weekend. A beautiful hiking trail on paved paths through a great landscape. Heath, which is grazed by wild horses, alternates with sparse pine forests. Only the chirping of birds interrupts the calm. But sometimes it is also a bicycle bell …

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January 13, 2025,Winter im Depot Bracht

Today, after a long time, I took advantage of the nice weather and paid a visit to the Bracht depot. Since almost everything there is asphalt, I had to "fight" more with thick ice than with mud in the woods.
I forgot to start the recording when I started at the parking lot. That's why it starts somewhere in the …

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August 11, 2024,Abendwanderung im Brachter Depot

In the fenced nature reserve, a former British military area, fallow deer, moorland sheep, Galloways and Konik horses help to graze the open areas, which are a valuable habitat for many rare animal and plant species. The animals in the depot are used to the many visitors and therefore are not particularly skittish. You can often get very close to …

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December 22, 2024,Tour durch das Brachter Depot

Despite the bad weather, we caught a break in the rain and quickly took our dog for a walk. He had a lot of fun even in the many puddles.

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May 27, 2024

This barrier-free circular trail leads through the former ammunition depot in the Bracht Forest. In the fenced-in nature reserve, you can discover rare animal species and heathlands that bloom in late summer. If you stay on the asphalted paths, this trail can also be made barrier-free.

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