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Aaper Heights Trail – Aaper Wald Pond loop from Grafenberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Aaper Heights Trail – Aaper Wald Pond loop from Grafenberg

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Aaper Heights Trail – Aaper Wald Pond loop from Grafenberg

02:41

10.1km

110m

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: June 10, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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38 m

The Large Field by the Forest

Highlight • Natural

274 m

Fes Water Fountain on the Hartwich Trail

Highlight • Rest Area

Super refreshment, water straight from the source

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547 m

Aaper Heights Trail

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Aaper Höhenweg

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1.02 km

Aaper Heights Trail

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Nice circular route through the Aaper forest. In some places you have a fantastic view over Düsseldorf, with good visibility even to the Ruhr area.
You have to see the Frauensteine too.

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1.36 km

View of Düsseldorf and Duisburg from the Aaper Höhenweg

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Panorama with a panoramic view of the Rhein-Kreis Neuss

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1.44 km

Aaper Wald Pond

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The Aaper Forest, part of the Düsseldorf city forest in the northeast of the city, was a royal protected forest in the Middle Ages. It was part of a large …

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Frauensteine (Aaper Forest)

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The so-called Frauensteine are a striking collection of large quartzite stones around which legend of early cult site use rank. There is no evidence for it.

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Playground at the Glider Airfield

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Nice large playground right on the edge of the forest, but shady, accessible from the central parking lot in about 10 minutes. Many seating options.

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.69 km

1.64 km

1.51 km

1.30 km

902 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.71 km

3.64 km

1.96 km

643 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

38°C

22°C

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Aaper Heights Trail – Aaper Wald Pond loop from Grafenberg

The Large Field by the Forest

Fes Water Fountain on the Hartwich Trail

Aaper Heights Trail

Aaper Heights Trail

View of Düsseldorf and Duisburg from the Aaper Höhenweg

Aaper Wald Pond

Frauensteine (Aaper Forest)

Playground at the Glider Airfield

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