Düssel in the Neander Valley – Beautiful path along the Düssel loop from Hochdahl-Millrath

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Erkrath

Düssel in the Neander Valley – Beautiful path along the Düssel loop from Hochdahl-Millrath

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Düssel in the Neander Valley – Beautiful path along the Düssel loop from Hochdahl-Millrath

02:51

10.6km

130m

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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Neandertal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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754 m

Winkelsmühle Hiking Car Park (P10)

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Beautiful, shady parking lot for hikers in the Neandertal and free of charge!

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1.17 km

Düssel in the Neander Valley

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Some paths were natural and things are going great

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5.01 km

Hellerbruch Estate

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Picturesque sight in the valley: the Hellenbruch estate on the Hellerbrucher Bach is a beautifully restored, large old farm. Unfortunately, the café has been closed for years.

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5.93 km

Forest Path Near Neandertal Museum

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Beautiful path located in nature and close to the Neandertal Museum.

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7.69 km

View of the Düssel in Heck Nature Reserve

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7.77 km

Beautiful path along the Düssel

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Super beautiful section through the dense forest right on the Düssel.

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8.41 km

In the Ice Age game enclosure, the most important prey animals of the Neanderthals now live well protected in enclosures: aurochs, tarpans (primeval horses) and bison. The cattle and horses, however, are bred, the original species have become extinct.

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9.07 km

Very beautiful forest trail

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A quite picturesque forest path in the Neandertal.

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10.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.47 km

1.89 km

213 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.02 km

3.72 km

2.52 km

219 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

47 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

September 28, 2025,Rundwanderung durch Feld und Wald ab Hochdahl-Millrath

The route led from Mettmann South along shady forest paths, partly along the Düssel River in the beautiful Neandertal Valley, past the Neandertal Museum, to Hochdahl-Millrath.
🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
It was noticeable that there were many walkers and hikers along the way, "taking advantage" of the sunny Sunday.
🌞🌤️💥🚶🚶🚶🚶🚶🚶🚶🚶🚶🚶

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July 31, 2022,Aussichtsplattform Auerochsen – Traumhafter Weg an der Düssel Runde von Hochdahl-Millrath

I really liked the first half. It went through the forest, was very varied and also very nice for children. There are devices along the way with information about the Neanderthals in German or English and a climbing park for children and a mini golf course. I found the second part to be very long, as it stretched across asphalt …

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September 28, 2025,Rundweg Hochdahl Millrath

Start and finish:
Hochdahl-Millrath S-Bahn station
-Unfortunately, the route initially led along paved paths (asphalt and gravel, approximately 4 km).
-Fields and farmland dominated the landscape.

-From Mettmann South, the most beautiful part of this hike began. Natural paths through dense deciduous forest directly along the Düssel River.🌳🌳🌿🌳

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February 18, 2023,Wanderbares Erkrath, Rundwanderweg A1 im Neandertal

The hike begins at the hiking car park on Winkelsmühler Weg in Erkrath. From here it is only a few meters to the A1 circular hiking trail. This is taken to the left in the direction of Mettmann. The hike was characterized by many forest trails, some gravel trails, and asphalt trails and asphalt roads. Interesting were once again the …

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April 6, 2026,🥾🚶🏻Neandertal🦬🐃

Today it went through the Neanderthal. I started at the Milrather S-🚆Hof. It went past the Park💀Hof to the Auer🐄Ochsen enclosure. They were quite far from the fence this time, but you could see the herd. The stairs ↘️& back ↗️ 🥵 then to the Wisent🦬enclosure. There was 1 outside, it was on the way to the stable, but I …

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June 4, 2025,Erkrath Millrath - Neanderthalmuseum - Mettmann Süd - Düssel Auen - Erkrath Millrath

Arrival on the S8 to Hochdahl-Millrath

A pleasant hike with shady forest sections, but also through cultivated fields. We particularly enjoyed the section through the Düssel floodplains. Unfortunately, the route was a bit asphalt-heavy, but overall it was interesting and relaxing, with plenty of benches along the way for a break.

Departure again on the S8.

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October 20, 2024,🥾🚶🏻Neandertal🦬🐃 & an der Düssel💧

I got the tour from @🐐Zwei Bergziegen🐐 Thank you for that. The tour started at the Millrath S-Bahn station. Past the aurochs enclosure, the herd🦬🐃🐂 was there, then along the enclosure to the bison enclosure🦏, but again no one spotted😡down to the Neandertal Museum, past the Stone Age workshop. Along the Mettmanner Bach💧. Later across the fields down to the …

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