Ohligser Heath – Ohligser Heath loop from Hilden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Hilden

Ohligser Heath – Ohligser Heath loop from Hilden

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155

riders

Ohligser Heath – Ohligser Heath loop from Hilden

03:13

47.0km

440m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Ohligser Heide

Krüdersheide und Götsche

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.30 km

Ohligser Heide

Nature Reserve

3.81 km

Ohligser Heath

Highlight • Natural

Wonderful heathland and nature reserve, easy to reach from the city, a really nice idyll to recharge your batteries and rest.

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4.35 km

This "highlight" should be compatible with the older highlights:
The Ohligser Heide (komoot.de/highlight/323810) and/or
Ohligser Heide (komoot.de/highlight/257029)
be merged!
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An admin could also ensure that all three HLs are put together :-)

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10.3 km

Wald bei Müllerhof

Nature Reserve

16.3 km

Viewpoint Wupper and Wipperkotten

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Beautifully located on the Wupper, you can still see the old mill wheel turning here. This Kotten is said to have already been established in 1605. A small exhibition on …

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20.9 km

Viewpoint "Above the things"

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The vantage point "Above things" offers a magnificent view of the valley, towards the "Rüden" farm. The church in Widdert is also clearly visible.

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26.7 km

Wupper Bridge at Wupperhof

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Very nice place on the Wupper. At this point there is a rest area, right on the Wupper and a country inn with a beer garden.

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29.3 km

Untenrüden

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But it's also nice in the fall.

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36.9 km

Graven House

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On nice days, the courtyard café is busy and offers a very nice ambience at normal prices. You meet cyclists, hikers and dog walkers. With a bit of luck, a …

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37.0 km

Haus Graven Water Castle

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Haus Graven is a moated castle in the Wiescheid district of Langenfeld and was probably built around 1300 as the successor castle to the former “Motte Schwanenmühle” located 800 meters …

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47.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

13.3 km

12.4 km

4.69 km

1.56 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.2 km

7.43 km

5.18 km

4.23 km

547 m

508 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 12 October

18°C

10°C

69 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

February 23, 2022,2022-02_Kapelle-Kotten-Wasserburg (ADFC Hilden)

Beautiful, short tour for the ADFC Hilden with 8 participants. The first visit to the beer garden (Haus Rüden) in 2022 was possible in this weather.

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December 26, 2023,Weihnachtsmatsch

After the high-calorie holidays and on a dry Boxing Day, the bike is crying out for a run. So off we go for a little walk around our sweet home.

It goes into the Ohligser Heide, through the Langenfelder Forest to Leichlingen and finally to Fähr in Untenrüden. A wet tour over muddy forest paths, through puddles and along the …

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February 28, 2026,2026-02_Start in die Fahrrad-Saison 2026 (ADFC Hilden)

To kick off the 2026 season, we took a flat tour towards Leichlingen and Wipperkotten. Eleven participants joined us after the winter break.

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May 12, 2022,2022-05_Bergische Bachtäler - Weltersbachtal und Wupper

A nice tour with the ADFC Erkrath led by Nico; thanks for that. I haven't been to the Weltersbachtal for a long time. It is definitely worthwhile, even if the paths are too "natural" in places.

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