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Gelpetal Hiking Trail – Gelpe Stream loop from Gelpe-Saalbach

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Bergisches Land

Gelpetal Hiking Trail – Gelpe Stream loop from Gelpe-Saalbach

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Gelpetal Hiking Trail – Gelpe Stream loop from Gelpe-Saalbach

03:51

13.9km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.52 km

Im Saalscheid

Forest

1.74 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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1.87 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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1.90 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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2.74 km

Bridge over the Gelpe

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February 2021: Not only the Gelpe itself carries an immense amount of water, also from every side valley and Siefen rushing little brooks cavort towards Gelpe. The course of the …

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2.85 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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7.36 km

Dornbach Path

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You can walk around the Dornbach valley for kilometers on higher paths with wonderful panoramic views, but you can only walk along the Dornbach itself here and then only for …

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9.85 km

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

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Very picturesque view over the Gelpetal. This place definitely deserves its name: Am Sonnenblick.

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11.6 km

Ronsdorf Reservoir

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Come down to relax

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13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.37 km

3.41 km

1.62 km

1.45 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.44 km

3.36 km

3.35 km

2.15 km

1.54 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Wednesday 27 May

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Gelpetal Hiking Trail – Gelpe Stream loop from Gelpe-Saalbach

Käshammer Pond

Käshammer Meadows

Gelpetal Hiking Trail

Bridge over the Gelpe

Gelpe Stream

Dornbach Path

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

Ronsdorf Reservoir

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