Grube Cox Lakes – View of Grube Cox Pond loop from Hardt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach

Grube Cox Lakes – View of Grube Cox Pond loop from Hardt

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Grube Cox Lakes – View of Grube Cox Pond loop from Hardt

01:20

4.97km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Hardt

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Restaurant

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1.18 km

View of the Meadow in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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2.58 km

Ponds in the Lerbacher Forest

Highlight • Lake

Idyllic ponds in the Lerbach Forest 🥰

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3.05 km

Grube Cox Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice point to take a short break. There are several trails from there.

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3.14 km

The former "Cox" dolomite mine is located in Bergisch Gladbach. In 1969 a dolomite deposit was discovered here in the Lerbach Forest. Mining continued here until 1985. In 1996 the Cox pit was declared a nature reserve.

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3.34 km

Rock Formation at Grube Cox

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you want, you can see faces in the rocks of the wall.

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3.78 km

View of Grube Cox Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

Unfortunately now too overgrown, green oasis between Bensberg and Bergisch Gladbach.

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4.50 km

Remarkable Root Trees

Highlight • Natural Monument

The trees look like they're about to start walking

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4.97 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.44 km

1.19 km

343 m

Surfaces

2.19 km

1.25 km

1.09 km

226 m

177 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

8°C

41 %

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Comments

May 25, 2025,Wandern für die Seele: Idylle pur - Grube Cox und Hardt 🥾

Pure idyll = narrow, overgrown trails and in between quite a mess with trees lying across the path 😁

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Grube Cox Lakes – View of Grube Cox Pond loop from Hardt

Bergisches Land Nature Park

View of the Meadow in Naturpark Bergisches Land

Ponds in the Lerbacher Forest

Grube Cox Nature Reserve

Grube Cox Lakes

Rock Formation at Grube Cox

View of Grube Cox Pond

Remarkable Root Trees

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