Rapids on the Swalm – Schwalmbruch Wetlands loop from Gemeentebossen Swalmen

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Rapids on the Swalm – Schwalmbruch Wetlands loop from Gemeentebossen Swalmen

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4.8

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Rapids on the Swalm – Schwalmbruch Wetlands loop from Gemeentebossen Swalmen

06:16

24.4km

100m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Swalmdal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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501 m

Swalm Meanders

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The Dutch part of the Swalm has plenty of room to meander naturally, so you walk along all kinds of whimsical bends in the river - a beautiful sight.

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984 m

Rapids on the Swalm

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Always nice to hike the route.

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12.7 km

Brüggen Castle

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Nobility never lived here, but some of the former fortifications can still be seen and some can also be visited.
In addition to a public toilet facility, there is a …

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16.7 km

Bridge Over the Schwalm

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The path leads directly past the Schwalm and various lakes, all of this away from traffic. A varied landscape (lakes, rivers, moors, forests, wetlands) ensures entertainment.

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17.2 km

Lake Venekotensee

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Nice calm lake.

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18.4 km

Angelsportverein Venekotensee e.V.

Forest

19.9 km

Elmpter Schwalmbruch Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Here you are not on the wrong track. Nice detour overlooking a small tranquil lake, On the metal plate are engraved options to info. Telephone number and Internet address.

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20.1 km

Schwalm River

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Here the path is wide and paved, leading along the Schwalm, with beautiful biotopes and ponds on the other side.

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20.4 km

Pond in the Schwalmbruch Nature Reserve

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Wonderful water in the Elmpter Schwalmbruch and different views of nature and wildlife in every season.

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24.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.4 km

3.00 km

2.27 km

1.73 km

Surfaces

13.8 km

4.30 km

2.96 km

1.65 km

1.49 km

246 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

4°C

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Comments

February 25, 2023,Brüggen - Dilborner Benden / Venekotensee / Elmpter Schwalmbruch 🥾

Today I took part in a nice group hike. After it was very cloudy at first, the sun later shone for us from the sky
From Brüggen Castle we went through the nature reserves of Dilborner Benden and Elmpter Schwalmbruch, past lakes, through forest and heathland. From the newly built lookout tower you have a beautiful view of the area. …

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November 5, 2022,Wasser-Wander-Welt #1 - Schwalmbruch (+Bonus)

This Saturday it was once again a trip to the Lower Rhine, where another path of the "Water-Wander-World Maas/Schwalm/Nette" was waiting for us with the "Schwalmbruch".

Shortly before sunrise we start hiking from the tour's official hiking car park "Tackenbenden" in the direction of the border with the Netherlands. The fields and ponds along the way, still shrouded in light …

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March 4, 2025,ab Brüggen 🥾🍀

a beautiful tour by @Gesine and @Elfi ... I've done almost all of the WasserWanderWelten tours (most of them before Komoot) and Gesine extended this one so nicely that I was happy and did it straight away 😊... Thank you🍀.
Really beautiful, highly recommended, next time I'll take a look around the town and eat ice cream.

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March 1, 2025,Brüggen - an der Schwalm

Since @Elfi was so enthusiastic about this area and I had never been here before, I decided to do a variation of her tour today.
I have to say: it is really beautiful here, lovely, comfortable paths, mostly accompanied by the Schwalm.
I will definitely come back, maybe in the summer, when the juniper heath is colorful and there is …

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March 21, 2026,🇩🇪 - Oebeler Bruch - See Runde von Brüggen

A nice tour in the best hiking weather. The sun already provided a pleasant warmth, even though the wind was still quite fresh.

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January 30, 2022,Wanderung Elmpter Schwalmbruch

Very nice and varied tour. The weather played along and the paths weren't as soft as on the tour through the Hardter Forest a few weeks ago. It was certainly not the only and last time that we do this lap.

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