Instead of dense forests, open heath areas determine the landscape. Only a few larger plants grow in the open areas. It looked like this here in many places in the Bergisches Land 200 years ago, which amazed Napoleon's administrators who conquered Bergisch around 1800.

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1. Wacholderweg (Juniper Path) – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Eckenhagen

10.3km

02:59

260m

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2. View of Bergisches Land – Wacholder Heath Eckenhagen loop from Puhlbruch / Silberkuhle

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01:14

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3. Branscheid Juniper Heath – View of Bergisches Land loop from Eckenhagen

11.6km

03:20

280m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 510 m

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Location: Reichshof, Oberbergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Heathland at Naturpark Bergisches Land

1. Wacholderweg (Juniper Path) – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Eckenhagen

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