Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Hilden

Forest Shelter and Rest Area – Hoxbach Retention Basin loop from Hilden

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Hilden

Forest Shelter and Rest Area – Hoxbach Retention Basin loop from Hilden

Moderate

4.6

(114)

500

hikers

Forest Shelter and Rest Area – Hoxbach Retention Basin loop from Hilden

03:21

12.9km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Hildener Stadtwald, Bereich Sandbach-Krebsbach

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.52 km

Forest Shelter and Rest Area

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Fun for every hiker with his dog to do his rounds here.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.80 km

Sandbach Bridge in Hilden City Forest

Highlight • Bridge

The sand stream meanders through the Hilden city forest. It is particularly beautiful here at the bridge

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.97 km

Hoxbach Retention Basin

Highlight • Lake

Flood protection

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.35 km

Sheep Meadow

Highlight • Natural

Nice little gem with a nice sheep population

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.52 km

Hoxbach Stream in Hilden City Forest

Highlight • River

Completely natural, the stream meanders through the Hilden city forest

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.73 km

The Hoxbach and the Sandbach, into which the Krebsbach flows near Kesselsweier, are two near-natural, meandering sand streams with steep banks, small sandbanks, and slow-flowing and fast-flowing sections. See: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildener_Stadtwald,_Bereich_Sandbach-Krebsbach

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.89 km

Upper Sandbach Valley in the Hilden City Forest

Highlight • Gorge

This beautiful brook valley meanders through the Hilden city forest

Translated by Google •

Tip by

10.2 km

Hilden City Forest

Highlight • Forest

Great for cycling and hiking

Translated by Google •

Tip by

11.5 km

Hildener Stadtwald-Bereich Biesenbach

Nature Reserve

12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

1.40 km

741 m

Surfaces

4.69 km

4.40 km

2.17 km

737 m

546 m

335 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Saturday 25 July

23°C

17°C

85 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

March 2, 2025,Die Hirschroute in Hilden

The first tour organized by Ilona, great 👍
With 12 cheerful hikers we did this beautiful tour in the best weather.

Thank you. It was a great day with you 👌
Until the next hike.... 🥾

Showing Translation

March 2, 2025,🦌Die Hirschroute - immer wieder schön

Today I walked the wonderful deer route in the Hilden city forest again. With nice people and great weather it was a very nice tour!👌🥳😍

Showing Translation

December 7, 2025,Hirschroute in Hilden

A manageable hike right on my doorstep with friendly and very nice people with whom I enjoyed chatting.

The constant rain of the past few days actually took a break during our hike, much to everyone's delight.

Thanks, Ilona!

Showing Translation

March 2, 2025,Hirschroute in Hilden

We completed the deer route in the best spring weather.
It's always a joy to see how nature wakes up.

Thank you, Ilona!

Showing Translation

December 7, 2025,Hirschrunde im Hildener Stadtwald

Today, the S-Bahn and bus took me to Hilden to hike to the "Twelve Apostles" (Zwölf Apostle).

I was looking forward to meeting familiar and new fellow hikers, having nice conversations, and stopping for refreshments at the end of the hike.

Thanks, Ilona and @C. Jürgen, from the Essen group!

Showing Translation

September 15, 2024,🦌Die Hirschroute im Hildener Stadtwald

The deer route starts at the Twelve Apostles in Hilden's city forest. Very nice tour through forest and fields. The weather was great today too. Unfortunately we got lost for a moment at KM 8, so we went back... At the end of the tour it's around 10km. One or two 🦌markers 🦌 can easily be overlooked, or in some …

Showing Translation

November 6, 2022,Hildener Stadtwald , Hirschweg

Beautiful circular route through the Hilden city forest. The "Hirschweg" is signposted and at 10 km it is the longest of the 3 deer trails.

Showing Translation

January 22, 2025,Hildener Stadtwald, Hirsch-Rundkurs

Circular route. Start at the Waldschenke hiking car park, Elberfelder Str. Well signposted route, here "Hirschrunde". On wide hiking trails through the forest.

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

4.8

6,048

BaldeneySteig

07:44h

27.5km

520m

Moderate

4.7

4,394

Bensberger Schlossweg in Bergisch Gladbach (ramble #13) - Bergisches Land Nature Park

02:47h

10.2km

150m

Moderate

4.6

2,697

Liewerfrauenweg – Solingen

04:13h

15.7km

190m

Hard

4.7

1,393

Pro Route – Tag der Steige 2026

10:00h

35.8km

690m

Moderate

4.6

1,992

Mill trail in Kürten (ramble #7) - Naturpark Bergisches Land

03:45h

13.6km

240m

Hard

4.4

1,150

DeilbachSteig

09:33h

33.7km

730m

Moderate

4.6

1,230

Circular hiking trails Wuppertal - Ronsdorf Reservoir

02:33h

9.21km

160m

Easy

4.6

1,646

Wasserweg Trail

01:10h

4.44km

40m

Hard

4.7

993

Pretzel Trail Around Burg

05:20h

18.3km

470m

Moderate

4.6

800

Old town route – Kettwiger PanoramaSteig side loop

03:08h

11.3km

190m

Moderate

4.5

624

Odenthaler Rundwanderweg A8 (die Täler von Dhünn und Hasselsiefen)

02:28h

8.89km

150m

Moderate

4.5

618

Mills, castles, music and brooks (Bergisch Gladbach-Herrenstrunden) – hiking fun in the Bergisches Land in the Bergisches Land

02:25h

8.75km

160m

Forest Shelter and Rest Area – Hoxbach Retention Basin loop from Hilden

Forest Shelter and Rest Area

Sandbach Bridge in Hilden City Forest

Hoxbach Retention Basin

Sheep Meadow

Hoxbach Stream in Hilden City Forest

Sandbach Brook

Upper Sandbach Valley in the Hilden City Forest

Hilden City Forest

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️