Wasser.Wander.Welt. im Naturpark Schwalm-Nette
The names of the ten Premium Trails in Germany and the Netherlands alone reveal their unique and highly scenic charm. In the predominantly flat landscape of the Lower Rhine, hikers can discover exciting and varied landscapes in the area of the Maas, Schwalm and Nette rivers.
The Premium Hiking Region Maas-Schwalm-Nette
Experience the unique nature of the Lower Rhine.
Letting your mind wander while hiking – hardly any other hiking region embodies this as perfectly as the Lower Rhine.
The German Hiking Institute clearly agrees and promptly awarded all ten hiking trails Premium Trail status. Whether untouched streams, picturesque heathland or beautiful forests – the cross-border Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park has created important wetland habitats, not least thanks to consistent nature conservation. The whole area is a kind of “hiking cultural heritage”, as the Premium Trails present their joyful interplay of forest, pastures, heathland and, of course, water to amazed hikers. Explore the Lower Rhine with its flora and fauna and let yourself be enchanted by the “Wasser.Wander.Welt.”
„Flat. Beautiful. Lovable. That is Wasser.Wander.Welt on the Lower Rhine. A region worth seeing and worth living in, where everyone can find peace and slow down. My advice: discover the region in hiking boots.“
Rainer Bonhof
President of Borussia Mönchengladbach and Nature Park Ambassador
Kenndaten
| Country / State | North Rhine-Westphalia/the Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Region | Lower Rhine |
| Premium hiking trails | 10 |
| Premium winter hiking trails | 0 |
| Premium city hiking trails | 0 |
| Premium walking trails | 6 |
| Additional certificate "RegionalGenuss" (Regional Culinary Excellence) | 0 |
| Trail group | Wasser.Wander.Welt - Maas-Schwalm-Nette, Water.Wandel.Wereld - Maas-Swalm-Nette |
| Certification | 2019, 2022, 2025 |
| Certificate valid until | September 2028 |
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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette
Willy-Brandt-Ring 15
41747 Viersen
Tel.: +49 (0) 2162 81709-408
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In addition to the mandatory criteria, the Premium Hiking Region meets the following optional criteria:
Component 1: Hiking Opportunities
The region offers one or more:
Premium Walking Trails
A differentiated range of trails for people with disabilities (2 barrier-free trails)
Defect reporting tool as an app
Component 2: Well Informed
The Premium Hiking Region publishes a printed hiking map featuring all Premium Trails in the region.
An information hotline is available throughout the week.
The trail network is made clearer through categories such as easy and difficult.
Component 3: Hiker-Friendly Hosts
Hiking huts, cafés and snack bars are available along 50% of the Premium Trails; their opening hours and distances from the trail portals are displayed there (maximum 10 minutes away).
The region cooperates with organisations that promote sustainable and regional food, such as Slow Food organisations and regional food brands.
Special package offers for hikers are available.
The Hiking Region cooperates with hiking tour operators.
Component 4: Trail Activities and Hiking Events
Additional hiking events and guided hikes on a variety of themes are offered regularly (at least once a year):
Culinary experiences and hiking (e.g. beer hikes, wine hikes and three-course-menu hikes), herb hikes
Music and hiking (e.g. concerts along Premium Trails), hiking with singing
Art and hiking (e.g. art installations or performance art along the trail), sculptures along the Niederauenweg
Storytelling hikes (e.g. fairy-tale, crime or poetry hikes)
Night hikes
Guided dog hikes (e.g. with a dog trainer)
Health hikes / mindfulness hikes, forest bathing
Hikes accompanied by animals (donkeys, llamas, goats, etc.), alpacas
Historical / cultural-historical hikes
Nature-themed hikes
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