Milchbornbach Stream – Grube Cox Lakes loop from Hardt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach

Milchbornbach Stream – Grube Cox Lakes loop from Hardt

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Milchbornbach Stream – Grube Cox Lakes loop from Hardt

01:24

5.00km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Grube Cox

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105 m

Milchbornbach Stream

Highlight • River

A very nice spot, unfortunately there is no bank here to linger.

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628 m

View of Bensberg Palace

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bensberg Castle in the Bensberg district of Bergisch Gladbach in the Bergisches Land (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a hunting lodge built in the early 18th century that is now used as a hotel.

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1.33 km

Remarkable Root Trees

Highlight • Natural Monument

The trees look like they're about to start walking

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2.34 km

Ponds in the Lerbacher Forest

Highlight • Lake

Idyllic ponds in the Lerbach Forest 🥰

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2.84 km

The former "Cox" dolomite mine is located in Bergisch Gladbach. In 1969 a dolomite deposit was discovered here in the Lerbach Forest. Mining continued here until 1985. In 1996 the Cox pit was declared a nature reserve.

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3.04 km

Rock Formation at Grube Cox

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you want, you can see faces in the rocks of the wall.

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3.09 km

View of Grube Cox

Highlight • Viewpoint

In the former Cox quarry, dolomite was mined from 1969 to 1985. In 1996, the approx. 22-hectare area near Bergisch Gladbach was declared a nature reserve, in which special animal and plant species feel at home.

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3.98 km

French Cemetery (Französischer Friedhof)

Highlight • Historical Site

"The hiker is immersed in the history of the old castle [Bensberg Castle] during the Franco-Prussian Wars when visiting the French and Prussian-Austrian military cemeteries in the neighboring Hardt Forest," …

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