Scharpenacken Conservation Area – Murmelbach Stream loop from Wuppertal

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Scharpenacken Conservation Area – Murmelbach Stream loop from Wuppertal

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Scharpenacken Conservation Area – Murmelbach Stream loop from Wuppertal

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8.86km

200m

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: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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297 m

Toelleturm Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the Toelleturm you have a wonderfully wide view over Wuppertal. At 26.25 meters, it towers high, at a height of 330 meters in the south of Wuppertal. Publicly accessible, …

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1.07 km

Vorwerk Park

Highlight • Forest

The extensive garden has a special topography, steep slopes, ponds and a magnificent rhododendron blossom in early summer.

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1.23 km

Vorwerkpark Rhododendron Gardens

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Vorwerkpark is a special highlight in April / May because of the many rhododendron bushes in many different colors, one can not stop wondering. But otherwise also a highlight …

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3.23 km

View of Scharpenacken

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nature Photography Highlight

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3.44 km

Scharpenacken Conservation Area

Highlight • Forest

Very beautiful landscape, formerly met at the lowest gait in the Bundeswehr.

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7.10 km

Murmelbach Stream

Highlight • River

Das ca. 16 ha große NSG Murmelbachtal ist ein durch einen etwa 2 km langen Abschnitt des Murmelbachtales geprägtes Kerbtal, das vergleichsweise stark vom Menschen überprägt ist. Zu den in …

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7.70 km

Murmelbach Pond

Highlight • Lake

Nice quiet place for a little break.

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8.44 km

Toelleturm

Highlight • Monument

It's a pity that the Toelleturm can only be visited on Sundays and public holidays.

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8.86 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.18 km

2.49 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

2.93 km

2.53 km

2.35 km

616 m

419 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

8°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

June 27, 2024,Scharpenacken und Murmelbach

Wuppertal can be so beautiful... outside the city center. Today we went to the Scharpenacken nature recreation area, a former military training area, which is therefore only used extensively for agriculture (meadows and forests). The idea for this tour is based on a hike by Edith, who managed to walk twice the distance here. - We start at a small …

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