View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

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View from Glessener Höhe – Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

02:50

10.7km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 30, 2026

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3.80 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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The Glessener Höhe is an artificially constructed hill. It is a former, now recultivated, spoil heap (tipping site) of the surrounding brown coal open-cast mines.

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3.82 km

Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

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A wooden plank staircase with more than 200 steps leads to the summit of Glessener Höhe. As befits a summit, there is a fantastic view, a wooden cross and even a summit book.

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5.26 km

Himmelsleiter Staircase (Naturpark Rheinland)

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The lower section of the “Himmelsleiter” leads to a shelter called “An der Himmelsleiter”. From there it is just under two kilometers to the upper section of the Himmelsleiter, which leads to the summit cross on the Glessener Höhe.

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5.41 km

Heaven's Ladder (200 steps)

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The eight-minute song by Led Zeppelin is probably the best rock ballad of all time - but here is the ladder of heaven, which leads from Dansweiler on the Glessener …

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5.44 km

Himmelsleiter Wooden Steps, Naturpark Rheinland

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5.75 km

Glessener Hut

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Nice resting place at the crossroads.

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5.95 km

View of Dansweiler

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wonderful view

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6.53 km

Ferdinand Sonnenschein Memorial

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The inscription on a separate plate reads: “In memory of the forester of Dansweiler, Ferdinand Sonnenschein Ferdinand Sonnenschein was born on November 3rd, 1811 in Gerresheim near Düsseldorf as the …

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