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North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Hilden

Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Hilden

Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

Moderate

4.6

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129

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Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

02:56

11.0km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Sandberg

Mittleres Ittertal und Baverter Bachtal

Ittertal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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477 m

Hilden Heath

Highlight • Natural

Very nice hiking area in the triangle of the densely populated metropolitan regions of the Bergisch city triangle, Cologne and Düsseldorf. The Hildener Heide merges seamlessly into the Ohligser Heide …

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639 m

Sandberg in the Hildener Heide

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In the middle of the Hildener Heide

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1.21 km

Path at Sandberg

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"... The Sandberg represents the transition from the main terrace to the middle terrace. The several hundred hectares of heathland that once existed here have shrunk to around 12 hectares …

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3.63 km

Schloss Caspersbroich

Castle

4.22 km

Traditional Half-Timbered House in Ittertal

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Well-preserved specialist building. Nice to look at.

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4.31 km

View of the Itter Stream

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"... The Itter (also called Itterbach) is a right or eastern tributary of the Rhine in the Bergisches Land. Its name probably comes from the Latin-Indo-European language, because itera means …

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9.36 km

Former glider airfield Haan/Hilden

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Until 2008, here was a sailing airport. Since the runway was about 200m too short and nearly 2000 trees would have to be felled for the expansion, the operation was …

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9.94 km

Sandbachallee

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A beautiful section of the way along the Sandbach; the Sandbach is a left tributary of the Hoxbach (=> to Eselsbach, => to Düssel).

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10.2 km

Upper Sandbach Valley in the Hilden City Forest

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This beautiful brook valley meanders through the Hilden city forest

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11.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.95 km

2.65 km

2.02 km

1.16 km

167 m

Surfaces

3.39 km

2.24 km

2.23 km

1.23 km

1.16 km

690 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

Hilden Heath

Sandberg in the Hildener Heide

Path at Sandberg

Traditional Half-Timbered House in Ittertal

View of the Itter Stream

Former glider airfield Haan/Hilden

Sandbachallee

Upper Sandbach Valley in the Hilden City Forest

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