Diepental Reservoir – Roderbach Trail loop from Weltersbachtal

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Leichlingen (Rhld.)

Diepental Reservoir – Roderbach Trail loop from Weltersbachtal

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Diepental Reservoir – Roderbach Trail loop from Weltersbachtal

02:20

8.51km

130m

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: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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30 m

Diepental Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

There is a beautiful view from the dam. The dam was built to generate electricity and is now part of a local recreation area called Diepental. Gastronomy, mini golf, the …

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2.50 km

Weltersbach Stream in the Weltersbachtal Nature Reserve

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The Weltersbach is a 8.4 km long tributary of the Wupper. It rises near Witzhelden and flows through the villages Krähwinkel, Unterbüscherhof and Weltersbach, flows through the nature reserve and flows on the outskirts of Leichlingen in the Wupper.

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3.08 km

Weltersbachaue

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Floodplain landscape with a small stream and wildflowers growing along the path.

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3.26 km

Roderbach Trail

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Very nice hiking trail along the creek

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3.75 km

Rapids of the Weltersbach

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From far away you can hear the previously quiet stream rushing.

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4.60 km

View of the meadow in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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This valley is far away from railroad tracks, motorways and noise.

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4.66 km

Weltersbach Meadow near Hasensprung

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At the bottom of the Weltersbach.

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6.36 km

Weltersbach valley near Stöcken

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A beautiful and quiet wetland of the Weltersbach. It reminds you of the Meadows in the US N.P.

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8.51 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.32 km

1.23 km

492 m

438 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

1.99 km

901 m

842 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

February 27, 2023,Weltersbach Runde über Bremersheide ab Diepental / Pattscheid

How lucky to have the day off to enjoy our beautiful scenery.

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July 26, 2024,Bergisches Land:Keine friedlichen Riesen 🐃 im Weltersbachtal aber dafür Eissplittertorte 🍧 im Glas im Diepental

The lovely @Silvia inspired me to do this tour 👍 However, I did another, dog-friendly round in the Weltersbachtal in search of the water buffalo. Unfortunately, I didn't find them this time either. According to a walker, the buffalo have moved to another quarters 🙈
Well, reason enough to come back here. But I found the book house funny. It's …

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July 18, 2023,Bergisches Land:Leichlingen Weltersbachaue 🌳💧🌳

First I went for a walk with the dogs in the wonderful Weltersbachauen in Leichlingen. Parked at the Roderbirken hiking car park. A nice round, which is probably good and easy to walk on paved forest paths. My girls had fun on and in the water.
There were plenty of thick blackberries to snack on, unfortunately I forgot the Tupperware …

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May 9, 2024,Wanderung

Beautiful hike in the shade of the trees. The inclines are pleasantly distributed over the entire route.

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April 18, 2025,Weltersbachtal - ❤ Stups 14

The Weltersbach Valley - a discovery!

Contribution to the ❤️ Project 2025 by @markusSupertramp in support of the Stups children's hospice in Krefeld.

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April 28, 2024,Nur fliegen ist schöner 🌬

Wonderfully windy round through the Weltersbachtal 🙂

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March 13, 2025,Wanderung zum Bibelgarten 13.03.2025

I actually wanted to buy trout in Bremersheide, but I didn't have enough money. So today we're having stir-fried vegetables with something. Since I was already on the go, I continued on to Weltersbach. -MitohneSenf- inspired me to visit the Bible Garden. A beautifully designed garden with a biblical theme.

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December 28, 2023,Weltersbach Rundwanderung ab Junkersholz (NRW)

Easy circular hike around the Weltersbach. The hiking trails are flat and wide. The circular route is particularly suitable for families, even with strollers, as the tour can be shortened over various bridges along the route.

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