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Bergisches Land

Circular hiking trails Wuppertal - Ronsdorf Reservoir

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Circular hiking trails Wuppertal - Ronsdorf Reservoir

Moderate

4.6

(382)

1,230

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Circular hiking trails Wuppertal - Ronsdorf Reservoir

02:33

9.21km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2024

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.58 km

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very picturesque view over the Gelpetal. This place definitely deserves its name: Am Sonnenblick.

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2.86 km

View of Wuppertal-Holthausen

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Really nice view of Holthausen.

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7.85 km

Ronsdorf Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful dam with great views. Many resting places, also directly on the dam wall. Various information boards show the construction and development of the dam.

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9.21 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.93 km

2.50 km

2.33 km

171 m

162 m

136 m

Surfaces

2.49 km

2.33 km

2.06 km

1.75 km

568 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

27°C

15°C

36 %

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Comments

January 8, 2023,Rundwanderweg Ronsdorfer Talsperre

The starting point is the hiker's car park at the corner of Talsperrestrasse/An der Blutfinke, where you can usually find a car park even on sunny weekends. Various buses stop at the Ronsdorfer Talsperre bus stop. This hike is about 9 kilometers and 180 meters in altitude around the district of Ronsdorf, starting at the dam, via Holthausen down into …

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July 17, 2024,Bergisch mal drei: Rundwanderung bei Wuppertal-Ronsdorfer Talsperre durch Naturschutzgebiet Gelpe- und Saalbachtal 🌳💦🌳

Today I took a walk around the Ronsdorf Dam. There is a lot of shade from the trees and water from the Gelpe and Saalbach. Simply wonderful.
In the area of the Ronsdorf Dam there is a new forest adventure trail. There are many information boards explaining a lot of interesting facts about the forest, and there are also numerous, …

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May 13, 2024,Inne Gelpe 👍🌿☀️🍰

Always beautiful, a pearl of Wuppertal😊 And in Zillertal there was coffee and cake on Monday. Highly recommended 😋

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February 11, 2023,Nebel im Gelpetal (bei Wuppertal)

Nice little hike with waffles in just the right spot...
Pretty brook valleys (Gelpe, Saalbach), the old Ronsdorfer dam, and a lot of "hammers" (of which one rarely sees the remains).
Today in the fog, which had its own atmosphere...

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December 4, 2024,Industriegeschichtspfad Historisches Gelpetal

It was cloudy, it was cold, but what the heck. Today was the first real hike in about 6 weeks. I'm not quite fit yet, but things are looking up.
The weather really wasn't conducive to great photos, so you'll have to do the route yourself. I've walked all the trails dozens of times, but not all in one go. …

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October 23, 2025,Ja wo ist sie 🌞 denn?

Today, I was out on my home run for the first time in a long time. The sun had beckoned, but then I chose to hide 🙄

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February 15, 2026,Wanderung von der Ronsdorfer Talsperre durch das historische Gelpetal

Anyone interested in industrial history will find plenty to read and see along this trail. During my hike, I often imagined what it must have looked like in the past. This wonderful area seems to have been a bustling hub of activity. And then there's the pretty little reservoir, and so much more... The whole area is definitely worth a …

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March 28, 2026,Von der Ronsdorfer Talsperre ins Gelpetal und Saalbachtal

Circular hike based on the Ronsdorfer-Talsperre hiking trail, excluding the section through the hamlet of Heidt and from Jansenkotten continuing along the right bank path and through the Pöttges Gemark.

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Circular hiking trails Wuppertal - Ronsdorf Reservoir

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

View of Wuppertal-Holthausen

Ronsdorf Reservoir

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