Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands loop from Urdenbach

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands loop from Urdenbach

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Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands loop from Urdenbach

01:58

7.77km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. 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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Urdenbacher Kämpe

Waypoints

Start point

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1.48 km

Urdenbacher Kämpe Nature Reserve

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3. : The diversity of vegetation in the Urdenbacher Kämpe is impressive. Wet meadows with colorful flowers, reed areas, and small forests provide a habitat for a variety of plant …

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1.55 km

Lowland waterbody at the former summer dike (Urdenbacher Kämpe)

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The former summer dike used to ensure that the agricultural fields were not flooded during floods. However, in 2014, the dike was opened in two places as part of the …

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3.99 km

View of the Old Rhine at Urdenbacher Kämpe

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At this bridge you can once again enjoy the great view and then leave the old summer dike. Suddenly the landscape changes: Instead of the wet meadows your way leads …

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4.15 km

Urdenbacher Altrhein Wetlands

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absolute highlight. It's nice that nature is left to its own devices and the plants and animals can develop freely.

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5.46 km

Urdenbacher Kämpe Nature Reserve

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a worthwhile area for hiking for long and short tours.

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5.71 km

Urdenbacher Kämpe Nature Reserve

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With an area of 316 hectares, the Urdenbacher Kämpe is the largest nature reserve in Düsseldorf. It is a typical piece of old Lower Rhine cultural landscape with pollarded willows, …

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6.17 km

AuenBlicke Trail, Urdenbacher Kämpe

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With an area of 316 hectares, the Urdenbacher Kämpe is the largest nature reserve in Düsseldorf. It is a typical piece of old Lower Rhine cultural landscape with pollarded willows, …

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6.45 km

Urdenbacher Altrhein at Stümpeweg

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The Urdenbacher Altrhein is a stream in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Düsseldorf that flows through the Garath and Urdenbach districts. From August 2013 to March 2014, it was renatured …

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7.77 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.06 km

788 m

567 m

343 m

Surfaces

4.97 km

1.09 km

911 m

689 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

5°C

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Comments

September 13, 2021,Tour 16 - Kleine Runde NSG Urdenbacher Kämpe

Once again made a small tour through the NSG and this time finally got the kingfishers in front of my camera lens thanks to the tip of a nice lady!
I'm there at least once a year because it's always worth taking photos!

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November 17, 2024,Urdenbacher Kämpe🤩🥰

Thank you very much, dear @Selma, for publishing hikes in this wonderful nature reserve. 🤗 I knew, "I have to go there sometime."👍
On today's return journey🛣️ from the Middle Rhine, the time had finally come. I am absolutely thrilled. The Urdenbacher Kämpe is a floodplain landscape in the middle of a metropolitan area. It is of the utmost importance …

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February 11, 2022,Urdenbacher Kämpe

The Urdenbacher Kämpe is and remains beautiful.
Especially the way back was a paradise for mud lovers this time. So if you like to get stuck up to your ankle in mud, hurry up before it gets too dry. 😁😉

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April 28, 2022,📷🤫 Düsseldorf: Altrhein und Urdenbacher Kämpe

A small photo tour along the Altrhein in search of the kingfisher.

I've been out taking photos so often in the last few days that it's getting too much to describe the pictures. I limit that to once a week for the "main hike" at the weekend.

𝘉𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘫𝘪𝘴 📷 𝘶𝘯𝘥 🤫 𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝪦𝘘:
Without Emoji: Normal hike with …

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February 9, 2025,Vorfrühling in der Urdenbacher Kämpe

First signs of early spring in the Urdenbacher Kämpe.
Now, four days have passed since the hike, winter has returned, with temperatures below zero at night.

Years ago, the Garather Mühlenbach was released back into the formerly drained Old Rhine bed and extensive wetlands were formed. The hybrid poplars that were once planted there have died or are dying and …

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