View of Sengbach Dam – Wupper Riverside Trail loop from Burg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

View of Sengbach Dam – Wupper Riverside Trail loop from Burg

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View of Sengbach Dam – Wupper Riverside Trail loop from Burg

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7.23km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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482 m

View of Schloss Burg

Highlight • Viewpoint

great view of the castle 👍

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1.73 km

The Sengbach Dam is a drinking water reservoir in the Solingen city area and is located in a secluded side valley of the Wupper near Burg Castle. It was built between 1900 and 1903 according to the so-called Intze principle and supplies Solingen with drinking water via a nearby waterworks.

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4.17 km

Rocky Banks of the Wupper

Highlight • River

The tour has some inclines and leads along the Wupper through mixed forest with some great views. Some notice boards tell you something about the geology of the section.
Here a rock formation offers a good opportunity to rest on the water.
One of the beautiful moments to enjoy nature.

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4.99 km

Scenic forest path along the Wupper River

Highlight • Trail

5.36 km

Wupper Riverside Trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful, quiet route through nature.

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5.69 km

Wupper weir in Unterburg

Highlight • Monument

Nice Wupper weir. Invites you to linger and enjoy.

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6.81 km

Burg Cable Car Valley Station

Highlight • Rest Area

I can recommend it! Is a real 50s feeling and you can take the bike with you (most of them at least, up to a maximum of 20 kilos is allowed) - only upwards costs three euros. You can explore Schloss Burg at the top and drive back down the mountain to continue your tour. Top!

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7.06 km

Historic center of Solingen-Unterburg

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Cute, small district on the Wupper with beautiful Bergisch cafés and restaurants. From here you can take the cable car up to Schloss Burg or walk.

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7.23 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.58 km

1.19 km

273 m

Surfaces

2.97 km

2.09 km

1.45 km

547 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Friday 23 October

11°C

6°C

42 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

January 23, 2022,🐟 🏰 An und über der Wupper – Kleine 8km Runde um Schloss Burg

Even if the journey from the west of Essen takes a little longer: the Wupper is actually always worth a trip, there are ups and downs between the Müngsten Bridge and Burg Castle, and numerous hiking trails are just waiting to be explored. Another highlight is the cable car from the 1950s, with which we devoutly took the gondola down …

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April 23, 2022,von Schloss Burg bis Glüder und zurück

The tour was really very nice...interesting track 😊

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March 13, 2025,Bergisches Land :Erlebnisweg Wupper :Von Schloss 🏰 Burg zur Sengbachtalsperre

Today I had to take my riding saddle to the saddler in Remscheid and so this wonderful little round was offered afterwards. Today there was tree felling work at the Obergraben near the animal shelter, which made a reroute necessary

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March 18, 2023,2'te kl. Wanderung bei Burg

The beautiful sunny weather lures ..... Start at the Glüder car park. Lo and behold...the bridge at the animal shelter has been restored to cross the Wupper. We continue to Unterburg and then up to the Sengbachtalsperre.
After a break downhill again to the starting point.

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February 5, 2022,Sengbachtalsperre und Schloss Burg

More as always on our blog: kifis-touren.de/2022/02/05/sengbachtalsperre-und-schloss-burg

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February 23, 2022,NRW_Sengbachtalsperre - Erlebnisweg Wupper - Schloss Burg 23.02.2022

We STARTED today from the Angerscheid hiking car park.

Shortly afterwards we had a nice view of the Sengbachtalsperre, which is used as a drinking water reservoir and was built around 1900 - 1903 and is therefore more beautiful than more modern dams.

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