Beautiful path along the Düssel – Wooden bridge over the Düssel loop from Hochdahl

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

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Beautiful path along the Düssel – Wooden bridge over the Düssel loop from Hochdahl

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Beautiful path along the Düssel – Wooden bridge over the Düssel loop from Hochdahl

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5.93km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Neandertal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.11 km

View of the Düssel in Heck Nature Reserve

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1.35 km

Beautiful path along the Düssel

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Super beautiful section through the dense forest right on the Düssel.

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1.99 km

Ice Age Wildlife Park

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In the Ice Age game enclosure, the most important prey animals of the Neanderthals now live well protected in enclosures: aurochs, tarpans (primeval horses) and bison. The cattle and horses, however, are bred, the original species have become extinct.

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2.33 km

View of the Neandertal

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2.53 km

Wooden bridge over the Düssel

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The bison is the only inhabitant of the Ice Age game reserve that has not been completely eradicated. As the largest land mammal in Europe and the last representative of …

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2.81 km

Aurochs Enclosure — Ice Age Wildlife Park Neandertal

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Bison and tarpans were relocated indefinitely due to storm damage to the fences. (As of 07/31/21)

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Neandertal Ice Age Wildlife Park

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In the game enclosures live all kinds of Urviecher such as tail cattle, bisons, aurochs and Tarpane, which can be observed all from the wayside.

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4.54 km

Very beautiful forest trail

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A quite picturesque forest path in the Neandertal.

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5.93 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.59 km

882 m

345 m

117 m

Surfaces

2.22 km

1.67 km

1.58 km

188 m

174 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

8°C

43 %

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Comments

March 9, 2025,Wanderung im Neandertal - rund ums Wildgehege

A wonderful spring day tempts you to enjoy the sun and warmth on a nice hike, and so I was drawn to Neandertal again. The parking spaces near the museum were full, so I drove up the hill, which led me to discover a new path that led me down into Neandertal. At this point, still undecided about which path …

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June 12, 2022,🌟 Im Neandertal 🌞🐾🐶

Since we were already in the vicinity of Düsseldorf today, we decided to take a short walk along the Düssel in the Neandertal. From a tourist point of view, a lot has happened here. The paths have been improved and many additional information boxes have been set up.

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March 17, 2024,Rheinland - Mettmann - Erlebniswelt Neandertal 🦣💀🦬

The Neanderthal Adventure World comprises a total of six excursion destinations, where there is plenty to discover for adults and children alike. In addition to the modern Neanderthal Museum with its discovery site, the Stone Age playground and Ice Age game reserve opposite and the new landmark, the multimedia adventure tower Höhlenblick, there is also an art trail and the …

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September 1, 2024,Neandertaler Hitzewelle

Did the little Neanderthal tour today. It's unbelievable how quiet it is when you have some distance from the families. But 32 *C, boy, boy...

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January 11, 2025,🐮 Neanderthal Museum mit Abstecher zu Wisent und Auerochse

Every few years we pay a visit to the Neanderthal Museum, which is actually spelled with an "h". The S28, which runs between Düsseldorf and Wuppertal, takes you almost to the entrance, but the area around the Düssel is also ideal for longer hikes; you should at least pay a visit to the Heck cattle. Article about the "H" in …

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August 17, 2024,Neandertal-Wanderung mit Eiszeitl. Wildgehege und Kunstpfad

After my visit to the museum, I set off on a hike through the Neandertal.

Directly opposite the museum building is a large playground - this is also where the art trail "Traces of Man" starts, with works by several artists.

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August 29, 2023,Inselreise - Roadtrip 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 - Tag 16 - Mettmann - Neandertal - 🪨Neanderthal 🦣Museum - 🗿Erlebnisturm "Höhlenblick" - 🦬Eiszeitliches Wildgehege🐂 29.08.2023

On our last day we were able to sleep in again because the Neanderthal Museum, our destination today, didn't open until 1000 a.m. Back to the roots, a journey to the beginnings of humanity, so to speak, that was the plan for our last venture before the journey home. The museum absolutely convinced us, a very nice multimedia permanent exhibition, …

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December 17, 2023,19-2023 Neanderland

Advent trip to the land of the Neanderthals. After a visit to the museum, we climbed the new observation tower with a view of the cave. The tower is barrier-free and equipped with augmented reality. Great destination. Then the sun came out and tickled our noses. Finally, we completed the big tour around the Ice Age wildlife enclosure.

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