The Bergisches Land is not called that because it is so "mountainous". The name goes back to the princely family of the Counts and Dukes of Berg, who once held sway here. But it is also mountainous because the rivers have carved deep valleys into the mountain ranges. Gradients of around 15 or 20 per cent are not uncommon, and in the Solingen district of Widdert, at Landhaus Fähr on the banks of the Wupper, you can really torture yourself. Up to St. Heribert, 19 per cent lurks.
We recommend a country tour from the pretty little town of Wipperfürth - straight into the fresh air, fields, woods and meadows. In between are dams and reservoirs, villages called Witzhelden or Dhünn, Niedergaul or Hinterhufe. Then there are towns like Wermelskirchen or Hückeswagen with half-timbered "Hüskes" with grey slate façades, white or green window frames and red geraniums.
You can find the entire article in TOUR 10/2011 (publication date at newsagents: 21 September 2011).
You can download the GPS data for these tours below:
- Tour 1: Across the Wupper
Characteristics mountainous, length 121 km, metres in altitude 1,620, max. gradient 17 %, highest point 534 m
- Tour 2: Through the nature park
Characteristics mountainous, length 96 km, metres in altitude 1,160, max. gradient 11 %, highest point 434 m
GPS DATA: TOUR offers the tour data for free download. You can download the tracks in GPX format directly onto a GPS device or view them on your computer in Google Earth or Google Maps.
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