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Glückauf-Trasse Pathway – Glückauftrasse loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Glückauf-Trasse Pathway – Glückauftrasse loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

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Glückauf-Trasse Pathway – Glückauftrasse loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

01:26

21.7km

240m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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After 16.1 km for 723 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.00 km

Deep Cutting on the Nordbahntrasse

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An impressive route. Here you drive through a ravine with high walls right and left, which were renovated with great effort.

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3.57 km

Bracken Bridge

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Very interesting colorful bridge with beautiful views of the surrounding landscape.

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3.90 km

Wuppertal-Nächstebreck (Bracken) — rest area on the Nordbahntrasse

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As the largest project, the association is responsible for converting the route of the disused Wuppertaler Nordbahn - section of the Düsseldorf-Derendorf – Dortmund Süd section to a pedestrian and …

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6.79 km

Kohlenbahn junction to Silschede

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Here you have the choice: Either you cycle towards Hattingen or you take the coal railway branch to Gevelsberg-Silschede. Both routes are wonderfully quiet and excellently accessible even without asphalt. …

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7.18 km

Glückauf-Trasse Pathway

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One of the most beautiful routes

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10.9 km

Glückauftrasse

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It was really demanding, but the landscape was great.

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15.2 km

Schee Station

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The Schee station was opened in 1886 on the railway line Wuppertal - Wichlinghausen - Hattingen, approximately at the highest point of the route. The monument was often used as a backdrop for film and television recordings.

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15.6 km

Junction 8 at Former Schee Station

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After you have already covered a very great route with the Norbahntrasse, another highlight awaits you with the Glückauf route, both for cycling and for hiking. The next highlight awaits …

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21.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

8.08 km

855 m

633 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.8 km

8.06 km

533 m

242 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Glückauf-Trasse Pathway – Glückauftrasse loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

Deep Cutting on the Nordbahntrasse

Bracken Bridge

Wuppertal-Nächstebreck (Bracken) — rest area on the Nordbahntrasse

Kohlenbahn junction to Silschede

Glückauf-Trasse Pathway

Glückauftrasse

Schee Station

Junction 8 at Former Schee Station

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