Rheurdt: Discover Mills, Trails and Nature

If you’re looking for a hotel in Rheurdt, you can plan your trip around the things that interest you: landscapes and routes, nature activities or historic buildings. The local sights and activities offer specific ideas to help you plan.

Landscapes and trails

Rheurdt is characterised by wooded ridges and chains of ponds. From St. Michael’s Tower in Schaephuysen, you can enjoy views across the surrounding hills and meadows. The tower was once a mill that operated until the 19th century. Here, a named landmark brings together a viewpoint and industrial history.

Rheurdt has its own signposted cycling and skating routes, which pass numerous sights. The Kreis-Kleve-Route 1 is a circular route through Rheurdt that connects Issum, Rheurdt, Kerken and Geldern. The local information therefore includes both signposted routes with sights along the way and a circular route connecting named places to help you find your bearings.

In the wider Kleve destination area, you’ll find more cycling information for the district: Kleve district has more than 1,500 kilometres of cycling routes and numerous themed trails. The signposted Niers Cycle Route is 128 kilometres long. It runs from the source of the Niers in Mönchengladbach through Viersen and Kleve districts to the municipality of Gennep in the Netherlands. A pocket guide, unfolded, shows all the junctions in Kleve district and explains how the district-wide junction system works.

Mills and historic buildings

The tower windmill in Rheurdt was built in 1880 as a circular Dutch-style windmill and has been restored with its cap and sails. In Schaephuysen, the parish church preserves wall and ceiling paintings from the time it was built. In Finkenberg stands Gut Junkershof, a brick farmstead dating from the 18th century. These three places offer different ways to explore architectural styles and history: the restored mill, the church paintings and the historic farm complex.

Nature and activities

At Oermter Berg, you can see mouflons, roe deer, red deer and wild boar. There are also small and large playgrounds. Three aquariums at Haus Oermter Berg display fish from the Niers and the Fleuth. The Oermter Berg recreation park also includes a forest trail and the Lower Rhine Natural History Collection exhibition. So the activities at Oermter Berg include wildlife watching, aquariums and natural history.

The Wandelweg trail in Schaephuysen uses QR codes along the route to provide tour information. There is also a geocaching activity featuring QR-code questions and riddles, as well as a cache. The QR codes are therefore used both to provide tour information and as part of a riddle activity. Canoeing is available at Samanshof on Littardweg in Rheurdt. If you’re planning this activity for a specific date, check in advance whether it will be available then.

Chapel and local events

Finkenberg Chapel was built in 1714. Its annual celebration still takes place on the first Monday in May; local arrangements may affect the date. If you want to plan your trip around this tradition, check the date in advance. Visitor information for Rheurdt also covers local events and information about life in the village—another way to explore if you’re interested in the local community.

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Go to the main travel overview: Kleve.