Heimatweg (Home Trail) Streifzug #3

The "Bergische Heimatlied", which was written in Solingen at the end of the 19th century, is now regarded as the anthem of the entire region between the Rhine and Sauerland, Ruhr and Sieg. The six verses of the song accompany the hiker on the "Heimatweg" through Wipperfürth and its surroundings and bring him closer to the country, its people and Bergisch peculiarities.

How the medieval town at the ford through the Wupper came into being is just as important to discover as the traces of the numerous devastating town fires. Hikers meet Engelbert von Berg, who granted Wipperfürth its town charter at the beginning of the 13th century, and learn about the importance of water for the early economic development of the region. From the historic town center to the banks of the Wupper and up to the dam wall of the Neye reservoir, there are not only views of the Bergisch heights to discover along the 11-kilometre circular route, but also insights into other regions of the Bergisches Land. There are just as many interesting things to learn about the "Bergisch triad" of regional half-timbered construction as there are about the Lindlar quarries, the "fruit chamber" of the Bergisches Land in Leichlingen or the art of hydraulic engineering in a region "spoiled" by rainfall. The Wipperfürth "Heimatweg" also offers an overview of the thematic focuses of the other 23 STREIFZÜGE trails in the "Bergisches Wanderland".

The trail has a total of 7 information boards and 1 audio station. We would like to thank Roland Kissau, who looks after the trail as a volunteer trail patron.