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Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

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Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

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    April 30, 2020

    Hiking

    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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    March 1, 2018

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    The staircase, the so-called Himmelsleiter, has 224 steps made of thick wooden planks that lead steeply uphill.
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    February 27, 2021

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

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    Distance 89 m

    Uphill 10 m

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

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