Gelpe Stream – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Gelpe Stream – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

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Gelpe Stream – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

01:17

4.42km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.80 km

Gelpe Stream

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There is a local recreation area in the south of the city of Wuppertal. The Gelpe and Saalbach streams flow here. It is a large wooded area on the hills. …

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1.90 km

Gelpe Stream at Thomaskotten

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Very nice course of the Gelpe in a rustic landscape.

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2.12 km

Gelpetal Hiking Trail

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At the 2 Pfennigsbrücke over the Gelpe was collected earlier to preserve the way

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2.65 km

Käshammer Meadows

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A really tranquil spot in the forest, with a bench and a small bridge over the Gelpe.

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2.78 km

Käshammer Pond

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The Käshammer was first mentioned in a document in 1607, where it was awarded a gold gulden water knowledge (right to use water). At that time, farmers in the Saalscheider …

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2.83 km

Käshammer Historic Hammer Mill

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The Käshammer is a preserved historic hammer mill in the Gelpetal in the district Cronenberg of the North Rhine-Westphalian city Wuppertal. The building is registered as an architectural monument in the monument list of the city of Wuppertal.

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3.24 km

Hiking Trail Information Board Klinik Bergisches Land

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Well informed even without Komoot

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3.29 km

Path Along the Saalscheider Siepen

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Beautiful and easy-to-walk path above the Saalscheider Siepens with a view of the rustic landscape.

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4.42 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.21 km

461 m

332 m

280 m

123 m

Surfaces

2.24 km

1.10 km

484 m

260 m

237 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

9°C

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Comments

March 6, 2022,Hausrunde im Gelpetal 🥾🥾

To round off a nice Sunday, a small but nice walk with Marion through the Gelpetal. On this route, the paths are freed from branches again....there is something to saw! 😁

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