Grutholz Trailhead Parking – Duck Pond loop from Castrop-Rauxel

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

Grutholz Trailhead Parking – Duck Pond loop from Castrop-Rauxel

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Grutholz Trailhead Parking – Duck Pond loop from Castrop-Rauxel

01:26

5.53km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8 m

Grutholz Trailhead Parking

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Here is a good starting point for walks through the Grutholz.Der parking lot is quite large, so there are certainly no problems to find a place.
The paths in the …

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93 m

Start/Finish of Grutholz 3 km & 5 km Loop

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Color-coded short route for runners and hikers directly from the hikers' car park. Very convenient.

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1.59 km

Duck Pond

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Nice section at the game reserve

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2.30 km

Amphibian Protection Information Board

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2.63 km

Playground by the Wildlife Enclosure

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Well-kept playground and soccer field
Both are fenced and dogs are not allowed.

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3.70 km

Grutholz Wetland

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Small lake landscape along the way

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4.23 km

Grutholz Forest

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The logwood is not very big and unfortunately much too fast crossed - but a fine forest area with a beautiful stock of trees and green, where you can go …

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5.53 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.85 km

2.63 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.37 km

160 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

17°C

9°C

74 %

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Comments

March 20, 2022,NSG und Wildgehege Grutholz (Castrop-Rauxel)

The nature reserve and game reserve Grutholz is located in Castrop Rauxel not far from the A42 and is easy to reach. There is a sufficiently large parking lot for hikers.

Two hiking routes of different lengths (3/5 km) are signposted through the nature reserve, both of which lead through the game reserve, which is accessible free of charge and …

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March 22, 2026,🌞 Grutholz Runde von Castrop-Rauxel🌞

🌞From Molke Straße to Castrop-Rauxel and a lap in the Grutholz. Beautiful large game enclosure and right next to it a large playground for the children.

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