Ohligser Heath – Viehbach in Krüdersheide loop from Ohligser Heide

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Ohligser Heath – Viehbach in Krüdersheide loop from Ohligser Heide

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Ohligser Heath – Viehbach in Krüdersheide loop from Ohligser Heide

02:36

9.99km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Ohligser Heide

Krüdersheide und Götsche

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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61 m

Ohligs Heath

Highlight • Forest

Rare plant and animal species find a valuable habitat in the beautiful Ohligser Heide

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1.24 km

Ohligser Heath

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful heathland and nature reserve, very easy to reach from the city, a truly beautiful idyll to find peace and recharge your batteries.

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6.00 km

Viehbach in Krüdersheide

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The Viehbach rises near the Solingen city motorway L141n (Viebachtal-Strasse) in Solingen. It flows through Solingen for 6.4 km in the direction of the Rhine. In Düsseldorf, near Garath Castle, …

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6.62 km

Viehbach Stream

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The Viehbach rises in Solingen and flows into the Garather Mühlenbach in Düsseldorf after about 13.5 km.

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6.76 km

Krüdersheide Half-Timbered Village

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Haus Waldhof - beautiful castle-like building with 2 old horse chestnut avenues

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6.92 km

Waldhof Hackhausen

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Especially nice to the rhododendrons - just a dream

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9.34 km

Observation platform at the Heath Pond, Ohligser Heide

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The observation deck provides a view of a small pond. Here in spring and summer different animals can be observed

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9.57 km

The Ohligser Heide is a partly wooded former heathland in the urban area of Solingen-Ohligs in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of the Bergische Heideterrasse and belongs to the Hilden-Lintorfer Sandterrassen natural area.

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9.99 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.19 km

1.72 km

625 m

463 m

Surfaces

5.61 km

3.21 km

699 m

410 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 11 November

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Comments

March 30, 2024,Schön! NSG Krüdersheide und Götsche und NSG Ohligser Heide

That was a very nice round. We were in the Ohligser Heide a few years ago and there, I think, there wasn't so much open countryside, but mostly forest. They've improved a lot and made room for the heath again. Nice and varied.

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