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Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Glessen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Glessen

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Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Glessen

01:39

5.99km

100m

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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: April 22, 2026

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220 m

Source of the Pulheimer Bach

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Gem. Wikipedia: The creek rises below the Glessener height on the eastern slope of the Ville in about 100 m altitude with several sources in the nature reserve Liebesallee at Gut Neuhof, Bergheim-Glessen. In the area Neuhof and Broichhof it is dammed in several former mill ponds. On its short course over 8 km it flows through or touches the Pulheim districts Sinthern, Geyen and the southern parts of the central city. Immediately behind it is crossed in front of the Pletschmühle the Cologne Randkanal. Finally, it seeps south-east of Orr in the Great Laach at the edge of the lower middle terrace at 45 m height

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1.49 km

Himmelsleiter Wooden Steps, Naturpark Rheinland

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1.51 km

Heaven's Ladder (200 steps)

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The eight-minute song by Led Zeppelin is probably the best rock ballad of all time - but here is the ladder of heaven, which leads from Dansweiler on the Glessener height. 224 steps made of thick wooden planks that lead steeply uphill and have already made world champion:
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2.86 km

Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

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A wooden plank staircase with more than 200 steps leads to the summit of Glessener Höhe. As befits a summit, there is a fantastic view, a wooden cross and even a summit book.

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2.98 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, the so-called “sky ladder” facilitates the ascent to the agricultural plateau of the 85 m high heap, which even has a summit cross.

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4.44 km

Himmelsleiter Staircase (Naturpark Rheinland)

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The lower section of the “Himmelsleiter” leads to a shelter called “An der Himmelsleiter”. From there it is just under two kilometers to the upper section of the Himmelsleiter, which leads to the summit cross on the Glessener Höhe.

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