Discover Myhl

In Myhl, St. John the Baptist Parish Church and the hiking landscape of Myhler Schweiz represent two distinct themes. The grotto on Justusberg adds a religious perspective; the Myhler Bruch nature reserve lies west of Myhl. When planning your trip, you can consider architecture, religious history and nature as separate areas of interest.

Church and religious history

St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Myhl is a three-aisled neo-Gothic brick church dating from 1877. Inside are a polygonal choir and individual pews dated to 1771. These terms describe different features: “three-aisled” refers to the layout of the church interior, while “polygonal” describes the shape of the choir. The dates also place two different periods side by side: individual pews are dated to 1771, while the church building dates from 1877.

There is a grotto with a statue of Mary on Justusberg. The parish priest of Myhl at the time, Josef Sommer, brought the statue back from a pilgrimage to Lourdes. The town’s religious history therefore includes not only the parish church, but also the statue and its connection to this pilgrimage.

Hiking trails and protected areas

The “Myhler Bach” nature reserve is a designated protected area. Small paths and field tracks run through Myhler Schweiz and are suitable for hiking. For orientation, Myhl has an official starting point for the Wassenberg hiking network, with an information board and overview map.

The Myhler Bruch nature reserve lies west of Myhl. Myhler Bruch encompasses a diverse wetland habitat complex on both sides of the Myhler Bach. Its bodies of water, marshes, reed beds and wet meadows provide a habitat for numerous endangered animals and plants. In terms of its described landscape, Myhler Bruch is clearly different from the small paths and field tracks of Myhler Schweiz: here, the focus is on wetland habitats.

Hiking and culture in the wider destination of Wassenberg

In the wider destination of Wassenberg, the hiking network includes more than 85 kilometres of hiking trails, signposted in both directions. Around 66 junctions make it possible to plan hiking routes independently. The Vital hiking trail network around Wassenberg town centre also offers four routes. The named Vital hiking trails have the following lengths: Vital hiking trail Judenbruch – 2.3 kilometres; Vital hiking trail Myhler Schweiz – 4.5 kilometres; Vital hiking trail Pützchenroute – 6.3 kilometres; Vital hiking trail Bergfriedroute – 8.0 kilometres. The trail lengths make it easy to compare the four routes directly. The premium hiking trails “Birgeler Urwald” and “Rode Beek” also run through Wassenberg.

Wassenberg’s cultural history includes the Bergfried and the garden park. The square brick Bergfried has four storeys, dates from the first half of the 15th century and formed the northernmost point of the town fortifications. Wassenberg Garden Park is an established urban ensemble in Wassenberg’s historic town centre. Historic sections of the town wall, gently sloping garden terraces and landscaped green spaces characterise the ensemble. These Wassenberg attractions complement Myhl’s church and landscape with other distinctive architectural and garden features.

For the wider travel overview: Wassenberg.