Holzsteg über das Moor im Schaagbachtal

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.

The two streams Schaagbach and Rumpenbach have a special meaning for Wildenrath. The Schaagbach, which takes in the Rumpenbach in its course, flows into the Rur at Vlodrop. Due to the diversity of flora and fauna, the Schaagbachtal has a special meaning in the nature park. There you can still find untouched nature, which can rightly be called a primeval forest. The streams run through the valley as meander as nature created them. It is a very popular hiking area.
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Very crowded on the weekends.

The moor is an experience in every season and without the footbridges you wouldn't have a chance to experience this landscape.

On Stegen you can explore the swampy part of the Birgeler Jungle.

This Walk is really beautiful and of course has the advantage that the entire route is marked. Follow signs: Wasser-Wander-Welt

At the middle of the track is a beautifully located wave bank.

The jetty is very slippery in the rain. Take care here.

On Stegen you can walk through this swampy part of the Birgeler Jungle.

Beautiful, partly untouched piece of nature. Healthy mixed forest that invites you to linger

Forest bathing is popular here.

A nice place to linger, especially when the sun is shining.

Wonderful path and great landscape

"... The Schaagbachtal, located in the natural area of Schwalm-Nette-Platte, is of national importance due to a diversely structured biotope complex with the occurrence of the priority habitats alder and ash floodplain forest and birch moor forest. The area is characterized by a large variety of species and a complete, natural area-typical habitat inventory and is therefore of outstanding importance as a refuge in the natural area.
Among other things, the Schaagbachtal is a breeding area for black woodpeckers and kingfishers. It is home to extensive, species-rich, brook-influenced alder swamp and floodplain forests in an exemplary formation that is representative of the natural environment. In addition, there are wet grassland and spring areas in the area, but also small areas of moors and wet heaths. It is the habitat of the common wedge-tailed maiden, a species of dragonfly threatened with extinction in NRW, the natterjack toad, the meadow pipit and the royal fern. A characteristic of the area is that the sources of five streams are located here, which have allowed the Schaagbachtal to develop into a species-rich wetland. The stream meanders through wet valleys whose edges can rise up to 20 m high. One of the springs is near Haus Wildenrath south of Wildenrath. Formerly a knight's castle, a Franconian farm was later built here, which became Germany's first environmental education center in the Schwalm-Nette Nature Park at the end of the 1960s. Here nature as well as animals and plants of the farm can be experienced. ..."
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A beautiful spot even without blooming heather and you don't want to get up from the bench ;-)

A great wooden walkway that extends about 100 meters over a clearing in the forest

The wooden footbridge enables the hiking trail through the moor and thus insights into a very special natural landscape.

Here are some such "footbridges" in the Schaagbachtal.

Also beautiful in winter when the sun shines through.

With luck you can also spot lizards here I was lucky

In late summer, there is a beautiful heather.

The section is not particularly long, but the walk over the jetty is still great, you can wonderfully look at the swamp landscape.

It is really beautiful here!

Beautiful landscape