Aaper Wald Forest Trail – Hofgarten, Düsseldorf loop from Hösel

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Ratingen

Aaper Wald Forest Trail – Hofgarten, Düsseldorf loop from Hösel

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4.5

(4)

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Aaper Wald Forest Trail – Hofgarten, Düsseldorf loop from Hösel

02:05

37.5km

200m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 47 m for 2 m

After 37.5 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.69 km

Oberbusch

Forest

6.97 km

Haus zum Haus Castle

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Nice place for a break; no catering at the moment, though.

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13.9 km

Aaper Wald Forest Trail

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Very nice and wide foot-bike path on the edge of the forest towards Rather animal shelter. Is a much better alternative than the route along Rather Broich.
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18.4 km

Hofgarten, Düsseldorf

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It is the first and oldest public garden in Germany: The Düsseldorf Hofgarten, the inner-city green lung of the Rhine metropolis, was laid out in 1769.

It stretches from Jacobistraße …

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18.7 km

Fountain with Bear Sculpture, Hofgarten Düsseldorf

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18.7 km

Jröner Jong Fountain, Hofgarten, Düsseldorf

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The fountain monument was designed in 1899 by Joseph Hammerschmidt and depicts Triton, the sea god from Greek mythology, sitting on a hippopotamus that spouts a huge fountain. The original …

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18.9 km

Landskrone Pond in Hofgarten Düsseldorf

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The Landskrone is a pond of the Hofgarten in Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte. It is one of the bodies of water that originally lay behind the protective waters of Düsseldorf's fortifications. The Landskron, …

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19.0 km

Golden Bridge in the Hofgarten

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The golden bridge is just one of many beautiful spots in the Hofgarten, a green lung in the city where it is definitely worth taking a stroll. In Germany's first …

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