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Elmpter Swalmbruch Wetlands

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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. Schwalmbruch Wetlands – Swalm River in Swalmdal loop from Overhetfeld

23.0km

05:51

70m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Elmpter Swalmbruch Wetlands – Schwalmbruch Wetlands loop from Venekoten

13.0km

03:22

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

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3. Elmpter Swalmbruch Wetlands – Schwalmbruch Wetlands loop from Beesel

8.67km

02:13

30m

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

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July 25, 2025

The area between the Schwalm and Nette rivers offers a wide variety of habitats. The wetlands provide a habitat for a rich variety of flora and fauna and are of supraregional importance for nature conservation. Rare animals such as the kingfisher, the grass snake, and the nightjar call this area home.

Among the unique landscape features of the Schwalm-Nette Nature Park are the numerous lakes and nature reserves, such as the Elmpter Schwalmbruch. At the heart of the 296-hectare Elmpter Schwalmbruch nature reserve lies a large bog, a remnant of the once vast lowland peatlands along the Schwalm.

The bogs and wetlands are truly in their element here.

Sources:

- npsn.de/wb-elmpter-schwalmbruch
- npsn.de/gebiet

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Anneke B.

August 7, 2023

The Elmpter Swalmbruch has forests and heath fields, but also many fens and marsh areas. Very varied

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Uschi

June 2, 2024

Here's a free frog concert 🐸

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

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Elmpter Swalmbruch Wetlands

1. Schwalmbruch Wetlands – Swalm River in Swalmdal loop from Overhetfeld

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3. Elmpter Swalmbruch Wetlands – Schwalmbruch Wetlands loop from Beesel

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