イム・ザールシャイドのおすすめMTBライド

I was very surprised when I drove up there for the first time and saw the panoramic view.

Great view over Wuppertal

An area of non-native tree species.

The most beautiful single-trail descent for miles around. The gradient runs north to south. There are magnificent views of the valleys on both sides, which are breathtakingly beautiful in sunshine. The descent is challenging (S2), but not too difficult – except for the last bend, which I'm afraid to attempt.

The most beautiful single-trail descent for miles around. The gradient runs north to south. You have magnificent views of the valleys on both sides, which are breathtakingly beautiful in sunshine. The descent isn't too difficult—except for the last bend, which I'm too afraid to attempt. Damn, why doesn't Kommot let me change it to MTB?

Beautiful route with lots of variety and moderate gradient

The 100 non-native tree species are, of course, not "natural," but the clever and forward-looking creation of humans. The founder, Heinrich Hogrebe, had put in a lot of hard work. The successful growth of the introduced species has since proven that they are suitable replacements for threatened native species. As the accompanying research also discovered, native plants and animals are not disadvantaged in the process; on the contrary, they are enriched with new niches. In contrast, in the natural forest cells of Steinsieperhöh and Meersiepenkopf, where no human intervention takes place, one can see that beeches are displacing oaks. Unfortunately, it is precisely the beeches that die much faster in times of drought. Nature simply doesn't have foresight. If current living conditions dictate it, it would even create deserts... Insight: If we want to continue to have green forests in the future, human foresight, even if limited, can actively contribute to this. And we're probably also helped by some reviled neophytes like the hemp palm and the bluebell tree, which are trying to come here uninvited right now. Unless they're banned like in Switzerland. Source: no copy, no AI. Authored by myself.

Beautiful viewpoint near the Bergisch-Land rehabilitation clinic.