Aaper Heights Trail – Aaper Heights Trail loop from Staufenplatz

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Aaper Heights Trail – Aaper Heights Trail loop from Staufenplatz

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Aaper Heights Trail – Aaper Heights Trail loop from Staufenplatz

03:16

12.2km

150m

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: July 19, 2026

Tips

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.49 km

Wildpark Trail Bergisches Land

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Nice trail from the upper game park parking lot to the lower game park exit.
Not very demanding, just let it run!

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3.24 km

Woodland Trails by the Racecourse

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You can run wonderfully past the trotting track. Sometimes you even have the choice between asphalt or natural paths. With the mud today, we were happy to have solid ground under our feet in between times.

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6.96 km

Sun Lounger With View of the Fields

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you can rest there

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7.57 km

Aaper Ridge Trail

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The Aaper Höhenweg is a relatively broad path that leads over the heights in the east of Düsseldorf.

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7.93 km

Aaper Heights Trail

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The Aaper Höhenweg is a relatively broad path that leads over the heights in the east of Düsseldorf. With many beautiful views.

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8.51 km

Rather Steig Viewpoint

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Slightly steeper trail that connects the Aaper Höhenweg with the Aaper Schneise.
Very calm and beautiful.

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9.29 km

Aaper Heights Trail

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Nice circular route through the Aaper forest. In some places you have a fantastic view over Düsseldorf, with good visibility even to the Ruhr area.
You have to see the Frauensteine too.

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10.2 km

Aaper Clearing

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History: "In the Middle Ages, the Aaper Forest was a royal forest and was part of the large forest area that lay between the Ruhr and the Düssel. This is …

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12.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.44 km

2.60 km

844 m

253 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.17 km

4.19 km

865 m

734 m

240 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Saturday 26 September

26°C

11°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

October 24, 2021,Aaper Höhenweg – Rather Blick Runde von Grafenberg

Based on the tip from user WK, we have tackled this tour. Very varied, sometimes on wide forest roads, sometimes on single trails, where you no longer knew you were in the right place or you run into a dead end. Today's Sunday lived up to its name and the Grafenberg Forest was just as full. Nevertheless, there were always …

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February 1, 2023,Wanderung im Grafenberger Wald

A well-known tour in the Grafenberger Forest, which also appeals when the sky is cloudy.

The announced rain didn't materialize... well, what more could you ask for!

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February 11, 2023,Düsseldorf AaperWald/Höhenweg über Grafenberg

Circular hike with slight inclines from the Staufenplatz car park in Grafenberg. Past the Grafenberg wildlife park and racetrack. Through the Aapener forest along the Höhenweg.

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