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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

Moderate

4.6

(10)

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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

02:38

10.3km

40m

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 6, 2026

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Gierather Wald

Waypoints

Start point

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164 m

Strunder Mill

Highlight • Monument

The history of the Strunder mill is marked by a number of functional changes. It was first mentioned in a document as early as 1380 as a fulling mill. There …

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2.31 km

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Gierather Forest is a forest area crossed by meandering streams and has large wetlands with peat moss. In accordance with the natural conditions, this forest area is mainly composed …

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2.67 km

Picnic Area in Gierather Wald

Highlight • Rest Area

In the Gierather Forest there are numerous places to rest with wooden benches, many also have a table with them.

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2.99 km

Picnic Shelter by the Pond, Gierather Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

A nice opportunity to take a break at a small pond.

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3.04 km

Hasselbachteich in Gierather Wald

Highlight • Lake

The Gierather Forest is a particularly important nature reserve. In the middle is the Hasselbachteich with its grass frogs.

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8.95 km

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Gierather Forest nature reserve attempts to permanently protect the typical deciduous forest areas, through which natural streams flow, and larger wet areas rich in peat and moss, as well …

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9.43 km

Gierath Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

The oldest document on a mill on the Strunde in Bergisch Gladbach is from 1345. It describes that the Cologne priest Jakob Keye sold the survivors of Hermann von Gierath, …

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9.63 km

Confluence of Strunde and Umbach

Highlight • River

The round rises from the general view of a karst spring about 100 meters northeast of the Herrenstrundener parish church.

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10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.51 km

1.84 km

1.80 km

931 m

139 m

Surfaces

3.72 km

2.51 km

2.22 km

1.07 km

574 m

139 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 17 June

33°C

17°C

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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

Strunder Mill

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Picnic Area in Gierather Wald

Picnic Shelter by the Pond, Gierather Forest

Hasselbachteich in Gierather Wald

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Gierath Mill

Confluence of Strunde and Umbach

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