Stockheimer Bach – View from the War Memorial loop from Wiehl

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Oberbergischer Kreis

Wiehl

Stockheimer Bach – View from the War Memorial loop from Wiehl

Moderate

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181

hikers

Stockheimer Bach – View from the War Memorial loop from Wiehl

02:20

8.47km

140m

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: August 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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821 m

View of Stockheim and Schloss Homburg

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Stockheim is a district of Nümbrecht. First documented in 1341 ("Agreement of a truce and delimitation of the Bifang to Homburg"). Spelling of the first appointment: Stockhain. Source: Wikipedia.

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3.33 km

View of Schloss Ehreshoven from Hellberg

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3.86 km

View of Schloss Homburg

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Nice view of the castle Homburg and surrounding area

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4.77 km

Holsteins Mühle: Historic Mill and Restaurant

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Holsteins Mühle is open again during the day on weekends. Coffee and cake and also a la carte holsteinsmuehle.de

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5.67 km

Stockheimer Bach

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Small stream with headwaters near Stockheim. Leads to the Holsteins mill and flows into the Homburger Bröl.

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6.26 km

View of the castle near Bierenbachtal

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Bierenbachtal is a district of Nümbrecht. The town stretches along the eponymous valley from the mouth into the Bröl up to the municipal border between Nümbrecht and Wiehl in the north-west or to Oberiernbach in the north-east.

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8.47 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.98 km

2.28 km

1.70 km

523 m

Surfaces

3.63 km

1.45 km

1.41 km

1.13 km

865 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

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Comments

October 27, 2022,"Haferspanienrunde" durch das Homburger Ländchen

The route leads through a mixed cultural landscape with horse stables, farms and various fields. Among other things, grain fields. Since farmers tried to wrest grain from the poor soil in the past, the region was given the name "Oat Spain". There are three castle views along this route. The first view is on the Hellberg. The second is above …

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July 22, 2022,NRW_Schloss Homburg Runde von Homburg-Bröl 22.07 2022

Today @Bonnie24 and I chose the tour around Homburg Castle and drove to Bergisches Land.
The castle is in Homburg Bröl near Nümbrecht. From there we started our hike.
The castle got its appearance in the 17th century when the Counts of Sayn converted the castle into a representative castle. 1816-19 the castle housed the county seat, after which it …

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