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Hinkesforstgraben Stream

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Mettmann

Ratingen

Hinkesforstgraben Stream

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Recommended by 47 hikers out of 51

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Überanger Mark - Hinkesforst

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Location: Ratingen, Mettmann, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

February 23, 2020

The Hinkesforstgraben runs north of Ratingen in a wooded area. Here you can take wonderful hikes or bike tours. The history of today's Hinkesforst natural forest cell goes back to the Middle Ages.

Several beautiful routes meet the Hinkesforstgraben. This is how the excellent A4 hiking trail crosses the ditch. In the further course this way leads over a fitness path in the city forest Ratingen and along the hill Stinkesberg. The large circular hiking trail is marked with an "R" and stretches along the Hinkesforstgraben through the Hinkesforst forest area. A cycle path leads from Lohausen via Angermund Castle to Hinkesforstgraben and follows it to the motorway. After crossing the railway line, two forest lines between Ratingen and Lintorf await you at the Graben.

The ditch is partly in the Hinkes Forest, to which it owes its name. In the Middle Ages, the Hinkes Forest was used for logging. In addition, pigs were fattened and wild horses were kept here. Today, the Hinkeforst natural forest cell is no longer used for forestry. The 13 hectare forest is located a little west of Ratingen in the Lower Rhine Plain. The stock of oak, ash, elm, alder and beech, among other things, ensures a pleasant climate. The area is largely flat and is only a few meters above sea level.

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luktob07

March 27, 2021

The Hinkesfortgraben is a narrow watercourse, along which you can wonderfully hike along small paths.

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Sigrid

April 9, 2021

beautiful, comfortable forest path along the stream

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Distance 1.39 km

Uphill 40 m

Downhill 50 m

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Location: Ratingen, Mettmann, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Hinkesforstgraben Stream

1. Angermunder Lake – Angermund Castle (Kellnerei) loop from Tiefenbroich

2. Pathway Along the Creek – Angermund Castle (Kellnerei) loop from Düsseldorf Flughafen

3. Hinkesforstgraben Stream – Pathway Along the Creek loop from Angermund

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