Wooden Bridge on the Düssel – Gruiten Dorf loop from Haan-Gruiten

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Wooden Bridge on the Düssel – Gruiten Dorf loop from Haan-Gruiten

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4.8

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780

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Wooden Bridge on the Düssel – Gruiten Dorf loop from Haan-Gruiten

05:49

21.7km

250m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 6, 2026

Tips

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Düsseltal

Grube 7 und ehemaliger Klärteich

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.80 km

Osterholz

Forest

7.64 km

Wooden Bridge on the Düssel

Highlight • Bridge

Hiking on the Düssel with its numerous footbridges and small bridges is simply wonderful.

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12.5 km

Düssel Town Center

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Above the cemeteries there is an old stone cross - always a place of power for me.

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16.1 km

Keep and castle wall of Rittergut Schöller

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The manor Schöller (also with the designation: Herrschaft Schöller and glory Schöller) is a lapsed nobility of the lords of Schöller in Wuppertal Schöller.
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16.6 km

Wild and romantic path along the Düssel

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This section of the trail is a true highlight: a narrow path, then wide again, near the Düssel River, with bridges and gigantic roots in the stream. Tall poplars and …

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17.6 km

Gruiten Dorf

Highlight • Historical Site

A walk through the village reveals many well-preserved buildings from the past centuries.

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19.6 km

Gruiten Parsonage (1764)

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Completion of the vicarage on the site of the derelict cottage. This completes the ensemble of preaching house, church and (old) vicarage - the heart of the historic village of …

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19.7 km

Historic Village Center of Gruiten

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Gruiten is really great. an old historic old town with water canals and old houses, most of which are in great condition. Great to look at. Tip: drive straight through the Neandertal.

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21.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.84 km

6.24 km

4.45 km

1.60 km

1.59 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.75 km

5.80 km

3.14 km

2.41 km

2.21 km

1.44 km

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

7°C

44 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

March 29, 2025,Der Bergische Weg - Deutschlands schönster Wanderweg 2024 - Tag 3

We're dividing the third and fourth stages into three. The suggested routes are already very long in winter.

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September 25, 2023,Neanderlandsteig - 1. Etappe von Haan-Gruiten nach Wülfrath-Düssel

The tour is suitable for a Germany ticket. It begins at the S-Bahn station in Haan-Gruiten and ends in Wülfrath-Düssel. From there a bus leaves every half hour (weekdays).
The route often leads along the Düssel and is well signposted.

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September 21, 2024,Rund um - Bergischer Weg - Etappe 3.1

... We return to the terrain we love most on the Bergischer Weg. Narrow, green paths await us along the Düssel River, which gently rippled along our last tour. We continue through fields and along narrow paths along the edge of the forest. The freshly furrowed fields already herald the autumn sowing of winter grain. ...

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November 5, 2023,Neanderlandsteig Etappe 1

It was cold, wet and windy. But it was a wonderful stage.

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March 5, 2026,Neanderlandsteig: Etappe 1 | Haan-Gruiten - Wülfrath-Düssel

I actually finished the Neanderland Trail a long time ago. ☑️ However, I only got komoot after I'd already hiked three stages. So those weren't recorded at the time, and the incomplete collection is really bothering me, so I'm gradually closing the loop. 🤣🙈 (Anyone else feel it?)

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January 31, 2026,Neanderlandsteig 1. Etappe von Haan-Gruiten nach Düsseldorf

A wonderful start to the Neanderland Trail. Many beautiful forest and field paths, and in the last third, a good stretch straight ahead across meadows and fields on narrow trails or even sections of asphalt. This allowed our eyes to wander into the distance. We enjoyed nature on our hike and stopped in Düssel for coffee and cake at Café …

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April 16, 2022,01 Haan-Gruiten nach Wülfrath-Düssel (neanderland STEIG Etappe 01)

A very nice tour with varied paths. The dog was very happy about the many sections by streams. The rapeseed fields were my personal highlight. Unfortunately, the photos don't always match the highlights because I took them without the app.

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March 6, 2023,neanderland STEIG: Etappe 01: Haan-Gruiten - Wülfrath

Statler & Waldorf and their new project... No, actually the new project was supposed to be something completely different, but for weather and seasonal reasons we decided to first hike the full length of the neanderland STEIG on our doorstep. It is funny that we both already know every meter of this 240 km total distance, we have already visited …

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