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Aaper Heights Trail – Knittkuhl Heights loop from Sandgrube Homberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Ratingen

Aaper Heights Trail – Knittkuhl Heights loop from Sandgrube Homberg

Moderate

4.3

(4)

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Aaper Heights Trail – Knittkuhl Heights loop from Sandgrube Homberg

01:59

34.3km

360m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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1.74 km

Groß-Ilbeck Climb

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Attracts properly. Tip: Better take care of the landscape 😜

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1.92 km

View of Homberg

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Somewhere over there is Düsseldorf Airport...😂

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7.70 km

View of Knittkuhl

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In the Gut Knittkuhl restaurant you can eat well 🙂

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12.0 km

Aaper Heights Trail

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Nice circular route through the Aaper forest. In some places you have a fantastic view over Düsseldorf, with good visibility even to the Ruhr area.
You have to see the Frauensteine too.

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12.8 km

Aaper Wald

Forest

15.1 km

Aaper Heights Trail

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Nice circular route through the Aaper forest. In some places you have a fantastic view over Düsseldorf, with good visibility even to the Ruhr area.

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17.8 km

Aaper Wald Forest Trail

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Very nice and wide foot-bike path on the edge of the forest towards Rather animal shelter. Is a much better alternative than the route along Rather Broich.
Between these two …

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19.9 km

Grafenberger Wald

Forest

23.7 km

Knittkuhl Heights

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Nice view over the nature reserve.

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24.6 km

The Aaper Forest is a diverse mixed deciduous forest. Common oaks and copper beeches predominate. Maples, locust trees, ash trees and birches can also be found. An attraction are the Frauensteine (Tertiary quartzites, sand cemented into solid rock by silicification).

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34.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

8.83 km

7.04 km

2.85 km

2.80 km

257 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

8.90 km

4.94 km

1.81 km

1.03 km

246 m

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Friday 10 July

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16°C

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Aaper Heights Trail – Knittkuhl Heights loop from Sandgrube Homberg

Groß-Ilbeck Climb

View of Homberg

View of Knittkuhl

Aaper Heights Trail

Aaper Heights Trail

Aaper Wald Forest Trail

Knittkuhl Heights

Tree Tunnel in Aaper Wald

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