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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

01:46

6.88km

30m

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: May 11, 2026

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Gierather Wald

Waypoints

Start point

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164 m

Strunder Mill

Highlight • Monument

The history of the Strunder mill is marked by a number of functional changes. It was first mentioned in a document as early as 1380 as a fulling mill. There …

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838 m

Gierath Mill

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The oldest document on a mill on the Strunde in Bergisch Gladbach is from 1345. It describes that the Cologne priest Jakob Keye sold the survivors of Hermann von Gierath, …

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1.32 km

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Gierather Forest nature reserve attempts to permanently protect the typical deciduous forest areas, through which natural streams flow, and larger wet areas rich in peat and moss, as well …

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2.71 km

Schluchter Heide

Forest

3.04 km

Hasselbachteich in Gierather Wald

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The Gierather Forest is a particularly important nature reserve. In the middle is the Hasselbachteich with its grass frogs.

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3.65 km

Gierather Wald

Highlight • Forest

The largest component of the Schluchter Heide between the Bergisch Gladbach districts Gronau, Lückerath and Refrath, and Cologne-Dellbrück-Strunden is the 189 -acre nature reserve Gierather forest.

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4.03 km

Picnic Area in Gierather Wald

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In the Gierather Forest there are numerous places to rest with wooden benches, many also have a table with them.

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4.46 km

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Gierather Forest is a forest area crossed by meandering streams and has large wetlands with peat moss. In accordance with the natural conditions, this forest area is mainly composed …

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6.26 km

Confluence of Strunde and Umbach

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The round rises from the general view of a karst spring about 100 meters northeast of the Herrenstrundener parish church.

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6.88 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

1.16 km

834 m

409 m

Surfaces

3.35 km

2.06 km

1.08 km

351 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 23 June

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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

Strunder Mill

Gierath Mill

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Hasselbachteich in Gierather Wald

Gierather Wald

Picnic Area in Gierather Wald

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Confluence of Strunde and Umbach

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