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Schwalm Wetland

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Viersen

Niederkrüchten

Schwalm Wetland

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Schwalm Wetland

Recommended by 161 hikers out of 174

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Location: Niederkrüchten, Viersen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Borner Lake – The Schwalm at Borner Mill loop from Born

10.4km

02:39

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Tantelbruch Lake – Borner See loop from Brempt

8.99km

02:18

30m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Borner See – The Schwalm at Borner Mühle loop from Born

6.85km

01:45

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

February 21, 2019

The Schwalm rises in the urban area of Erkelenz in the district of Geneiken. A few kilometers below its source, it flows through a wetland south of the Wegberg district of Tüschenbroich at about 85 m above sea level. NHN. From there, its water flows mainly through the Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park, with its river bed running between Rur, Nette and Niers. It also flows through Wegberg, Niederkrüchten, Schwalmtal, Brüggen-Born, Brüggen and Swalmen or past them. From the total length of the river to its confluence with the Meuse, near the village of Swalmen, 13 kilometers run on Dutch territory.
Parts of the river course have a natural meander course.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwalm_(Maas)

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Marcell H

April 3, 2021

A beaver can appear here at some point

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Nic

April 20, 2021

A really mystical place.

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🚶‍♀️Irma 🥾

December 1, 2021

A biotope that is left to its own devices. Here nature is fighting for survival.

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Katja

March 18, 2023

The Schwalm is a wonderful wetland biotope. Here you can even observe beavers, nutrias and lots of birds

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Neitzel

February 13, 2024

Wild geese to be seen everywhere

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Stephan N

December 31, 2024

The former headwaters of the Schwalm were between Erkelenz and Wegberg. As a result of brown coal mining south of the Schwalm catchment area and the associated dewatering measures, these have dried up. Today, the springs in the Genhof area are artificially discharged with dewatering water.
From there, its water flows mainly through the Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park, past the Tüschenbroich mill and castle near Tüschenbroich. Then through Wegberg, Lüttelforst, past Waldniel and Niederkrüchten, through the Hariksee, through Brüggen-Born, Brüggen and Swalmen. Of the total length of the Schwalm, 45.3 km, to its mouth in the Maas, near the town of Swalmen at around 12 m NAP, 13 km run on Dutch territory.

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Location: Niederkrüchten, Viersen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Borner Lake – The Schwalm at Borner Mill loop from Born

2. Tantelbruch Lake – Borner See loop from Brempt

3. Borner See – The Schwalm at Borner Mühle loop from Born

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