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Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

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Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

03:24

12.2km

220m

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 9, 2026

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638 m

Ronsdorf Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful dam with great views. Many resting places, also directly on the dam wall. Various information boards show the construction and development of the dam.

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1.75 km

Saalbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Definitely visit.

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3.00 km

Gelpe-Saalbach

Nature Reserve

4.89 km

Gelpetal Stream and Wooden Bridge

Highlight • River

After entering the Gelpe Valley, we are governed by the element of water. Especially after these three dry summers and so many miserably dry stream beds, this abundance in the …

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5.34 km

Im Saalscheid

Forest

5.55 km

Käshammer Pond

Highlight • Lake

The Käshammer was first mentioned in a document in 1607, where it was awarded a gold gulden water knowledge (right to use water). At that time, farmers in the Saalscheider …

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5.68 km

Käshammer Meadows

Highlight • Forest

A really tranquil spot in the forest, with a bench and a small bridge over the Gelpe.

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5.72 km

Gelpetal Hiking Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

At the 2 Pfennigsbrücke over the Gelpe was collected earlier to preserve the way

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6.54 km

Gelpe Stream

Highlight • River

There is a local recreation area in the south of the city of Wuppertal. The Gelpe and Saalbach streams flow here. It is a large wooded area on the hills. …

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8.22 km

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

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Very picturesque view over the Gelpetal. This place definitely deserves its name: Am Sonnenblick.

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9.14 km

Fließgewässersystem Gelpe- und Saalbachtal

Nature Reserve

12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.51 km

3.35 km

1.97 km

281 m

134 m

Surfaces

4.87 km

2.82 km

2.55 km

1.49 km

430 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Thursday 13 August

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Comments

June 19, 2025,Wunderschönes Gelpetal

It was wonderful. The water rippled everywhere. Beautiful butterflies and dragonflies crossed the paths. Parents sat by the stream while their children happily played in it. Simply a beautiful tour for all the senses, which, with breaks, was completed for me after 3 hours and 40 minutes.

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November 30, 2023,Ich mag Glitzer & Schneemänner 💎⛄️☀️❄️😍

Today we took advantage of this dream weather with Peter ☀️☀️☀️ & explored the glittering Gelpetal ❄️🤍💎. It was sooooo nice 😍!!!

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May 29, 2025,Gelpetal – Gelpetal Runde von Stall

A very nice and varied route. You're often accompanied by the sound of rippling water and walk along the streams. It's not too difficult to walk, but you'll need to have a steady footing in some places. It was fun, and there was a lot to see.

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May 5, 2022,Gelpetal – Gelpetal Runde von Stall (Garmin)

Hiking time without a break 02:30 (measured with Komoot).

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April 8, 2026,SGV Langenfeld /Monheim, Buschwindröschen im Gelpetal, Ronsdorfer Talsperre

Today with SGV Langenfeld Monheim through the Gelpetal with thousands of wood anemones and around the Ronsdorfer Talsperre. At least 11 carp spotted here. A dream weather hike with root paths.

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February 27, 2022,Wunderschöner Gelpebach-Rundwanderweg

In the best weather, a hike through the beautiful Gelpetal, really highly recommended!

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February 16, 2025,Gelpe- und Saalbachtal – Runde von Ronsdorf

There are many information signs on the hiking trails with information about the historical points of the Bergisch industrial history in iron processing in the Gelpetal, Saalbachtal and Zillertal region.
The tour is very varied in terms of both the landscape and the paths, but if you are looking for quiet, secluded hiking trails, you are in the wrong place …

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March 19, 2025,Durch das historische Gelpetal

Iron was already being processed in the northern Bergisches Land region in the Middle Ages. In the 18th century, the heyday of the iron industry, numerous water-powered grinding mills and hammers, where tools and blades were forged, were found in all the stream valleys. In the Gelpe and Saalbach valleys alone, 25 such small businesses were located. Numerous reservoirs and …

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Ronsdorf Reservoir – Gelpetal Hiking Trail loop from Ronsdorf

Ronsdorf Reservoir

Saalbach Valley

Gelpetal Stream and Wooden Bridge

Käshammer Pond

Käshammer Meadows

Gelpetal Hiking Trail

Gelpe Stream

View of the Gelpetal from the Sonnenblick

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