Moderately difficult stage with varied ups and downs, sometimes with steep climbs and paths on steep slopes. The path leads through the hilly Bergische and Elfringhauser Schweiz and through the more leisurely Felderbachtal.
Velbert-Nordrath to Velbert-Nierenhof
We start in Nordrath and quickly descend into the valley to the Deilbach. This forms the border between the districts of Mettmann and Hattingen, i.e. between Rhineland and Westphalia, between two different mentalities and dialects.
Then it goes over the Deilbach into Westphalia and it becomes alpine in Elfringhauser Switzerland. We see the WDR transmission masts from Langenberg on the next mountain (higher than the Eiffel Tower!) and finally reach the Felderbachtal. The wooded stage ends at the S-Bahn station in Velbert-Nierenhof.
Good to know
safety instructions
Please stay on the paths. The narrow paths can be slippery in places, especially in wet weather. Be careful with embankments or cliff edges, keep your distance.
Facilities
Good hiking shoes should already be. Depending on the season and the weather, a jacket is a must along the many cool streams and in the deep forests, as well as on the often windy heights.
Arrival & Parking
Travel
Use the app's arrival navigator or your navigation device
Use the app's arrival navigator or your navigation device
Start:
No public parking spaces in Nordrath, parking spaces at the Windrather Hof for hikers coming in
Goal:
P+R car park for the S-Bahn train in Nierenhof
Parking spaces in kidney court
No public parking spaces in Nordrath, parking spaces at the Windrather Hof for hikers coming in
Goal:
P+R car park for the S-Bahn train in Nierenhof
Parking spaces in kidney court
Public transportation
Start:
Bus: Nordrath with line 637
Goal:
S-Bahn: Rinderhof S 9
Bus: Nierenhof bus station with lines 176, 331, 637 and OV 8
Back to the start:
Bus station Velbert-Nierenhof line 637 to Velbert-Nordrath
Bus: Nordrath with line 637
Goal:
S-Bahn: Rinderhof S 9
Bus: Nierenhof bus station with lines 176, 331, 637 and OV 8
Back to the start:
Bus station Velbert-Nierenhof line 637 to Velbert-Nordrath
author
Office for Culture and Tourism
Organization
