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North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach

Hiking trail from Bensberg (Bergisch Gladbach) to Vilkerath (Overath)

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach

Hiking trail from Bensberg (Bergisch Gladbach) to Vilkerath (Overath)

Hard

4.8

(5)

hikers

Hiking trail from Bensberg (Bergisch Gladbach) to Vilkerath (Overath)

07:17

26.0km

500m

Hiking

This path from Bensberg to Vilkerath in the Bergisches Land offers you an exciting and challenging hike. For the almost 26 kilometer long route with some ups and downs, you need good fitness, weatherproof clothing and sufficient provisions and drinks.

The highlights along the way not only offer beautiful views,…

by Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein (SGV)

Last updated: June 13, 2024

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3.60 km

View of Cologne and Schloss Lerbach

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I LOVE wide views. This view over the Cologne Bay is worthwhile. There are nicer ones, but I haven't found the right spots yet.

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7.20 km

Silberkauler Siefen

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The Silberkauler Siefen takes its name from the former mining operation in Silberkaule. It rises in the town of Oberheide at an altitude of 230 meters and then flows northwest …

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16.4 km

Kollen and Westerbach Valley Nature Reserve

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The nature reserve Kollen- and Westerbachtal consists of two parts. The western part begins in the area between Hufe and Oberkollenbach and then leads continuously to Offermannsheide. The eastern part …

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17.5 km

Statue of Saint George in Georghausen

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The Georghausener Mühle was first mentioned in documents in 1466. It is not known who the person George was, whose name has been carried through the centuries as presumably the …

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24.5 km

View of Ehreshovener Reservoir and Aggertal

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Very nice view of the reservoir and the Bergisches Land.

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26.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

6.96 km

5.64 km

1.07 km

699 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.49 km

7.10 km

6.71 km

2.66 km

1.65 km

402 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

29°C

15°C

30 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 29, 2024,KEV-Wanderweg #13 - von Vilkerath nach Bensberg

The hike, which is marked with the white triangle and the number 13, leads from Bensberg to Vilkerath, or the other way around, as we did today. After the approximately one-hour journey by bus, we set off in Vilkerath. At first we went in the wrong direction, because the white triangle with the #5 also starts in Vilkerath and because …

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April 9, 2023,KEV ✦ Bensberg – Vilkerath (>13)

📔Hiking trails of the Cologne Eifel Association:
komoot.de/collection/2014908/-wanderwege-des-koelner-eifelvereins

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March 14, 2024

This path from Bensberg to Vilkerath in the Bergisches Land offers you an exciting and challenging hike. For the almost 26 kilometer long route with some ups and downs, you need good fitness, weatherproof clothing and sufficient provisions and drinks.
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The highlights along the way not only offer beautiful

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Hiking trail from Bensberg (Bergisch Gladbach) to Vilkerath (Overath)

View of Cologne and Schloss Lerbach

Silberkauler Siefen

Kollen and Westerbach Valley Nature Reserve

Statue of Saint George in Georghausen

View of Ehreshovener Reservoir and Aggertal

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