Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Himmelsleiter Glessener Höhe

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Himmelsleiter Glessener Höhe

Hiking Highlight (Segment)

Recommended by 815 out of 852 hikers

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Rheinland

Location: Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Tips

RobertO
A wooden plank staircase with more than 200 steps leads to the summit of Glessener Höhe. As befits a summit, there is a fantastic view, a wooden cross and even a summit book.
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- April 30, 2020
daha
The staircase, the so-called Himmelsleiter, has 224 steps made of thick wooden planks that lead steeply uphill.
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- March 1, 2018
☀️Meral🚶🏾‍♀️🚲
The Glessener Höhe near Glessen in the Rhein-Erft district, North Rhine-Westphalia, is a recultivated and 205.8 m above sea level. NHN high spoil dump of the surrounding lignite opencast mines in the Rhenish lignite district. The artificially constructed hill forms the highest elevation of Villerücken and Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
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- February 27, 2021