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Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Alder Swamp Forest (Eller Forst Nature Reserve)

Natural Monuments

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land

Alder Swamp Forest (Eller Forst Nature Reserve)

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Alder Swamp Forest (Eller Forst Nature Reserve)

Hiking

4.8

(819)

Cycling

4.6

(38)

Mountain biking

5.0

(11)

Gravel riding

5.0

(7)

Road cycling

4.0

(4)

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

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Tips

Angelina Kuhlmann

February 7, 2022

Hiking

The Eller Forest was declared a nature reserve (NSG) as early as 1935, making it the oldest NSG in the city of Düsseldorf. What was a vast wetland hundreds of years ago is still home to a number of bird species that breed there. AAs a hiker you can go there through the beautiful forest area where you will find many bridges. From them you can throw great views of the wet meadows. A great natural area on the outskirts of Düsseldorf.

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

December 16, 2019

Hiking

The whole area tells us that this is an area that was purely marshy in the past.

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Tevion1505 (Andreas)

June 7, 2021

Hiking

In the interior of the Eller Forest, special forest forms - the so-called alder swamp forests - have been preserved on marshy soil. It is known from old records that …

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#1.

Seven Bridges Trail, Eller Forest – Unterbacher Lake Loop loop from Stadtbezirk 8

8.18km

02:06

30m

30m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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4.4

(260)

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#2.

Seven Bridges Trail, Eller Forest – View of the Dreiecksweiher loop from Stadtbezirk 8

12.3km

03:09

40m

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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4.6

(188)

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#3.

Seven Bridges Trail, Eller Forest – Unterbacher Lake Loop loop from Düsseldorf-Eller

6.83km

01:44

20m

20m

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

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

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