Best rails trails in Bergisches Land Nature Park

Idyllic hiking route in the Bergisches Land Nature Park, North Rhine-Westphalia. The famous Sambatrasse is a disused railroad line that can be used both on foot and by bike. There are always information boards with interesting facts about the history of the line, which was built in 1891. Its sweeping course gives it its name. It winds its way from the valley to the Wuppertal hills in Cronenberg through forest and meadows. Accessibility: the route is also...

Start is at the train station in Remscheid Lennep. The route runs over part of the Balkan Terrace and on to Marienheide (train station).

By bike, transporter ferry, cable car and suspension railway through the Bergisches Land: The route starts at the parking lot of the Mirk train station in Wuppertal. From there it goes on different routes, direction Gräfrath and Solingen. A short detour from the bike path to the tranquil town of Gräfrath offers a short break in the ice cream parlor or in the coffee house. After Solingen there is a long, wooded descent to the Müngstener Brückenpark. There you take the transporter ferry and...