"Mountain paths, half-timbered houses and the Sülz meadows"
- 2: 19 pm
- 7,91 km
- 191 m
- 191 m
- 85 m
- 167 m
- 82 m
- Start: Ristorante Lehmbacher Hof, Bergische Landstraße 161, 51503 Rösrath (please only use if you plan to stop for refreshments) alternatively: in Hoffnungsthal (e.g. parking lot Rathaus, Hauptstraße 229; train station Hoffnungsthal, Rotdornallee)
If you enjoy combining nature with visits to small, idyllic villages on a hike, then Hoffnungsthal is the perfect place for you. From the train station, walk through the village, always along the flower-lined Sülz River, and then follow the Bergischer Weg trail into the Königsforst forest. From there, the path climbs gently uphill. At the end of the hike, you can visit the church in Hoffnungsthal. The entire route is about eight kilometers long.
Our recommendations for places to eat and drink:
There is a farm shop along this route:
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Directions
- Turn left onto Lehmbach Street next to the Lehmbacher Hof farm. Follow the "K" marker uphill.
- 1 About 360 meters after the forest begins, the path joins the Bergischer Weg trail. Turn left here, following the orange marker, and continue along the Bergischer Weg to the residential street Schreibershove. After about 150 meters, turn right uphill. At the milestone marker, turn left onto a path leading into the valley. Cross the stream and continue diagonally uphill to the right. At the top, turn left at the horse paddock and descend on a path into the next stream valley. Cross the stream at the bottom and continue uphill. At the top, continue straight ahead across a meadow through a small wood to Hoffnungsthaler Straße. Turn right onto this road and follow the Bergischer Weg sharply left back into the forest. Continue along the hillside, then down to Volberg.
- 2 In the village, leave the Bergischer Weg and walk to the right on cobblestones to the Protestant church, then turn left to the main road and follow it to the left for 660 meters.
- 3 At the intersection, turn diagonally left onto Am Hammer street, follow the "K" through the historic Reusch industrial area, and then turn left towards the Sülz dike. Follow the Sülz river to the right until you reach Bergische Landstraße, then turn left back to the starting point.
Route markers
The culinary tours follow marked hiking trails almost exclusively, but are not marked with a specific logo. Therefore, we recommend bringing along the route description, a map, and/or a GPS track. The tours can also be found on komoot. https://www.komoot.com/de-de/collection/1411904/wandern-mit-regionalem-genuss-denn-das-beste-kommt-zum-schluss
Tour features
refreshment possibility
Good connection to public transport
Flatly
Arrival & Parking
Take the A4 motorway to the Unterschbach exit, turn left at the traffic lights, drive through Untereschbach to Lehmbach. At the entrance to the village, turn right into the Lehmbacher Hof car park.
Lehmbacher Hof parking lot
Take the regional train 25 to Rösrath station, then continue with bus 422 (on Sundays, TaxiBus; request at least 30 minutes before departure by calling 0180/6 15 15 15 [20 cents/call from a German landline; mobile max. 60 cents/call], groups of five or more must register three working days in advance by calling the above telephone number).
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Bergisches Haus GmbH - Bergisches Haus
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 75
51429 Bergisch Gladbach
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