Neanderlandsteig

neanderland STEIG
Data
length	approx. 240 km
location	Mettmann district
Markers	White N on a red background
Starting point	Velbert-Neviges 51 ° 18 ′ 46 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 13 ″  E
Target point	Velbert-Neviges 51 ° 18 ′ 46 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 13 ″  E
Type	Circular hiking trail
Level of difficulty	easy to moderate (depending on the stage)
season	All year round
particularities	Opening in sections until 2014

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The Neanderlandsteig (own names: neanderland asc and neanderland STEIG ) is a circular hiking trail of around 240 kilometers in the Niederbergisches Land , in the area of the Mettmann district and the neighboring cities of Essen , Düsseldorf and Solingen (also through the area of ​​the cities of Wuppertal , Leverkusen , Duisburg , Mülheim an der Ruhr and Hattingen run small sections of the way). The waymarkis a white N on a red background. The Neanderlandsteig consists of 17 stages, which were gradually opened from June 23, 2013. The circular hiking trail has been completely marked and accessible since September 2014.

course

Signs for the Neanderlandsteig

From Neviges , the path goes counter-clockwise through the Windrath farmers and then through Elfringhauser Schweiz . Finally, the kidney court is reached. Over the ridge of the Vossnacken between Essen-Kupferdreh and Velbert- Mitte, the hiking trail orientates itself further west until it leads through the Vogelsangbach valley north of the city center of Heiligenhaus . The southern slopes of the Ruhr near Essen-Kettwig are reached via Isenbügel . The extensive forest area between Duisburg , Mülheim and Düsseldorf is reached via Mülheim - Mintard and - Selbeck . The Neanderlandsteig continues via Ratingen - Lintorf / -West / - Schwarzbach , Erkrath , D- Unterbach , Hilden -West, D- Garath , Baumberg , Monheim , Reusrath , the Ohligser and Hildener Heide , the Ittertal south of Haan , the upper Neandertal , Gruiten and Düssel back to Neviges.

It is divided into the following stages:

• Haan-Gruiten - Wuelfrath-Düssel (18.6 km)
• Wülfrath-Düssel - Velbert-Neviges (12.2 km)
• Velbert-Neviges - Velbert-Nordrath (8.1 km)
• Velbert-Nordrath - Velbert-Leberhof (14.5 km)
• Velbert-Leberhof - Velbert (14.0 km)
• Velbert - Essen-Kettwig (14.1 km)
• Essen-Kettwig - Mülheim (Ruhr) -Selbeck (10.5 km)
• Mülheim (Ruhr) -Selbeck - Ratingen (17.5 km)
• Ratingen - Ratingen-Homberg (13.2 km)
• Ratingen-Homberg - Erkrath (16.3 km)
• Erkrath - Hilden (14.7 km)
• Hilden - Düsseldorf-Garath (11.8 km)
• Düsseldorf-Garath - Monheim am Rhein (15.2 km)
• Monheim am Rhein - Langenfeld-Reusrath (13.3 km)
• Langenfeld-Reusrath - Solingen-Ohligs (16.0 km)
• Solingen-Ohligs - Haan-Hülsberg (13.9 km)
• Haan-Huelsberg - Haan-Gruiten (12.3 km)

backgrounds

Uniform marketing of many sights in the Niederberg district of Mettmann led to the creation of the word Neanderland (proper spelling: neanderland). This brand name was derived from the name of the most famous sight, the Neandertal . The circular hiking trail connects the sights and natural spaces of the "Neanderland". It required investments of 675,000 euros. Work began in 2011. 97 percent of the route runs over existing hiking trails. Originally, a 66-kilometer, 5-stage contiguous section between Haan and Velbert was supposed to be opened in autumn 2012.

Connection routes

Between Neviges and Haan, the path runs parallel to the Bergischer Weg , which is also new .

Attractions

The Neanderlandsteig passes different natural areas and numerous cultural and historical sights (order in the course of the hiking trail counterclockwise, starting in Neviges). Only the sights along the way that can be reached "within arm's length" are mentioned:

• The sources of the Düssel
• Old Hardenberg Castle (Bodendenkmal)
• Hardenberg Castle (architectural and ground monument)
• Franciscan monastery in Neviges
• Neviges pilgrimage cathedral
• Historic old town of Neviges
• Jewish cemetery on Zwingenberg
• The alum hole in Windrath
• Windrath Chapel (monument)
• The Neanderlandsteig crosses the Deilbach , the historic border river between Rhineland and Westphalia, several times .
• Kidney farm
• Prinz-Wilhelm Bahn , the oldest railway company in Germany
• Vossnacker Schule (historical peasant school from 1789)
• The former Vossnacken magnetic observation point
• Krupp night glow system (architectural and ground monument)
• Rottberger Schule (historic peasant school from 1777)
• Early industrialization can be seen in the charming valley of the Hesperbach
• The old horse towing railway in Langenhorst with the listed towing bridge Oberlangenhorstbeeke
• Former Hetterscheidt Castle (architectural and ground monument)
• Chapel of St. Jakobus abbot kitchen (monument)
• Museum abbot kitchen
• Vogelsangbachtal Forest Museum
• Landsberg Castle (architectural and ground monument)

literature

• Manuel Andrack : Der neanderland STEIG , Droste Verlag 2014 ISBN 978-3-7700-1495-8
• Hiking guide Neanderlandsteig , Bergverlag Rother 2017 ISBN 978-3-7633-4493-2

Web links

Commons : Neanderlandsteig  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Neanderlandsteig
• About the opening of the Neanderlandsteig
  • Well worth seeing film with many impressions from the neanderland STEIG - stages 1-9
• Well worth seeing film with many impressions from the neanderland STEIG - stages 10-17