Eifgenbach Stream – Eifgenbach Stream loop from Höhscheider Bachtal

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Burscheid

Eifgenbach Stream – Eifgenbach Stream loop from Höhscheider Bachtal

Hard

4.9

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322

hikers

Eifgenbach Stream – Eifgenbach Stream loop from Höhscheider Bachtal

05:48

20.8km

400m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.19 km

Eifgenbach Valley

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In the Eifgenbach valley, wonderful natural walks are possible.

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6.79 km

Great Dhünn Reservoir

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Here you have a great view of the large Dhünntalsperre, after all Germany's second largest drinking water dam. All around is a lot of nature with many rare and protected species.

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11.2 km

Pfengstbachtal

Nature Reserve

13.7 km

Dhünn River Trail

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I really enjoy hiking here and can only recommend it. Here you have pure nature, sturdy shoes would be an advantage.

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14.4 km

Trail Along the Eifgenbach

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Sometimes the Eifgenbach can also be raging...

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17.8 km

Eifgenbach

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After large amounts of rain, the Eifgenbach can also become uncomfortable. Experienced it yesterday and therefore had to take a detour up again to Thomas-Hof to avoid the Eifgenbach.

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17.8 km

Eifgenbach Stream

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Very nice hiking area with wonderful nature

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18.6 km

Riverside rest area on the Eifgenbach

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Nice rest area

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18.7 km

Eifgenbach Stream

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Great tip. Thank you! Beautiful area and nice steep walls that form the valley. Here you will find beautiful ascents and descents.

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20.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

4.22 km

3.49 km

1.67 km

277 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.83 km

4.44 km

2.94 km

2.66 km

1.63 km

277 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

21°C

11°C

37 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

November 24, 2024,Herbstrunde im Bergischen

The starting point was Altenberg again today. A tour along everything that has a name and a sound: Dhünn, Eifgenbach, Dünweger Bach, Heimbach, Eifgenbach again, Linnefe, Dhünntalsperre, Bömericher Bach, Pfengstbach and a bit more Altenberg. All garnished with a few meters of elevation and plenty of water in the streams, rivers and also on the paths 😁. Nevertheless: autumn hiking …

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August 24, 2025,Eifgenbach Runde

A good, natural walk with wonderful cloud formations, many streams, and a cathedral!

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March 3, 2024,Kleine Wanderung im Odenthal

A little get-to-know-you group for your vacation in June in the Stubaital 😊 was a nice little group in great weather ☀️☀️☀️☀️

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September 27, 2025,Rundtour Eifgenbach-, Pfengstbach- und Dhünntal

The starting point was the Schöllerhof hiking car park. After a good 40 minutes, we reached the Thomashof – the perfect place for a leisurely breakfast. Plentiful, delicious, and very relaxing... perhaps a little too plentiful for the rest of the hike, as the start after that wasn't all that easy. 😅

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April 3, 2023,Wanderung von Coenenmühle zur Dhünntalsperre und Altenberg durchs Eifgenbachtal zurück

Finally out again 😄. According to the weather forecast, it was already very early in the morning with a shady 0 degrees out into the Bergisches Land. From de Coenenmühle we went a bit through Linnefetal to the Dhünntalsperre from there through Pfengsbachtal to Altenberger Dom. Then a bit along the Dhünn and from there we continued adventurously through the …

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