Activities at Bergisches Land

If you walk through the Bergisches Land on foot you can discover many attractions from the on the way.

For example the Wipperkotten grindery on a peninsula in the river Wupper between Leichlingen and Solingen. There used to be hundreds of similar grinderies in the area. Initially they were workshops where smiths worked metal using water power and were later used by weavers. Wipperkotten with its restored old mill wheel now fascinates many visitors and the owner occasionally lets the old mill wheel turn, driven by the water of the Wupper.

If you get thirsty from your walks through the Bergisches Land, you can stop for refreshment at one of the many welcoming inns. A beer or glass of wine tastes particularly good in a lovely beer garden shaded by old trees.