"Wildlife park, stalactite cave and coffee break"

4: 05 pm
14,19 km
311 m
306 m
188 m
318 m
130 m
Start: Hiking parking lot at the Waldhotel Tropfsteinhöhle, Pfaffenberg 1, 51674 Wiehl; alternatively: Start in Wiehl (parking e.g. in Bahnhofstraße, Homburger Straße)

The hiking trail is divided into a northern loop and a southern loop.

Near Wiehl, this slightly longer hiking trail connects several diverse highlights. Plan to spend a little extra time, as a visit to the Wiehl stalactite cave is highly recommended. The hike begins at the parking lot there.

Passing the Wiehl wildlife enclosure, you hike directly to Wiehl and then westwards into a sparsely populated area full of fields and meadows. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and take a break in the Bierenbach valley, where there are several places to stop for refreshments. Then hike back to the stalactite cave.

Our recommendations for places to eat and drink:

Best Season

suitable

depending on the weather

Jan
Feb
Mar
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Mai
Jun
Christmas
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Nov
Dec

Directions

Past the hotel-restaurant and stalactite cave, take the X11 through the wildlife park, down through the settlement.
To Wiehl. Turn right onto Homburger Straße. Continue straight ahead after the railway crossing.
1 Turn left onto the footpath along the Wiehl river. Turn left in front of the Hotel zur Post and continue through Wiehlpark.
2 Turn right onto Brucher Straße (follow the marker), go through the underpass, then left, left at the intersection, next right, at the end of the road left to the Bismarck Tower (currently closed). Follow the marker “–” and A2 to the right until you reach Faulmert Straße.
3 Keep right on this road (A2). 4 At the junction, turn left (Zum Buchholzfeld), now follow the Bergisches Panoramasteig trail, cross Großfischbarer Straße, and zigzag uphill.
5 Shortcut: Take the Panorama Trail access path via point 11 back to the parking lot at the Waldhotel.
Complete tour: Continue downhill on the panoramic trail, past Stockheim, down into the valley.
to the T-junction (here the road to the right leads to Holsteins Mühle).
6 Turn left here, now follow the T-mark into the settlement, turn right onto In der Holl, cross Wiehler Straße, continue straight ahead into Brühland and past Bierenbachtal until you reach the road before Oberbierenbach.
7 Turn left there onto Zur Straßen, ignore the road junction at Bierenbacher Hof on the right, take the second right over Biermicher Bach.
8 Continue straight ahead onto A1.
9 Straight ahead to the Knotte Pony Farm, in Hübender turn left onto Römerstraße, next turn left again.
10 At the intersection turn right, cross Wiehler Straße marked H, into Jürgesweg, Seinscheweg, straight ahead onto farm track, at the T-junction turn right, onto Eichenweg road turn left.
11 Turn right at Abbenroth and return to the parking lot at the Waldhotel.

The exact description and the numbers mentioned in the text can be viewed in the illustration "Directions".

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

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