Attractions around Hückelhoven

Especially beautiful section of the tour in the middle of a swampland. The path leads over a boardwalk past marsh grass pastures. A wooden bench, a "forest sofa", invites you to relax.

A 10 km long round leads from the house Wildenrath through Schlagbachtal.

it may have served as an oil and grain mill since 1397. It is only in her now decades that she has devoted herself exclusively to milling grain.

Wurmtal bike path; Heinsberg Aachen 60KM, 58m high, 201m down

The Dalheimer Mühle is perhaps the oldest watermill between the Meuse and the Rhine. In 1231 it would already be written about in old parchments ... It is not known … read more

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.

The ensemble of castle, restaurant, pond, medieval motte and oil mill together with the opposite fishing park at the former swimming pool is quite unique in the local area. In … read more

When I'm in the area, the Dalheim mill is always on my to-do list. A beautiful place in the middle of the forest and just a stone's throw from the … read more

Www.wa-wa-we.de is the website of the Wasser-Wander-Welten. There are several tours in the Maas-Schwalm-Nette area, all of which are well signposted and nice to walk.

Beavers did their work on a bridge near Wildenrath and dammed the Schaagbach. Within about a year, the industrious animals have formed a large lake out of a small brook, … read more

Well-marked hiking trails

Castle Trips is a retirement home that looks very impressive. Many waterfowl cavort on the castle moat.

We stopped here on our tour. Time seems to pass a little slower here.

"The large Linnicher Rur weir was built in 1875/76 according to the plans of the ingenious hydraulic engineer Professor Otto Ludwig Intze (1843 - 1904). It served to dam the … read more

Renatured rivers bring something for everyone and are now being done more and more often.

Here at the Waldsee you feel quite certain as on vacation. There is a great beach, you can go diving, sailing, wakeboarding and fishing. Definitely worth a break here.

The Adolfo lake is located on the Rur cycle path. The lakeshore is natural and you can only get to the lake in a few places.

In this section you can already speak of the Rur. It has slowly reached the dimensions of a river. When you think back to the upper part of the Rur, … read more

Well-marked hiking trails

After 57 kilometers, the Wurm, coming from Aachen, joins the Rur behind the Kempen district in the Heinsberg district.