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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Borken
Legden

Egelborg Forest – Egelborg House loop from Legden

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Borken
Legden

Egelborg Forest – Egelborg House loop from Legden

Moderate

4.7

(3)

9

hikers

Egelborg Forest – Egelborg House loop from Legden

03:57

15.6km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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754 m

Egelborg Forest

Highlight • Forest

A beautiful old deciduous forest!

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1.06 km

Egelborg House

Highlight • Castle

Egelborg House is a listed moated castle. The facility is located about one kilometer west of Legden city center. It was first mentioned in a document in 1389.

Originally, the …

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2.33 km

Rest Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A really well-kept hut invites you to take a break. Even decorated with a lighted tree during the Christmas season.

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5.80 km

Dicke Eiche (Bröke Forest Monument)

Highlight • Natural Monument

There lies you, the thick oak.
I still knew her when she stood and grew.

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6.19 km

Especially interesting in the Advent season. There is a wishing tree nearby.

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6.25 km

The Bröke is a forest area of approximately 420 hectares.
Beautiful hiking trails invite you to hike and linger.


Today you can still admire a 350-year-old oak trunk, which rests there as a natural monument on a concrete base.

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10.4 km

Small Pond in the Forest

Highlight • Lake

Little surprise, a little hidden in the forest.

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10.7 km

Memorial Stone for Ernst Schmitz

Highlight • Monument

a few years ago this tombstone was still made of a rough material, but now it gleams in marble (or granite?). It is nice that even after such a long time something is held in honor.

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15.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.17 km

4.21 km

2.14 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

5.03 km

4.61 km

2.66 km

2.29 km

956 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 18 October

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