Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: January 7, 2026

Download GPX

Save

Move start point

Edit route

Navigate

Send to Phone

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Neandertal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

59 m

View of the Düssel in Heck Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

116 m

Human Evolution Sculptures at Neanderthal Museum Playground

Highlight • Structure

The upright walk, really a good idea of evolution? With all the back patients (including one of mine), I sometimes doubt it... 🤔

Translated by Google •

Tip by

135 m

Beautiful path along the Düssel

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Super beautiful section through the dense forest right on the Düssel.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

964 m

Stone Age playground

Highlight • Rest Area

The new playground is exceptionally successful and is very popular.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.13 km

In the Ice Age game enclosure, the most important prey animals of the Neanderthals now live well protected in enclosures: aurochs, tarpans (primeval horses) and bison. The cattle and horses, however, are bred, the original species have become extinct.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.65 km

Tarpan Enclosure, Neandertal Wildlife Park

Highlight • Natural

If you're lucky, you can see one 🐎

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.97 km

Memoria Mundi Sculpture by Anne and Patrick Poirier

Highlight • Monument

One of the many art stagings around the Neandertal Museum.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.27 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.50 km

585 m

160 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.44 km

579 m

154 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Weather

Wednesday 14 January

12°C

7°C

31 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Nearby routes

Hard

4.8

6,155

Baldeney loop

07:21h

25.9km

520m

Moderate

4.7

2,324

Liewerfrauenweg – Solingen

04:13h

15.7km

190m

Hard

4.6

1,691

Zollverein loop

06:54h

26.4km

200m

Hard

4.7

1,111

Pro Route – Tag der Steige 2026

09:48h

35.1km

680m

Hard

4.5

940

DeilbachSteig

09:33h

33.7km

730m

Easy

4.7

1,664

Water trail (Ramble #2) - Bergisches Land Nature Park

01:10h

4.44km

40m

Moderate

4.7

974

Circular hiking trails Wuppertal - Ronsdorf Reservoir

02:33h

9.21km

160m

Hard

4.7

743

The pretzel hiking trail - Solingen hiking paradise

05:20h

18.3km

470m

Moderate

4.5

464

Mills, castles, music and brooks (Bergisch Gladbach-Herrenstrunden) – hiking fun in the Bergisches Land in the Bergisches Land

02:25h

8.75km

160m

Moderate

4.4

456

Odenthaler Rundwanderweg A8 (die Täler von Dhünn und Hasselsiefen)

02:28h

8.89km

150m

Easy

4.4

293

Village route – BaldeneySteig side loop

01:48h

6.87km

50m

Moderate

4.5

320

Old town route – Kettwiger PanoramaSteig side loop

03:08h

11.3km

190m

Beautiful path along the Düssel – View of the Neandertal loop from Laubacher Steinbruch

View of the Düssel in Heck Nature Reserve

Human Evolution Sculptures at Neanderthal Museum Playground

Beautiful path along the Düssel

Stone Age playground

View of the Neandertal

Ice Age Wildlife Park

Tarpan Enclosure, Neandertal Wildlife Park

Memoria Mundi Sculpture by Anne and Patrick Poirier

Nearby routes

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️