Eifgenbach Stream – Eifgenbach Stream loop from Altenberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Odenthal

Eifgenbach Stream – Eifgenbach Stream loop from Altenberg

Moderate

4.8

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hikers

Eifgenbach Stream – Eifgenbach Stream loop from Altenberg

03:27

12.4km

220m

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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396 m

Eifgenbach

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Nice start for a circular hike in the Eifgenbach valley. It is clear from the start how wildly idyllic this tour is. And the water ripples everywhere.

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3.28 km

Eifgenbach Bridge

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Get a dry foot on the beautiful trail on the other side of the river.

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3.51 km

Eifgenbach

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After large amounts of rain, the Eifgenbach can also become uncomfortable. Experienced it yesterday and therefore had to take a detour up again to Thomas-Hof to avoid the Eifgenbach.

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3.51 km

Eifgenbach Stream

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Very nice hiking area with wonderful nature

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4.40 km

Riverside rest area on the Eifgenbach

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Nice rest area

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4.42 km

Eifgenbach Stream

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Great tip. Thank you! Beautiful area and nice steep walls that form the valley. Here you will find beautiful ascents and descents.

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9.17 km

Along the Dhünn River

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Wonderful forest landscape with musical accompaniment of the rushing streams in the ears ;-)

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11.9 km

Dhünn River

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12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.91 km

3.75 km

3.35 km

455 m

Surfaces

6.37 km

3.05 km

1.55 km

1.24 km

228 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

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Comments

May 1, 2026,Altenberger Dom - Eifgenbach, Linnefe & Dhünn 🌞🌱🦋

With this weather 🌞, an extended tour through Bergisches Land was a must. Mostly it went over more or less wide paths along streams and almost always through the forest 🌱🌳. Idyllic and beautiful were especially the Eifgenbachtal and the Linnefetal. The path along the Dhünn was quite broadly developed and, with this weather on the holiday, correspondingly busy... but …

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September 14, 2023,Eifgenbach, Linnefe und Dhünn

... I had to hike into the mountains again and some of the numerous streams, what could be nicer? A soothing splashing sound, sometimes a rustling sound and often a view of the water. Highly recommended and there are longer and shorter versions... Discovered by Beate (thanks very much), who hiked a similar route. :)

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January 28, 2023,Drei-Bäche-Runde: Eifgen Linnefe Dhünn

This time I was a bit too early: from Dhünn the sun came out!

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February 21, 2023,Burscheid Rundweg

Beautiful, very much along the stream, some of the path is badly marked, E3

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April 28, 2024,Eifgen Linnefe Dhünn

Andi took the first three photos, which is why they are not in the right place, but I wanted to be seen too!

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April 5, 2025,3 Täler Tour

A short loop with some elevation gain between Altenberg, Burscheid, and Dabringhausen.
If you climb in this area, you'll automatically end up in the Eifgenbach Valley, the Dhünn Valley, and the Linnefe Valley.

The goal was to hike as much as possible along these routes, which are colored black on Komoot, in order to cover as much of the trail …

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April 9, 2022,Täler und Höhen (E3)

dasbergische.de/tour/e3-taeler-und-hoehen

August 23, 2023,Täler und Höhen (E3)

What a beautiful tour!
Sections that are quite overgrown in places are really fun and if no other designated hiking trail led over the same route, there were hardly any hikers on the way, rather cyclists who constantly had to lift their bikes over fallen trees.
At the next opportunity we will go back to the area and visit the …

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