Alcotar Rest Area – Kleiner Naafbach loop from Marialinden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Overath

Alcotar Rest Area – Kleiner Naafbach loop from Marialinden

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Alcotar Rest Area – Kleiner Naafbach loop from Marialinden

04:26

16.2km

250m

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 6, 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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101 m

St. Mary’s Visitation Pilgrimage Church, Marialinden

Highlight • Religious Site

The cathedral was built in a perfect location. It is visible from all directions - and it is beautiful! Right next door is Haus Altenrath, which serves delicious Päffgen Kölsch. Unfortunately, it is only open from 5 p.m. on weekdays.

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827 m

Overath Pilgrimage Trail

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Great forest path back to Overath.

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2.41 km

Naafbachtal

Nature Reserve

3.26 km

Outdoor café "Dorfplatz"

Highlight • Viewpoint

Years ago it was still a tiny rest area, but the place has turned into a great place to take a break!

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4.33 km

View of Bergisches Land

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The Bergisches Land offers magnificent views every few meters 🥰

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6.39 km

Fischermühle Hotel & Restaurant

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At the end of November there is also a leg of goose with red cabbage and dumplings

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12.5 km

Panoramic View of Lorkenhöhe, Krampenhöhe, and Marialinden

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Lorkenhöhe and Krampenhöhe are districts of Marialinden. The places were on the Brüderstraße, an important medieval old trunk road from Flanders via Cologne to Leipzig. Within the village of Lorkenhöhe, Landesstraße 360 runs on the route of the old Höhenweg. The old Brüderstraße continued at the end of the village to Federath, and the route was also used on this section for today's road connection.

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14.3 km

Kleiner Naafbach

Highlight • River

The running in the Bergisches Land and nature park Bergisches Land Naafbach arises in the southern foothills of the Heckberger forest. The Naafbach runs past the Rieserhof (Much) and the Schwellenbachermühle (Overath), after which the Kleine Naafbach, which has just passed the Blindenaafer mill (Blindenaafer mill), opens. Then it passes Büchel (to Overath) and the Klauserhof (Much) and flows shortly thereafter - a little south of the off the creek located Viersbrücken (Overath) - in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis.

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15.5 km

View of Marialinden Church (St. Mariä Heimsuchung)

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Very nice view of the Dom Marialinden

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16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.86 km

2.89 km

2.76 km

671 m

Surfaces

5.52 km

4.59 km

3.24 km

1.74 km

959 m

128 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

7°C

33 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 20, 2024,Marialinden: Tour M4 "Die Naafbachtalrunde" 🥾

Start/Finish: Marialinden Cathedral, Bernsauer Jagdweg / Pilgerstraße, 51491 Overath

Beautiful circular route to the source area of the Naafbach and the small Naaf.

Link to the flyer 👇

dam.destination.one/605945/4d782c9dcceb19b954d91640c1732fcc8585014615391682076e504f478a8766/flyer_tour-4_die-naafbachrunde.pdf

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August 27, 2023,Kutt nom Dom - Wanderung M4 ab Marialinden

Today I hiked the M4 from Marialinden with @BergischOutdoor for a long time. This hiking trail is now marked, very well indeed.
There were a few nice hiking hours with 11 like-minded people. The weather was also kind to us, it stayed dry and there was no thunderstorm that had been announced.
Afterwards I covered myself with honey from my …

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September 2, 2023,Marialinden, M4, die Naafbachrunde

Some time ago we got the brochures from the Marialinden Citizens' Committee. These state (as of May 2020) that the paths may not be marked.
A nice surprise today - the path was very well signposted!
MSo it worked after all!

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March 19, 2024,Bergische Dörfer - Bauernhöfe - Landluft und idyllische Bachläufe

Spring awakening also in the Bergisches Land. Today from Maria Linden over parts of the Bergisches Weg with a panoramic view and sun on your skin. Unfortunately, the route is very asphalt-heavy, but varied. There are villages where there are more milk filling stations than bus stops. Spring is awakening in every corner.
The cattle are put out to pasture, …

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June 21, 2025,Sommer im Bergischem Land - rund um Marialinden

The early bird is back in the Bergisches Land. Up here, yes, there's a bit of up here, the threatening hot day still feels bearable. So I set off into the forest near Marialinden. The M4 trail leads beautifully along a path along the Kleine Naaf. However, it's the only path. Afterward, you feel like a pilgrim. It's along wide, …

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November 7, 2021,Marialinden "Die Naafbachrunde"🍂🍁☁️

A very nice tour, but also partly very muddy in this weather, mainly because of the logging work. Even if there was a good piece of asphalt, I really liked the varied path.

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March 11, 2023,Naafbachrunde

Great hike along many beautiful creek valleys. This is Tour 4 of the Marienlindener Kleeblatt 🍀 (marialinden.de/wanderwege/). We have already done Tour 3 here: komoot.de/tour/989055834

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October 17, 2021,Kutt nom Dom, Wandertour 4 ab Marialinden

We took advantage of the nice weather today and hiked the M4 again from Marialinden. Not without reason, because the Fischermühle is currently having cutlet weeks. And they're damn tasty😬
The M4 is one of four hiking trails that start in Marialinden at the cathedral. The circular routes are not marked, but at the starting point there is a flyer …

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