Hilly landscapes and exciting cities - the Bergisches Land and the Bergisch Three, Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid, combine nature experiences with city strolls.
Nature in the Bergisches Land can be explored in a very relaxed way: Railway line routes such as the Bergische Panoramaweg or the Balkantrasse (Balkan Railway Trail) lead along former railway lines through the region without any steep climbs. Views of impressive reservoirs included, as the Bergisches Land is the region with the most reservoirs in Europe.
Those who love far-reaching views can enjoy the view of the Bergisches Land on the Panarbora treetop walk. Visitors can also learn interesting facts about nature and the people of the region at learning and adventure stations. Asian yurts, African mud huts and South American stilt houses provide unusual places to spend the night.
Picnic with industrial history
But the region doesn't just have unique natural landscapes to offer: The city triangle of Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid captivates with its special charm. This is due in no small part to its industrial history, traces of which can still be seen today. "F. & W. Hendrichs - Scherenschlägerei u. Gesenkschmiede - Gegründet 1886" (F. & W. Hendrichs - scissors forging and drop forge - founded in 1886), for example, is written on the façade of the LVR Museum Gesenkschmiede Hendrichs in Solingen, where visitors can experience first-hand how scissor blanks are forged.
Germany's highest railway bridge, the Müngstener Brücke, connects the cities of Solingen and Remscheid across the Wupper valley. The bridge park lies at its foot. A great place to familiarise yourself with the background to industrial history or simply have a picnic in the shade of the impressive bridge.
