Grugapark Illuminations – Grugapark Entrance loop from Essen-Stadtwald

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Grugapark Illuminations – Grugapark Entrance loop from Essen-Stadtwald

Moderate

3.3

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Grugapark Illuminations – Grugapark Entrance loop from Essen-Stadtwald

02:27

9.29km

80m

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: August 22, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 3.80 km for 65 m

Customers only

After 4.02 km for 185 m

Customers only

After 5.34 km for 64 m

Customers only

After 6.21 km for 87 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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666 m

Stadtwald

Forest

3.39 km

Orangery Grugapark, Essen

Highlight • Restaurant

Restaurant-Café Orangerie
Virchowstr. 167, Orangerie entrance
orangerie-grugapark.de
This building also houses OKtoRail - the model railway exhibition
oktorail.de

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3.63 km

Hundertwasser House Essen (Ronald McDonald House)

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The Ronald McDonald House in Essen was opened in 2005 after the last architectural design by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. It is a temporary home for families with seriously ill …

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3.86 km

Trees in the Water – Grugapark, Essen

Highlight • Natural

A really great park with lots of different impressions.

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3.88 km

Japanese Garden and Waterfall, Grugapark Essen

Highlight • Waterfall

Very nice park

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5.90 km

Grugapark Illuminations

Highlight • Structure

Top park with great recreational value.

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6.06 km

Grugapark Spa

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautiful sauna area, half-hour infusions, nice staff, great outdoor area.

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6.17 km

Flower Gardens at Grugapark, Essen

Highlight • Natural

A botanical garden with beautiful and rare plants, an attractive zoo, a play and sports paradise, a health and health resort, a leisure center with huge meadows, romp and barbecue …

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6.36 km

Grugapark Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

A dreamlike place with many nature experiences

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9.29 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.73 km

2.37 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.48 km

2.86 km

1.48 km

311 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

September 27, 2023,Rüttenscheid, Gruga, Stadtwald

I haven't been to Gruga for a while and so my girlfriend and I headed to this destination today. After we walked along the old railway line - also called Grugaweg - to Rüttenscheid, we had a refreshment in the Christinenpark beer garden. From there it wasn't far to the main entrance to Grugapark. Now there are a lot of …

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March 8, 2024,Rellinghausen, Rüttenscheid, Gruga

Sunny hike from Rellinghausen over the old railway line to Rüttenscheid for a lunch stop. Then a tour of the Gruga to see the first blooming signs of spring.

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