Fern Trail in the Haard – Farnberg Fire Watchtower loop from Kaninchenberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Oer-Erkenschwick

Fern Trail in the Haard – Farnberg Fire Watchtower loop from Kaninchenberg

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Fern Trail in the Haard – Farnberg Fire Watchtower loop from Kaninchenberg

02:07

7.95km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Wander🅿️arkplatz Mother Wehner (No. 55)

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Small quiet and not overcrowded parking right in the Haard.

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2.85 km

Great forest section with pines and spruces

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Very beautiful forest section with sandy soil and a large variety of trees. There are also lots of birds to watch!

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4.24 km

Fern Trail in the Haard

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One of the many small paths through the Haard. Despite the hustle and bustle at the parking lot, you are off the beaten path.

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4.35 km

Fern Forest in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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The fern is sometimes 1.50 m high

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5.56 km

Pine Forest in the Haard

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The whole Haard is covered with wonderful pine trees. Why they are so great at this point is beyond me.

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5.84 km

View from the Observation Tower in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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Great block covering the entire region. It's worth the climb.

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5.86 km

Farnberg Fire Watchtower

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The fire lookout towers in the “Die Haard” and “Hohe Mark” forest areas make an important contribution to fighting forest fires.

The 39 meter high steel truss tower Farnberg is …

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7.44 km

Bench at Mutter Wehner

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Nice bench right next to the parking lot at Mutter Wehner

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7.95 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.14 km

2.40 km

203 m

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.52 km

1.81 km

865 m

343 m

268 m

119 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

October 25, 2023,Bei Mutter Wehner (Sabine Hauke)

Hikes for the soul Ruhr area
ISBN 978-3-7700-2069-0

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November 1, 2022,Wandern in der Haard

Once again I hiked a beautiful tour with @Jennifer.

Start/finish was the parking lot at Cafe & Restaurant "Mutter Wehner". For navigation: Haardstraße 196/198, 45739 Oer-Erkenschwick.

From there we went on asphalted and well-paved paths through the forest. We took beautiful nature shots along the way.

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January 28, 2023,Tour 1: Die Haard in Oer-Erkenschwick 🌳🌳🌳🌳

Today we went to Oer-Erkenschwick, the tour comes from the book Hikes for the soul in the Ruhr area. The tour shows you a small section of the beautiful Haard at the end you can stop off at Mother Wehner. But since I know the Haard very well from a lot of hikes, the tour did not convince me personally, …

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