Berkel floodplain – Berkelauen Forest Trails loop from Berkelaue II

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Borken

Stadtlohn

Berkel floodplain – Berkelauen Forest Trails loop from Berkelaue II

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Berkel floodplain – Berkelauen Forest Trails loop from Berkelaue II

01:25

5.55km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Berkelaue II

Waypoints

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453 m

Small waterfall at Berkelaue II

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Nice change. The waterfall is really small and runs into the Berkel.

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547 m

Berkel floodplain

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Even if we only live one place further, I didn't know until recently how beautiful it is in the Berkelaue.

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703 m

Berkelaue II: River Valley with Sandbanks, Steep Banks, and Rapids

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Wonderful meandering Berkelloop

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2.77 km

Berkel River in the Berkelaue II Nature Reserve

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The Berkel is a river that rises in Germany, flows through the Achterhoek in the Netherlands and flows into the IJssel at Zutphen. The Rijn en IJssel Water Board is …

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3.53 km

Oak at Hof Kleverth (Natural Monument)

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A little off the path is this beautiful group of trees made of an ancient beech and a thick oak growing almost in the middle of it.

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4.05 km

Berkelauen Forest Trails

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Wonderful paths on the hike for the soul

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4.92 km

Hünenburg Carolingian ringwork (Bockwinkel)

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The ramparts are probably best explored by mountain bike.
Cycling is now prohibited there. It's better to explore on foot. Mountain bikers have caused too much erosion.

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5.48 km

Bockwinkel path on the Berkel/Schlagbaum

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Start and finish for many hikes and dog walks

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5.55 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.79 km

2.37 km

331 m

Surfaces

3.23 km

1.07 km

760 m

331 m

105 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

76 %

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Comments

April 23, 2023,Stadtlohn: Naturschutzgebiet Berkelauen II

Start/finish: Bockwinkel turnpike, Stadtlohn (or Bockwinkel - path on the Berkel Stadtlohn)

The approximately 137.1 hectare nature reserve "Berkelaue II" - lying between Vreden and Stadtlohn - has been designated as a nature reserve since 1997. The aim is to preserve and optimize the natural floodplain dynamics to protect the entire floodplain complex, especially the near-natural river sections, the oxbow …

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