Sophienhöhe Forest Trails – Sophienhöhe Tree Circle loop from Bettenhoven

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Sophienhöhe Forest Trails – Sophienhöhe Tree Circle loop from Bettenhoven

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Sophienhöhe Forest Trails – Sophienhöhe Tree Circle loop from Bettenhoven

02:56

9.09km

400m

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: August 21, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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1.59 km

Sophienhöhe Forest Trails

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The hiking trails on Sophienhöhe are in very good condition. Mostly made of sand or gravel, which is very easy to walk on.

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1.60 km

View of the Jülich-Zülpich Börde from Sophienhöhe

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Nice view, also reachable with a short walk

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1.92 km

Group Bench With View of Elsdorf

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Clear weather would be an advantage for good visibility, in summer it is often too hazy (is that how you write it? LOL)
But on my tour the view was the highlight, the way there was rather boring 🤷🏼‍♂️

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2.02 km

Bench With a View of the Sophienhöhe

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Long bench with a view. Since the trees are constantly growing, it will probably soon be gone. The view is already very limited. There is also an information board.

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2.57 km

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

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Fixed the Hambacher First: aktion.campact.de/kohleaus/hambach-appell/teilnehmen?utm_campaign=%2Fkohleaus%2F&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=rec-lc&utm_term=inside_flow

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4.11 km

Findlingsdüne Viewpoint with Long Bench

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Here's another little highlight on the Sophienhöhen. Year of construction 2020/21
With a beautiful view and a long bench to rest on.
Children can run around on the sand hill.

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4.48 km

Celtic Tree Circle, Sophienhöhe

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A sign at the site explains that the Celts considered trees important living beings and attributed special properties to them. The Tree of Life Circle takes up this concept and …

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5.19 km

Sophienhöhe

Forest

9.09 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.86 km

214 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.20 km

2.67 km

219 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

33 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

May 20, 2024,Sophienhöhe überall schöner Ginster – Keltischer Lebensbaumkreis und toller Steinkreis

I had forgotten how much broom there is here and how beautiful it is to come here at this time of year. At the beginning you can't stop taking photos because the wonderful yellow flowers are blooming everywhere together with the purple lupins, just wonderful and indescribable

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November 1, 2021,🇩🇪 Runde auf der Sophienhöhe

On November 1st in dream weather on my former place of work. A round on the Sophienhöhe - waste dump of the Hambach opencast mine - over paths with great views and many highlights. On more than 100 km over this beautiful local recreation area, there is no monotony.

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