ユッヒェンの天然記念物・トップ20

The Mühlenerft was a dead arm for a long time. Only after the open-cast mine was recultivated was it reconnected to the Erft, which had been diverted several times.

Mönchengladbach can be easily circumnavigated along the Niers on a continuous and partly park-like green corridor.

The local recreation area “Peringsmaar” lies between Bedburg and Glesch. The artificially created landscape lake with bioponds in front of it in the former opencast mining area has a diameter of approx. 500 m and a depth of approx. 25 m. The lake is currently fed from swamp water, but will soon be fed from the Erft, which has more water again. The lake is a eutrophic body of water with a phosphorus content of 100 to 320 milligrams per liter of water. Therefore it is not suitable as bathing water. Unlike agricultural recultivation areas, the area is left to its own devices. The circular hiking trails are designed in such a way that the visitor is guided to characteristic biotope types, such as still waters, reedbeds, forests, forest edges and grassland. There are numerous hiking parking spaces available near Bedburg and Glesch.

Tiptop 👋 will come again, no question

Always good for cycling on the Niers.

From the path you can see the coypu counting 5 pieces that swam in the lake. Many ducks and rails were also seen.

The long ascent to the slag heap is exhausting, but it's worth it

There used to be a fish farm here. The area has been renatured and a beautiful biotope has been created.