Burgau Forest
The Burgauer Wald is an urban forest in the city of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia . It is a mixed forest .
The forest area extends from the southern development of Düren to the adjoining Drover Heide . It is located on a slope of the former bank of the Rur . The Burgau Forest is cut through from east to west by Landesstraße 327 . On the eastern edge, Panzerstraße leads from the former Belgian barracks in Düren to the former military training area on Drover Heide. Most of the Burgau Forest is designated as a nature reserve.
The following places border the forest area (clockwise from the north).
- Düren
- Stockheim
- Drove
- Niederau
- Krauthausen
The following buildings and facilities can be found at the edge of the forest:
- Burgau Castle
- Good Weyern
- Düren Vocational Promotion Agency
- Burgau-Gymnasium Düren
- Düren animal shelter
In the forest there is a fitness trail , an educational forest trail and, unique in Germany, a forest trail for the blind.
There is also a tower hill (Motte). The sign on the west side provides information about the origin of the tower hill. On the east side is a canyon that is regularly used by mountain bikers.
The Burgau Forest offers a local recreation area for the city of Düren, which is also ideal for hiking, Nordic walking , mountain biking and jogging, or simply to relax.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 1.5 ″ N , 6 ° 30 ′ 12.5 ″ E