Volbach Stream – View Near Scheurenhöfchen loop from Immekeppel

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Overath

Volbach Stream – View Near Scheurenhöfchen loop from Immekeppel

Moderate

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280

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Volbach Stream – View Near Scheurenhöfchen loop from Immekeppel

02:42

9.80km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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71 m

St. Lucia Church (Sülztal Cathedral), Immekeppel

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Definitely worth seeing!

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695 m

Volbach Stream

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Volbach is the name of the stream that flows through the towns of Volbach and Ober-Volbach and joins the Lindlar Sülz in Immekeppel. The word Volbach used to mean Vogelbach.

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Bench With View of Water Buffalo in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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The wooden bench invites you to take a rest. And if you're lucky, you can watch the two buffalo during your break 👍

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928 m

Water Buffalo Meadow in Freudenthal

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The two water buffaloes that moved from the Wahner Heide to a wet meadow in Freudenthal to Overath-Immekeppel have the following names: Immo is the name of the smaller bull, Keppel the larger one.

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1.08 km

Bench With View of Water Buffalo in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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This bench invites you to take a break and watch the two water buffaloes Immo and Keppel 👍

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5.23 km

View Near Scheurenhöfchen

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A beautiful forest landscape with a distant view

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7.04 km

The Cologne-Mülheim-Lindlar railway line, popularly known as the Sülztalbahn, is a 45 km long railway line from Cologne-Mülheim via Bergisch Gladbach, Bensberg, Rösrath, Hoffnungsthal and Immekeppel to Lindlar.

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9.49 km

Sülz River near Immekeppel

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There used to be numerous ways to spend your free time on the banks of the Sülz. The citizens of Immekeppel called the river impounded by a dam "Immekeppeler Teich".

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9.80 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.56 km

3.50 km

976 m

740 m

Surfaces

2.83 km

2.71 km

1.82 km

1.78 km

650 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

8°C

37 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

November 22, 2025,Vom Sülztal nach Oberkülheim

A short hike through the Bergisches Land region, starting at the "Sülztal Cathedral" in Immekeppel. After leaving the village, the trail leads first through a beautiful stream valley, then gently uphill to the scenic heights near Oberkühlheim, and finally back down into the Sülz Valley.

Source: Rother Hiking Guide Bergisches Land (Tour #18)

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June 4, 2022,Runde von (Overath-) Immekeppel, Volbachtal

Hiking car park:
Lindlarerstrasse in
Overath-Immekeppel

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May 25, 2023,Wanderung mit Nachbarn und Hund: Runde von Immekeppel

Immekeppel was first mentioned in a document in 1166 as Sulsen. The new name Ymmin kappelin was first documented in 1309. As early as the High Middle Ages, lead was dug in the entire area around Immekeppel for the construction of Cologne Cathedral and Altenberg Cathedral. Immekeppel has belonged to Overath since 1975 (source: Wikipedia).

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August 7, 2024,Immekeppel: Rundweg A4 Rauschender Bach, sonnige Höhen 🥾

🅿️: Immekeppel hiking car park
The highlight of the route is definitely the water buffalo 🐃🥰

The small, twisted loop after the water buffalo is not part of the official A4 circular route. I simply missed the turnoff after the 🐃 photo shoot 🤳 🫤!

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June 1, 2024,Immekeppel und die beiden Wasserbüffel und das alles im romantischen Freudenthal

Immekeppel and the Freudenthal

Once again a little recovery walk, it couldn't have been better, this area around Immekeppel is truly romantically enchanting. Right at the beginning an old whatever he, she, it was wanted to lure me into the forest. But as I had forgotten my breadcrumbs I didn't follow her invitation into the dark forest. Then a rarely …

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May 14, 2022,Immekeppel-Sülz-Volbach-Wasserbüffel im Freudenthal 🐃🥾

I went on this tour 2 years ago. It was just as warm, but there were no water buffalo to be seen. Then I read that they are only in the enclosure from May to October.
The path leads through a lot of forest, but also through many small villages. with little to no traffic.
At the end it goes …

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May 15, 2022,Immekeppel

Completed beautiful natural round around Immekeppel. Beautifully laid out paths, tours that can be shortened or spontaneously extended in all directions are possible.

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October 9, 2022,Freudental in Immekeppel inkl. Wasserbüffel

Small nice round with typical Bergisch villages, impressive houses. The highlight were the water buffalo, the
are used by the nature association to graze moor meadows naturally and thus get more biodiversity again. Otherwise, the route was easy to hike, in some parts too easy. Unfortunately, you had to walk a few hundred meters on the road and at the …

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