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Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

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Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

03:24

12.2km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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638 m

Ronsdorf Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Come down to relax

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1.75 km

Saalbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Definitely visit.

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3.00 km

Gelpe-Saalbach

Nature Reserve

4.89 km

Gelpetal Stream and Wooden Bridge

Highlight • River

After entering the Gelpe Valley, we are governed by the element of water. Especially after these three dry summers and so many miserably dry stream beds, this abundance in the …

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5.34 km

Im Saalscheid

Forest

5.55 km

Käshammer Pond

Highlight • Lake

The Käshammer was first mentioned in a document in 1607, where it was awarded a gold gulden water knowledge (right to use water). At that time, farmers in the Saalscheider …

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5.68 km

Käshammer Meadows

Highlight • Forest

A really tranquil spot in the forest, with a bench and a small bridge over the Gelpe.

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5.72 km

Gelpetal Hiking Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

At the 2 Pfennigsbrücke over the Gelpe was collected earlier to preserve the way

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6.54 km

Gelpe Stream

Highlight • River

There is a local recreation area in the south of the city of Wuppertal. The Gelpe and Saalbach streams flow here. It is a large wooded area on the hills. …

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8.22 km

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

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Very picturesque view over the Gelpetal. This place definitely deserves its name: Am Sonnenblick.

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9.14 km

Fließgewässersystem Gelpe- und Saalbachtal

Nature Reserve

12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.51 km

3.35 km

1.97 km

281 m

134 m

Surfaces

3.88 km

2.82 km

2.22 km

1.81 km

1.42 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

Ronsdorf Reservoir

Saalbach Valley

Gelpetal Stream and Wooden Bridge

Käshammer Pond

Käshammer Meadows

Gelpetal Hiking Trail

Gelpe Stream

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

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