Stage 01: Discoveries in the Düsseltal

16,75 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
regional hiking trail
  • 4: 27 pm
  • 16,75 km
  • 201 m
  • 205 m
  • 120 m
  • 214 m
  • 94 m
  • Start: S-Bahn station in Haan-Gruiten
  • Destination: Dorfstrasse in Wülfrath-Düssel

Half-timbered charm and natural idyll
Off to the Düsseltal valley to discover slate, biotopes, and manor houses. The starting point is the historic village of Gruiten, with its half-timbered and slate houses, their green shutters charmingly crooked and standing among gnarled trees. Pit 7 is not just a nature reserve, but a true natural treasure. The former limestone pit is now a refuge and biotope for birds, amphibians, and butterflies. At the Schöller manor, ivy and legends surround the castle walls and keep. The massive building, made of large stone blocks, is one of the oldest secular structures in the area and is listed as a historic monument.
neanderland STEIG
© Kreis Mettmann
neanderland STEIG

waypoints

Start
S-Bahn station in Haan-Gruiten
Half-timbered house with a blossoming tree in front of the door, paved path and garden chairs under a blue sky.
Good Ehlenbeck
farm shop

Good to know

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Tour features

  • refreshment possibility

  • Family Friendly

Equipment

Good hiking shoes should already be. Depending on the season and the weather, a jacket is a must along the many cool streams and in the deep forests, as well as on the often windy heights.

Arrival & Parking

Use the app's arrival navigator or your navigation device

Parking at the start:
P+R parking lot S-Bahn Haan-Gruiten
Parking at the destination:
P+R S-Bahn car park Aprath
Parking in Dussel
E-car (2x22kW):
Along the stage, in the Neu Amerika hiking car park, Osterholzer Straße 140 42781 Haan

Public transport at the start:
S-Bahn Gruiten: S8, S68, RB48
Bus: Haan-Gruiten with lines 01, 641 and 742
Public transport at the destination:
S-Bahn Aprath: S 9 via marked access route 1,5 km
Bus: Düsseldorf with line 641
Public transport back to the start:
Bus: Düssel with line 641 to Haan-Gruiten, directly to the S-Bahn and the P+R car park

author

Office for Culture and Tourism
Düsseldorfer Strasse 26
40822 Mettmann

safety instructions

Please stay on the paths. The narrow paths can be slippery in places, especially in wet weather. Be careful with embankments or cliff edges, keep your distance.

Nearby

Contact

Stage 01: Discoveries in the Düsseltal
42781 Haan