{"id":2710,"date":"2024-05-16T09:05:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T07:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jugendherbergen-im-rheinland.de\/newsblog\/?p=2710"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:46:42","slug":"deutschlands-schoenster-wanderweg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jugendherbergen-im-rheinland.de\/familien2026\/en\/2024\/05\/16\/deutschlands-schoenster-wanderweg\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eGermany's most beautiful hiking trail\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"
You probably already knew that the Rhineland is a wonderful place to hike. Now two hiking trails have even been nominated by Wandermagazin as \u201eGermany's Most Beautiful Hiking Trail\u201c. The \u201eBergischer Weg\u201c is up against strong competition from all over Germany in the \u201eMulti-day tours\u201c category, while the \u201e2-Lakes Circuit\u201c from the Lower Rhine faces strong competition in the \u201eDay tours\u201c category.\n<\/p>\n
As the name suggests, this premium hiking trail connects two lakes, Hariksee and Borner See in the Br\u00fcggen district of Born, over a rather short distance of 6.4 kilometres. Despite its short length, the hiking trail offers a special variety: the Hariksee, which has been developed for tourism, has restaurants and a boat hire service, while the Borner See, created in the 17th century by peat cutting, is part of the Tantelbruch nature reserve and offers a special sanctuary for various water birds such as the kingfisher and the heraldic animal of the Schwalm-Nette Nature Park, the grey heron. You can also discover various species of geese and woodpeckers, dragonflies and beaver tracks along the banks of the Schwalm. The mills you encounter along the way bear witness to the past and the centuries of utilisation of the Schwalm. They are no longer active, but are still well preserved. At the so-called \u201eWater.gazes\u201c<\/a><\/span> - round metal plates embedded in the ground - you will find QR codes that you can use to find out more about the nature and history of the area.<\/p>\n Further information<\/strong><\/a> The name doesn't necessarily say it all - after all, the \u201eBergischer Weg\u201c leads from Lake Baldeney in Essen to the Siebengebirge mountains in K\u00f6nigswinter on the Rhine. With a length of 259 kilometres and 14 stages, you can expect beautiful landscapes and cultural highlights such as the M\u00fcngstener Br\u00fcckenpark, Schloss Burg in Solingen and the legendary Drachenfels. Picturesque views over the mountain ranges of the Bergisches Land give the \u201eQuality Hiking Trail Wanderbares Deutschland\u201c its name. Don't miss the typical \u201eBergische Kaffeetafel\u201c, the region's culinary flagship.<\/p>\n Further information<\/a><\/strong> Zwei Wanderwege im Rheinland wurden vom Wandermagazin als \u201eDeutschlands sch\u00f6nster Wanderweg\u201c nominiert – der \u201eBergische Weg\u201c in der Kategorie \u201eMehrtagestouren\u201c, die \u201e2-Seen-Runde\u201c am Niederrhein in der Kategorie \u201eTagestouren\u201c.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":5314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[180,414,415,416,417,418],"class_list":["post-2710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fokus-rheinland","tag-ausflugstipps","tag-fernwanderweg","tag-qualitaetswanderweg","tag-tagestour","tag-wanderbares-deutschland","tag-wanderweg"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nVote for the hiking trail now<\/a><\/span>
\nYouth hostel nearby: Br\u00fcggen Youth Hostel<\/a><\/span> (Distance to the starting point at M\u00fchlrather M\u00fchle: 5 kilometres)<\/p>\n\u201eBergischer Weg\u201c: past castles, fortresses and bridges<\/h2>\n
\nVote for the hiking trail now<\/a><\/span>
\nYouth hostels along the way: Essen Youth Hostel<\/a>, Bad Honnef Youth Hostel<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"