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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

View from Glessener Höhe – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

View from Glessener Höhe – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

Moderate

4.9

(31)

144

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View from Glessener Höhe – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

02:51

10.7km

110m

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: July 28, 2026

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367 m

Oberaußem Wooden Bridge

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Bridge crossing towards Bergheim Oberaußem, Glessener Höhe etc.

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1.70 km

Obere Himmelsleiter Wooden Stairs

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That's the nice thing about the Gl. Height. There are many ways up (stairs, gravel, asphalt).
And the view from the top is great.

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4.38 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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Between 1955 and 1970, the Glessener Höhe was heaped up as an external landfill from the masses of the opencast mines north of the forest. On its recultivated slope edge, …

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6.55 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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From here you have a great view of the valley.

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.79 km

843 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.52 km

2.54 km

1.79 km

889 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 12 August

34°C

15°C

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Comments

March 20, 2026,Blick von der Glessener Höhe – Aussicht von der Glessener Höhe Runde von Oberaußem

Enjoyed some distant views despite the somewhat hazy weather. Disturbed two deer grazing in a field. It's slowly turning green everywhere and the first flowers are showing. Got lucky with the weather.

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April 21, 2025,Glessener Höhe 1.6 – Ostertour

The first short hike after knee surgery. For Easter Monday, there was very little activity, so we mostly had the trail to ourselves. A deer leaped across the path right in front of us, and our four-legged friends were having a good time too, thankfully on leashes.

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May 14, 2023,Rastplatz mit Blick – Glessener Höhe Runde von Oberaußem

Unfortunately, there were paths on the course that weren't paths at all.

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November 10, 2022,Glessener Höhe 1.5 – Runde von Oberaußem

A short tour on the Glessenerhöhe in perfect hiking weather.

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January 1, 2022,Glessener Höhe 1.4 – Neujahrstour

Our New Year's tour took us to the Glessener Höhe at a spring-like 14 ° C.

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December 4, 2025,Glessener Höhe

...and then the sun suddenly came out....🌞 I went to Glessener Höhe, a renaturalized spoil heap from the Rhenish lignite mining industry. Unfortunately, I had to change my planned route due to impassable paths, and ultimately abandon it altogether 🤷‍♂️.

There wasn't much to see anyway, just soaking up the sun.

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View from Glessener Höhe – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Oberaußem

Oberaußem Wooden Bridge

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Obere Himmelsleiter Wooden Stairs

View from Glessener Höhe

View from Glessener Höhe

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