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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Haltern am See

Westrup Heath – Westruper Heath loop from Westruper Heide

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Haltern am See

Westrup Heath – Westruper Heath loop from Westruper Heide

Easy

4.8

(367)

1,300

hikers

Westrup Heath – Westruper Heath loop from Westruper Heide

01:52

7.28km

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: June 18, 2026

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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367 m

Westruper Heath

Highlight • Natural

Very worthwhile at any time of year, an absolute highlight in August when the heather is in bloom 🌸🤩. It only gets a bit crowded at weekends...

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1.29 km

Westruper Heath Sand Dunes

Highlight • Natural Monument

During the week you hike here relatively alone, on the weekend there is a lot going on when the weather is nice.
No wonder, you feel like you're on vacation here

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3.40 km

Birch Grove

Highlight • Forest

Who painted all the trees white 🤩🤩🤩

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4.78 km

Great little heathland area as a nature reserve. Particularly beautiful when the heather is in bloom, and very popular with visitors at weekends. The climbing forest and Halterner Lake are in the immediate vicinity.

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5.42 km

Westruper Heath

Highlight • Natural

🪻The Westruper Heide, a nature reserve
in the immediate vicinity of the Halterner reservoir🌊 and the eponymous district of Westrup🧭,
the approximately 90 hectare Westruper Heide🪻🌿 extends over dune terrain. …

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5.59 km

Fallen Tree in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice that you let something like this exist....

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6.36 km

Westruper Heath

Highlight • Natural

The Westruper Heide is particularly worth a visit in August with its floral splendour 🌸🌸🌸 🤩

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6.39 km

Juniper Path in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Highlight • Trail

7.28 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.83 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.56 km

590 m

116 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

24°C

13°C

89 %

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Comments

September 2, 2024,Mit Mama in der Westruper Heide 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

Unfortunately we were a bit late 🤔 The heather has already faded. But it was still worth it. It's a beautiful spot 🌏

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August 13, 2023,Fototour Westruper Heide

Today I went to Haltern, to the Westruper Heide... and it's already blooming beautifully. Since I was on a photo tour, I walked all over the place and practically didn't miss a single path. And I also looked at the reservoir and stopped by "Jupp". It was packed there and the long queues reminded me of Phantasialand. Then back to …

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October 8, 2024,Westruper Heide

Just like that! ... a few impressions of the Westruper Heide in autumn!

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August 11, 2024,Durch die Westruper Heide

We wanted to avoid the summer heat and the hustle and bustle of excursions and were in the beautiful Westruper Heide very early in the morning, which is described as follows: "With around 60 hectares, the Westruper Heide is now the largest dwarf shrub heath in Westphalia and offers every visitor pure enjoyment of nature. Sandy paths meander around juniper …

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August 18, 2021,Wanderung 18.08.2021 16:30

A short tour through the heather, which is currently in full bloom. Simply beautiful and at the moment even with a flock of sheep

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August 7, 2024,1057B Runde durch das NSG Westruper Heide- Jupps Biergarten 🚘⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❄️☕️🍰🥗🍺😋

Start: Haltern climbing forest car park

We were lucky today and finished the tour right before the rain. 🍀

From 8/8 to 9/9 is the period when the heather blooms

The heather is currently in full bloom.

If you want to go further, you can also go to the Stever komoot.com/de-DE/tour/1768807252?ref=itd&share_token=ajcmpZnoOHROBkgEgpk3dUuoWx7MFIhNxqtvobvAFzyxhn1Svr&ref=its

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September 15, 2022,Westruper Heidschnucken Tour

Today I was in the Westruper Heide. I had already heard that the heather didn't bloom as vigorously this year because of the drought. But at the end of the season I wanted to convince myself. I particularly like taking photos in the heathland. The light is always special there. - I walked back and forth on all the paths …

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August 21, 2021,Westruper Heide 🌅 – Westruper Heide Runde von Flaesheim

We looked at sunrise in the Westruper Heide this morning 😍.

We parked in the hikers' car park on Flaesheimer Damm, which was already relatively well frequented at around 5.30 a.m. ***From 10 a.m. it gets crowded there at the weekend, especially during the heather blossom at the end of August!***

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Westrup Heath – Westruper Heath loop from Westruper Heide

Westruper Heath

Westruper Heath Sand Dunes

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Fallen Tree in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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