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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Haltern am See

Westruper Heath Sand Dunes – Westruper Heath loop from Westruper Heide

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Haltern am See

Westruper Heath Sand Dunes – Westruper Heath loop from Westruper Heide

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Westruper Heath Sand Dunes – Westruper Heath loop from Westruper Heide

02:58

11.7km

30m

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: June 28, 2026

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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641 m

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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700 m

Juniper Woodland in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful landscape with alternating juniper bushes and heathland.

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1.04 km

Juniper forest in Westruper Heath

Highlight • Forest

The Westruper Heide is worth a visit with its heather blossoms, especially in August 🌸🌸🌸

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1.06 km

Westruper Heath

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

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1.09 km

Juniper Path in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Highlight • Trail

1.62 km

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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6.20 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal

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Beautiful nature - great bike paths - cool water - many ships - locks and and and ...

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8.44 km

Historic Town Hall and Market Fountain, Haltern am See

Highlight • Historical Site

The old town hall was built between 1575 and 1577 with curved Renaissance gables. After the war, it was almost completely destroyed and rebuilt in a simplified form. Since the …

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11.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.43 km

1.89 km

1.77 km

522 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.87 km

2.10 km

1.88 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

23°C

17°C

35 %

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Comments

November 1, 2022,Westruper Heide – Heidepfad Runde von Flaesheim

The heath is a dream, the rest is very street- and city-heavy.

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September 22, 2023,230922 Wanderung Haltern am See l

Today after work we went to Haltern in the motorhome.
When we arrived I wanted to go for a quick hike.
So off we go towards the lake... Surprise, the lake is fenced off. In addition, the riverside path was closed. Then we headed towards the heath landscape. There were Heidschnucken to see there.
Later I came to the Lippe …

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September 18, 2021,Heidelandschaft – Westruper Heide Runde von Flaesheim

Terribly busy with bicycles. There was no access to the water around the lake, there was company premises everywhere.
The heather at the beginning, on the other hand, was absolutely beautiful.
It is better to come here at the beginning of September, when the heather is in bloom.

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January 19, 2024,2024-01-19🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️Schöne Runde Lippe mit Bibersichtung

Today we'll go to the Lippe flood plain. Suddenly a beaver appeared... unfortunately he was already close to the lip... didn't wait for a photo 😀. But there was one...they've been back in the area for about 3 years now...

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April 20, 2024,(RE 2024-04-20) Wander🅿️ Hohe Niemen - Seehof - Stever - Lippeauen - Wesel-Datteln-Kanal - Westruper Heide 12 km 👣

Where to go in this changeable April weather? Today we decided on a mix of 🌳 -, 💦- and heathland paths, which also partially runs through an industrial estate. If you were dressed properly, the small, short showers along the way didn't matter - and in the end it was an interesting, varied tour.

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