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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Gelpetal Stream and Wooden Bridge

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Gelpetal Stream and Wooden Bridge

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

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1. Gelpetal Hiking Trail – Gelpe Valley Stream loop from Wolfshahn

11.5km

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2. Ronsdorf Dam – Historic Heidt District loop from Stall

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3. Saalbach Valley – Historic Heidt District loop from Herichhausen

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slueart

February 8, 2021

After entering the Gelpe Valley, we are governed by the element of water. Especially after these three dry summers and so many miserably dry stream beds, this abundance in the truest sense of the word, which accompanies us over the next four kilometers, is simply touching and impressive.

Not only does the Gelpe itself carry an immense amount of water, there are also rushing little streams rushing towards Gelpe from every side valley and valley. The course of the raging stream is only interrupted by the ponds that appear regularly, sometimes several in a row.

From the 17th century onwards, the various hammers in which metal was worked were located on these.

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

February 18, 2021

"...The Gelpetal, together with the Saalbachtal, forms a wooded local recreation area in the south of the city of Wuppertal on the border with Remscheid.

The two streams Gelpe and Saalbach unite in the lower Gelpetal called Zillertal and flow a short time later into the Morsbach, one of the larger tributaries of the Wupper.

Finds of ore mining sites and racing furnaces in the Gelpetal, which, according to the Wuppertal Historical Center, date back to the 10th century, show that iron was already being processed in the valley in the early Middle Ages. ..."

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelpetal

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MrIdea

March 7, 2021

Very beautiful valley where the stream of the same name meanders through the landscape and gently babbles and rushes. Very nice to go there.

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

Gelpetal Stream and Wooden Bridge

1. Gelpetal Hiking Trail – Gelpe Valley Stream loop from Wolfshahn

2. Ronsdorf Dam – Historic Heidt District loop from Stall

3. Saalbach Valley – Historic Heidt District loop from Herichhausen

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