Bridge over the Berkel – Berkelauen Forest Trails loop from Berkelaue II

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Borken

Stadtlohn

Bridge over the Berkel – Berkelauen Forest Trails loop from Berkelaue II

Easy

4.8

(37)

115

hikers

Bridge over the Berkel – Berkelauen Forest Trails loop from Berkelaue II

01:43

6.69km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Berkelaue II

Waypoints

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8 m

Bockwinkel path on the Berkel/Schlagbaum

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Start and finish for many hikes and dog walks

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408 m

Small waterfall at Berkelaue II

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Nice change. The waterfall is really small and runs into the Berkel.

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748 m

Berkelaue II: River Valley with Sandbanks, Steep Banks, and Rapids

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Wonderful meandering Berkelloop

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982 m

Moorwasser Pond

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Here, the bog water should be very deep and, even if it does not look like that ... Nothing for the dogs ..

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2.19 km

Hünenburg Carolingian ringwork (Bockwinkel)

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The ramparts are probably best explored by mountain bike.
Cycling is now prohibited there. It's better to explore on foot. Mountain bikers have caused too much erosion.

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2.81 km

Bridge over the Berkel

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Your dog can swim here (quite deep). And so can you.

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2.81 km

Berkel River in the Berkelaue II Nature Reserve

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The Berkel is a river that rises in Germany, flows through the Achterhoek in the Netherlands and flows into the IJssel at Zutphen. The Rijn en IJssel Water Board is …

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3.05 km

Berkelauen Forest Trails

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Wonderful paths on the hike for the soul

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6.69 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.45 km

3.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.26 km

1.47 km

916 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 5 November

10°C

1°C

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Comments

April 23, 2023,Stadtlohn: Naturschutzgebiet Berkelauen II

Start/finish: Bockwinkel turnpike, Stadtlohn (or Bockwinkel - path on the Berkel Stadtlohn)

The approximately 137.1 hectare nature reserve "Berkelaue II" - lying between Vreden and Stadtlohn - has been designated as a nature reserve since 1997. The aim is to preserve and optimize the natural floodplain dynamics to protect the entire floodplain complex, especially the near-natural river sections, the oxbow …

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August 3, 2025,Kleine Runde durch die Teufelsschlucht

That was a really great tour today! Lots of narrow paths, the Berkel River winding through the forest with its many beech and oak trees, and the beautiful weather – simply a day to enjoy!

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