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North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Hilden

Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Hilden

Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

Moderate

4.5

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131

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Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

02:59

11.1km

130m

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 8, 2026

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477 m

Hilden Heath

Highlight • Natural

Very nice hiking area in the triangle of the densely populated metropolitan regions of the Bergisch city triangle, Cologne and Düsseldorf. The Hildener Heide merges seamlessly into the Ohligser Heide …

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639 m

Sandberg in the Hildener Heide

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In the middle of the Hildener Heide

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1.21 km

Path at Sandberg

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"... The Sandberg represents the transition from the main terrace to the middle terrace. The several hundred hectares of heathland that once existed here have shrunk to around 12 hectares …

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2.55 km

Brucher Kotten

Highlight • Historical Site

you have to take plenty of water

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3.49 km

Quarry mill

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This former mill is located near Caspersbroich Castle and was first mentioned in 1410

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9.50 km

Former glider airfield Haan/Hilden

Highlight • Natural Monument

Until 2008, here was a sailing airport. Since the runway was about 200m too short and nearly 2000 trees would have to be felled for the expansion, the operation was …

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10.1 km

Sandbachallee

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A beautiful section of the way along the Sandbach; the Sandbach is a left tributary of the Hoxbach (=> to Eselsbach, => to Düssel).

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10.3 km

Upper Sandbach Valley in the Hilden City Forest

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This beautiful brook valley meanders through the Hilden city forest

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11.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.34 km

3.16 km

2.12 km

1.30 km

167 m

Surfaces

3.36 km

2.58 km

2.46 km

1.00 km

988 m

690 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Wednesday 12 August

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Comments

January 13, 2024,Entdeckerschleife Haaner Innenstadtroute

The Haan inner city route discovery loop is largely wrongly named. Apart from the start and finish in the “city center” of Haan, the route runs almost exclusively through parks, forests and along meadows. Therefore a highly recommended tour.
🥾⛰️🏞🌞

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August 20, 2023,Haan:Entdeckerschleife Haaner Innenstadtroute🚂

neanderland.de/tour/discovererschleife-haaner-innenstadtroute

Start: Haan train station

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January 14, 2024,Wetter grau und usselig 🌨 - Stimmung kunterbunt 🌈

Along the residential area of Haan into the forest and no city center was seen anymore 👍.
Got this round yesterday at @AB C
Saw it and spontaneously hiked it today 😊.
Conclusion: it was nice 🙃.
Why it's called 'downtown route' 🤔, I have no idea 🤷🏻‍♀️😅.
I can recommend a short stroll through Haan with a stop after …

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June 23, 2026,halbe Runde um Haan

In early June, I ran the tour around Haan. I copied it and adapted it for the 'leisurely group' of TSV so that the journey by bus from Hochdahl would fit. Length and altitude meters ideal. Either autumn or spring. This way the leisurely group would also have a round-Haan tour, like the sporty ones. 👍
I started at 6:30 …

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Hilden Heath – Sandberg in the Hildener Heide loop from Sandberg

Hilden Heath

Sandberg in the Hildener Heide

Path at Sandberg

Brucher Kotten

Quarry mill

Former glider airfield Haan/Hilden

Sandbachallee

Upper Sandbach Valley in the Hilden City Forest

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