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Nature Discovery Trail in Monheim am Rhein

Family adventure at eleven exciting stops along the way

The Nature Adventure Trail in Monheim am Rhein is a 2.7 km circular walking trail. Even little legs can manage that! The path leads in front of and behind the dike through the Rheinbogen Landscape Park, and is an exciting destination for families and nature lovers.

At eleven interactive stops along the way, children and adults can explore and learn interesting facts about the local flora and fauna. At stops 7 and 9, there are comfortable seating areas where you can take a break or enjoy a small picnic in the countryside.

The Nature Adventure Trail is a great way to experience nature with children and to teach them about the importance of nature conservation. In addition, the paved path is also suitable for walks, jogs, bike rides and other outdoor activities.

Stops 1 to 4: From bees to the displacement of the Rhine

What kind of edible wild herbs are these? What’s that croaking and buzzing in the wetland biotope? Where and how do wild bees live? Why has the Rhine changed its course? Families can playfully explore the answers to these and other questions at the first four stops.

Stops 5 to 8: Meadow orchards, pollarded willows, Highland cattle and hunting

Here, the path leads over the dike to the fruit puzzle at the meadow orchard. Once this is solved, the grazing Highland cattle are already waiting for their visitors in the nearby meadow. Right next door, it’s time to go hunting. With telescopes, the seventh stop invites visitors to search for red foxes, hares, rabbits, pheasants and partridges on the Rhine meadow. The next stop focuses on pollarded willows, their care and what you can make from their branches.

Stops 9 to 11: Farming, floors & views

Wheat, sugar beets, barley and rapeseed – stop 9 is all about farming in this bend of the Rhine. Afterwards, with the aid of a rotating cube game, visitors can learn all about natural floors and their inhabitants in the floodplain. And last but not least, there is a landscape frame, which directs the eye to the various structures of the Rhine floodplain and literally invites visitors to take a photo as a personal souvenir. Smile, please!

Length: 2.67 km

Address

Naturerlebnispfad (Nature Discover Trail)

Landschaftspark Rheinbogen
Am Vogelort
40789 Monheim am Rhein

Parking

Free parking at the Rheinbogen landscape park.

Am Werth
40789 Monheim am Rhein

Our tip: the explorer's backpack

For nature lovers young and old there is a great companion for the Nature Discovery Trail: the explorer's backpack. The green backpacks contain all the important research utensils for an exciting expedition through nature: hand magnifier, binoculars, magnifying glass cup, identification book, collecting bag, pencil and eraser. In addition, there is an exciting accompanying booklet with jigsaw puzzles, small exercises, games, craft tips and recipes tor try at home.

Get the explorer backpack in the Rheinbogen Landscape Park

The discovery backpacks can be borrowed for a deposit of 50 euros directly from the Giebner rental station in the Rheinbogen Landscape Park or from the neighboring tourist information office, both opposite the playground.

 

Tourist information
Am Vogelort
40789 Monheim am Rhein
Saturday, Sunday and public holiday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During the fall vacations if the weather is good

Giebner rental station
Am Vogelort
40789 Monheim am Rhein
Opening hours

Rental through the Sportbox Monheim - location Rheinbogen Landscape Park

The Sportbox app is required to rent the backpack. You can download it here in the Google or Apple Store.

You should plan enough time to rent the backpack. It is recommended to choose several booking units in succession. This is because in addition to the 2.7-kilometre route at a pace suitable for children, it also takes time to explore the individual stations and fill out the accompanying booklet.

Instructions:

  1. Selection of the sports box: Monheim, Park am Rheinbogen
  2. Select a date
  3. Select time slots. Several bookings are required for several hours, as only 60 minutes can be booked in one slot.
  4. Set box to “Share"

On site:

  1.  Activate Bluetooth
  2.  Click on “Open box” in the app
  3. Take out the backpack
  4. Close the sports box

Returning the backpack:

  1. Activate Bluetooth
  2. Open the sports box via the app
  3. Put the backpack back in the box. The bag with the pencil and eraser and the accompanying booklet may be taken along. The book, magnifier, magnifying glass and binoculars must remain in the backpack.
  4. Close the sports box

 

If the box cannot be opened afterwards, for example because the opening hours of the box have expired, the backpack can also be returned at Blue Moon Restaurant at Freiheit 7 or Nashe Café at Freiheit 12. However, this alternative should only be used as an emergency solution.

Note: The accompanying booklet and the stations are only available in German.

Free accompanying booklet

The 28-page booklet serves as a guide to solving exciting tasks and learning interesting facts about the local flora and fauna. Nature explorers can pick up their personal copy at the following locations:

 

Tourist Information Office at the Rheinbogen Landscape Park
Am Vogelort
40789 Monheim am Rhein
March to October
Saturday: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday and school holidays: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tourist Information Office in Monheim Mitte
Ingeborg-Friebe-Platz 19
40789 Monheim am Rhein
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Download the free booklet as pdf file here (3,1MB).

The trail is suitable for children aged five and older.

There is a free parking space on the Schützenplatz at the Rheinbogen Landscape Park. The address is Am Werth 2, 40789 Monheim am Rhein.

Dogs may be taken along on the Nature Trail on a lead.

The nature trail can also be explored by bike.

The paths of the Nature Discovery Trail are only partially paved and otherwise gravel paths, which can be very soggy after rain and unsuitable for wheelchair users. The information boards on the trail are not positioned at wheelchair user height. There is currently no information in Braille or as an audio track. However, these improvements are planned in the near future.

The Nature Discovery Trail includes eleven interactive stations: Wild herbs, bees, wetland biotope, Rhine relocation, orchard, pollarded willow, highland cattle, hunting with a telescope, agriculture, canes in nature and landscape views.

An educational nature trail is a hiking trail that leads through nature and provides knowledge about the local flora, fauna and wildlife with information boards, information texts, question-and-answer or hands-on stations.

In Monheim's old town, around 150 meters from the start of the Nature Trail and the parking lot, there are various places to eat and drink. With cafés, beer gardens, restaurants or a refreshing ice cream to hand, all visitors will find something tasty for a relaxing break. You can also rent and return your discovery backpack in the old town.

Monheim's autonomous electric buses run on bus route A1 from the bus station directly to the Rheinbogen Landscape Park. A journey takes around 10 minutes, the buses run every 20 minutes and are free for everyone!