Kranenburg and Reichswald
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.17 mi
- Elevation gain
- 440 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 440 ft
- Max elevation
- 252 ft
- TrailRank
-
56
4.3
- Min elevation
- 29 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 4 hours 6 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1373
- Uploaded
- May 5, 2019
- Recorded
- April 2019
near Kranenburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland)
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Itinerary description
Starting from a large parking area on the edge of Kranenburg you walk around the town on your way to the wide fields and a bird watching hut. Next you gradually go uphill to get some views towards Kranenburg, across the sloping fields.
If you don't mind climbing a (sturdy, but shoulder high) fence, you can follow the gps track. If not, make sure you go through a tall gate right in front of you, instead of turning left to follow the edge of the fields which we did. (We preferred taking in some sunshine and some views instead of going through the wood.)
Just before entering the forest area, near the "wanderparkplatz”, there is a nice, wide view towards Groesbeek, Netherlands.
Then the part through the Reichswald follows, going up and down along broad tracks with a small stretch of heath overgrown with junipers and birches towards the end. Unfortunately, there are no views once you are in the woods.
Leaving the forest the town of Kranenburg starts appearing and the last stretch crosses the historic centre on your way back to the parking area.
If you don't mind climbing a (sturdy, but shoulder high) fence, you can follow the gps track. If not, make sure you go through a tall gate right in front of you, instead of turning left to follow the edge of the fields which we did. (We preferred taking in some sunshine and some views instead of going through the wood.)
Just before entering the forest area, near the "wanderparkplatz”, there is a nice, wide view towards Groesbeek, Netherlands.
Then the part through the Reichswald follows, going up and down along broad tracks with a small stretch of heath overgrown with junipers and birches towards the end. Unfortunately, there are no views once you are in the woods.
Leaving the forest the town of Kranenburg starts appearing and the last stretch crosses the historic centre on your way back to the parking area.
Waypoints
Car park
35 ft
Parking area
Birding spot
Car park
149 ft
Wanderparkplatz
Sports facility
209 ft
Across the fence
This is where you climb across a fence to pick up the path on the other side. To avoid this, take a tall gate a little earlier on the track.
Panorama
186 ft
Viewing point
Just a sidestep to your left on a hillock, you can see the fields stretching in the direction of Kranenburg and its church.
Summit
Waypoint
Information point
88 ft
Ingang Ketelwald
Here there is an informative display.
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Nice walk. Some this on the trail. Make sure you always go through a gate. You can have some drinks in the village.
Thank you RaRoos for your comments and helpful tips !
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Very nice route.
We started at a different place such that we could have a break/lunch in Kranenburg.
This was at end of Ketelstraat. There is a small parking place. We walked counterclockwise such the break is at 2/3 of the walk.