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Wupperbrücke bei Wupperhof – Balkhausen Runde von Solingen

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Wupperbrücke bei Wupperhof – Balkhausen Runde von Solingen

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April 18, 2020

Wupperbrücke bei Wupperhof – Balkhausen Runde von Solingen

Hard

02:01

6.89km

3.4km/h

170m

160m

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Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Parking

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64 m

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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492 m

Bergischland Alpaca Farm and Et Höffken Organic Farm Shop

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In 1987, Anni and Wolfgang Hausmann acquired Burg Hohenscheid. From now on, life should come back to the house. Anni and Wolfgang had the vision to help people in need. …

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1.01 km

View of Balkhausen

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Good starting point to climb past the alpaca farm down into the valley of the Wupper.

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3.68 km

View from Pfaffenberg

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There is also a posh restaurant here. For hikers is more likely the underlying bistro.

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4.43 km

Balkhauser Kotten Knife-Sharpening Museum

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Shortly before Solingen lies the village of Balkhausen, idyllic and typically mountainous. Beautifully restored half-timbered houses decorate the place with colorful flowers on the windowsill. From here you reach the …

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5.06 km

Balkhausen Timber-Framed Houses

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Balkhausen is a small town with beautiful half-timbered houses. Nearby is the Balkhauser Kotten.

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6.01 km

Obergraben on the Wupper

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The weir and the upper ditch branching off here belong to the Auer Kotten downstream. This plant, which originally dates back to the 16th century, worked with hydropower until 1965. …

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6.89 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.44 km

2.06 km

829 m

769 m

611 m

169 m

Surfaces

2.83 km

1.82 km

941 m

588 m

552 m

149 m

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Wupperbrücke bei Wupperhof – Balkhausen Runde von Solingen

Wupper Bridge at Wupperhof

View of Haus Hohenscheid

Bergischland Alpaca Farm and Et Höffken Organic Farm Shop

View of Balkhausen

View from Pfaffenberg

Balkhauser Kotten Knife-Sharpening Museum

Balkhausen Timber-Framed Houses

Obergraben on the Wupper

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