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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

02:12

8.55km

40m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Gierather Wald

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1.52 km

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Gierather Forest nature reserve attempts to permanently protect the typical deciduous forest areas, through which natural streams flow, and larger wet areas rich in peat and moss, as well …

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4.05 km

Picnic area in Gierather Forest

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Always good for a break.

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4.41 km

Schluchter Heide

Forest

4.68 km

Picnic Shelter by the Pond, Gierather Forest

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A nice opportunity to take a break at a small pond.

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4.74 km

Hasselbachteich in Gierather Wald

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The Gierather Forest is a particularly important nature reserve. In the middle is the Hasselbachteich with its grass frogs.

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6.19 km

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

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The Gierather Forest is a forest area crossed by meandering streams and has large wetlands with peat moss. In accordance with the natural conditions, this forest area is mainly composed …

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6.65 km

Stream in Gierather Forest

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This small body of water is part of the Gierather Wald nature reserve, which attempts to permanently protect the typical deciduous forest areas, which are crossed by near-natural streams, and larger peat-moss-rich wetlands as well as birch and alder groves.

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7.52 km

Gierath Mill

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The oldest document on a mill on the Strunde in Bergisch Gladbach is from 1345. It describes that the Cologne priest Jakob Keye sold the survivors of Hermann von Gierath, …

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7.73 km

Confluence of Strunde and Umbach

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The round rises from the general view of a karst spring about 100 meters northeast of the Herrenstrundener parish church.

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8.55 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.31 km

1.62 km

510 m

105 m

Surfaces

4.74 km

1.85 km

1.40 km

435 m

124 m

Elevation

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Friday 17 July

25°C

17°C

26 %

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Gierather Forest Nature Reserve – Gierather Forest Nature Reserve loop from Gierather Wald

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Picnic area in Gierather Forest

Picnic Shelter by the Pond, Gierather Forest

Hasselbachteich in Gierather Wald

Gierather Forest Nature Reserve

Stream in Gierather Forest

Gierath Mill

Confluence of Strunde and Umbach

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