Dickelsbach Trail – Beautiful path along the Dickelsbach loop from Ratinger Waldsee

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Ratingen

Dickelsbach Trail – Beautiful path along the Dickelsbach loop from Ratinger Waldsee

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Dickelsbach Trail – Beautiful path along the Dickelsbach loop from Ratinger Waldsee

01:36

6.15km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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LSG-Ratinger Stadtwald Süd-West

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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143 m

Dickelsbach Stream

Highlight • River

one of the most beautiful corners here in the forest

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2.12 km

Oberbusch

Forest

2.87 km

LSG Ratinger Stadtwald Süd-West

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful area with many trails!

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3.34 km

Dickelsbach Trail

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Relaxing trail without special challenges. The few roots and terrain levels can also be avoided.

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4.08 km

Bridge at the confluence of Leversberger Bach and Dickelsbach

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The Dickelsbach rises in the Höseler park Fernholz and flows after about 38 km at some picturesque meandering course in the Rhine.

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4.40 km

Sandy Path at Dickelsbach

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Feels like the dunes on the North Sea. Amazing.

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4.88 km

Wooden Bridges Over the Dickelsbach

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"... The Dickelsbach is a body of water on the right Lower Rhine. It rises in the Ratingen-Höseler Fernholz green park in the silicate foothills of the Bergisches Land.
The …

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4.93 km

Beautiful path along the Dickelsbach

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6.15 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.91 km

1.02 km

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.71 km

1.45 km

1.13 km

826 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

9°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

May 9, 2024,Am Dickelsbach in Ratingen

Today we went to the Ratingen city forest. Starting at the hiking car park "Am trockenen Stiefel" we headed towards the forest. Wide hiking trails and narrow paths alternated, here and there lined with bright yellow flowering broom 🤩. The Dickelsbach stream accompanied us for long stretches, sometimes slower and sometimes faster, and meandered through the landscape. Sunny and shady …

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July 12, 2022,Freestyle 🔀 spazieren um den Hülsenberg 🗻

A little freestyle walk around the Huelenberg. I had to acclimatize first 😅. It was pretty oppressive today. The center piece of the stroller is really very nice, I can only recommend it, no matter how the rest is designed. Install easily.

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