View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Königsdorfer Forst

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Pulheim

View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Königsdorfer Forst

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View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Königsdorfer Forst

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8.64km

100m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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1.73 km

Himmelsleiter Stairway in Naturpark Rheinland

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More than 200 steps, which are nothing more than wooden planks, keep going up.

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5.70 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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The Glessener Höhe is an artificially constructed hill. It is a former, now recultivated, spoil heap (tipping site) of the surrounding brown coal open-cast mines.

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5.72 km

Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

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A wooden plank staircase with more than 200 steps leads to the summit of Glessener Höhe. As befits a summit, there is a fantastic view, a wooden cross and even a summit book.

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7.16 km

Himmelsleiter Staircase (Naturpark Rheinland)

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The lower section of the “Himmelsleiter” leads to a shelter called “An der Himmelsleiter”. From there it is just under two kilometers to the upper section of the Himmelsleiter, which leads to the summit cross on the Glessener Höhe.

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7.31 km

Heaven's Ladder (200 steps)

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The eight-minute song by Led Zeppelin is probably the best rock ballad of all time - but here is the ladder of heaven, which leads from Dansweiler on the Glessener …

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