Bergischer Weg: Stage 4

High above the Wupper, the destination for this stage impresses with the castle where the Count of Burg resided for centuries. The route there initially seems like a journey around the world: in the former testing area for resilient tree species at Wuppertal-Cronenberg, trees from all around the world are grown. Under Germany’s highest railway bridge, you carry on to Brückenpark Müngsten and Unterburg, where you can float up the final ascent to Schloss Burg in a chairlift. 

 

© Maren Pussak / Das Bergische

Description

  • Length:  23,3 km
  • Duration: approx. 7 hours 
  • Start point of the stage: Gräfrather Markt, 42653 Solingen
  • End point of the stage: Car park Solingen-Unterburg, Schlossbergstraße, 42659 Solingen; access route: approx. 0,7 km to Schloss Burg 
  • Arrival by car: A46 to exit Haan-Ost, then L357 to Gräfrath; Car park: free car parks in Gräfrath 
  • Arrival by public transport: with bus 683 to bus stop "Deutsches Klingenmuseum" or with bus 695 to "Gerberstraße"  

 

Further information

  • Options for returning to the starting point: from bus stop "Burg Brücke" with bus 683 to "Deutsches Klingenmuseum", (www.rheinbahn.de) 
  • Hikers’ bus “Wanderexpress WE 687”: In the summer months, the bus runs between Schloss Burg (Burg Castle) and Brückenpark Müngsten (Müngsten Bridge Park) on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Further info and timetable 
  • Other access options: Wuppertal-Cronenberg (Bus 625, 633, CE64, CE65), access route: 0,8 km; Remscheid-Güldenwerth train station (RB47, S7, Bus 654, 658), access route: 2,7 km; Müngstener Brücke (Hiking car park); Solingen-Schaberg train station. access route: 0,4 km 
  • Tourist Information Office 
    Bergisches Land Tourismus Marketing e.V.
    Kölner Str. 8, 42651 Solingen
    Tel.: +49 212 88160661
    Mail: info[a]die-bergischen-drei.de
© Maren Pussak / Das Bergische

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