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Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

Moderate

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View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

02:51

10.7km

110m

Hiking

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: May 14, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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3.84 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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Between 1955 and 1970, the Glessener Höhe was heaped up as an external landfill from the masses of the opencast mines north of the forest. On its recultivated slope edge, …

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3.86 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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5.30 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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5.45 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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5.48 km

Himmelsleiter Wooden Steps, Naturpark Rheinland

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5.78 km

Glessener Hut

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Nice resting place at the crossroads.

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5.98 km

View of Dansweiler

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wonderful view

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6.57 km

Ferdinand Sonnenschein Memorial

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The inscription on a separate plate reads: “In memory of the forester of Dansweiler, Ferdinand Sonnenschein Ferdinand Sonnenschein was born on November 3rd, 1811 in Gerresheim near Düsseldorf as the …

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.87 km

775 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.83 km

4.79 km

778 m

316 m

Elevation

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Thursday 25 June

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