Nature Reserve Salmorth

The Nature Reserve is located in the district of Kleve and belongs to the flood plain on the Rhine river that is regularly flooded during floods.
The nature reserve Salmorth is characterized by wide meadows and pastures that are interrupted by individual trees and rows of trees.
The Salmorth nature reserve is part of the flood plain, which is regularly flooded during floods.

Nature Reserve Salmorth

Nature Reserve Salmorth

One has a particularly good view of this typical Lower Rhine landscape from the dike tops of the Drusus dike.
Wide meadows and the mighty Rhine in the background create a wonderful panorama, especially in the light of the rising or setting sun. For example, you can start your hike from the only small community within the floodplain, Schenkenschanz.
The path then leads past the Griethauser Altrhein to the Rhine, after about 3 kilometers downstream you finally return to Schenkenschanz. What you get to see on your hike, however, depends on the degree of flooding of the floodplain. Sometimes only a few farmsteads and taverns look out of the water. Otherwise you can see numerous aquatic plants and reed species, as well as a wide variety of meadow plants.

In the places where there is a lot of water, for example at the so-called pools, water holes that were created in the past by dike breaches, not only numerous birds, but also amphibian species and dragonflies can be observed.

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Tip: One has a particularly good view of this typical Lower Rhine landscape from the dike tops of the Drusus dike.

Hiking Paths : You can walk on the dike

Natural Sites in the Lower Rhine region:

Nature Reserve Salmorth

Location: You will find parking spaces at Schenkenschanz, 47533 Kleve and Am Alten Rhein / Dammstrasse, 47533 Kleve