Zwillbrocker Venn – Flamingos at the Zwillbrocker Venn loop from Zwillbrocker Venn

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Vreden

Zwillbrocker Venn – Flamingos at the Zwillbrocker Venn loop from Zwillbrocker Venn

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Zwillbrocker Venn – Flamingos at the Zwillbrocker Venn loop from Zwillbrocker Venn

01:57

30.6km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Zwillbrocker Venn

Krosewicker Grenzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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774 m

Zwillbrocker Venn

Highlight • Viewpoint

In 2019 there were again some flamingo pairs to watch - it is worth the various viewpoints "try it out".

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1.31 km

Forest path at Zwillbrocker Venn

Highlight • Trail

A detour to De Leemputten is definitely worthwhile.

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1.76 km

Flamingo Viewing Platform at Zwillbrocker Venn

Highlight • Natural Monument

Zwillbrocker Venn is a nature reserve on the Dutch-German border. The forest and swamp area was created after peat was cut here. Many birds perch here, including a colony of about forty flamingos (!). This makes it the northernmost breeding ground in Europe for this tropical pink appearance.

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2.70 km

Flamingos at the Zwillbrocker Venn

Highlight • Lake

Very popular place for bird watchers. From the pulpit you have a good view of the water without disturbing the birds.

The pulpit a little further east is usually a little quieter.

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6.14 km

Ellewicker Feld Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

This lookout tower stands in the Ellewick field and provides an insight into the bird life in the wet meadows. Here you can photograph the robins quite well in spring. See pictures.

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13.4 km

View from the Berkel Bridge in Vreden

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great cycle path along the Berkel

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13.6 km

The Bathing Woman and Bathing Man sculptures at the Vreden hydroelectric power plant

Highlight • Monument

A nice idea, even if the spot is probably not the safest for a jump into the water.

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16.9 km

Bicycle Road and Forest Path near Vreden

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Also accessible with a trekking bike. No trails but you get good speed on it.

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26.9 km

Krosewicker Grenzwald

Nature Reserve

30.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

5.86 km

3.93 km

3.63 km

2.98 km

Surfaces

11.6 km

11.4 km

5.32 km

1.17 km

887 m

275 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

May 7, 2022,Grenzgänger Flamingos und Natur

Today we went to the Zwellbrocker Venn with the bikes ... watch flamingos and just spend a relaxed day. As a route, we took the Natur Pur Route of the city of Vreden as a rough route. Here and there .... well, there were old smugglers' paths and the famous Westphalian Pättkes. Sometimes you just see more that way. 😉 …

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July 6, 2024,Vreden: NaturTour I

Start: Market Square, Vreden
Destination: ROSEWEISS Café & Bar, Vreden
The first circular route, the Nature Tour Vreden for All I", was opened in 2019 and leads around 35 km from the city center of Vreden via the Zwillbrocker Venn with the northernmost flamingo colony and the church village of Ellewick back to Vreden.

Junctions:
8-50-11-48-56-13-14-20-1-(detour Oldenkott 18-1)-12-7-8

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February 15, 2026,Kleine Sonntags Tour

Hey, I went for a short bike ride again today. It was nice and cold 🥶 and windy 💨, but you have to do something, so I hopped on my bike 🚲 and off I went. The sky was a brilliant blue, beautiful weather. Apart from the wind, it was very pleasant.

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