Tongruben am Ratinger Weg, Nature reserve in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The Tongruben am Ratinger Weg is a 3-hectare nature reserve (area code D-005) in Düsseldorf, at the northern edge of the Gerresheim district. Housing surrounds it on three sides; only to the northwest does open land continue, adjoining the Wildpark im Grafenberger Wald and the Düsseldorf Grafenberg golf course.
The area was placed under protection as a nature reserve in 1983 under the key number D-005. It covers about 3 hectares on the northern edge of the Gerresheim district of Düsseldorf. The site lies in the city of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The name Tongruben am Ratinger Weg refers to the clay pits that once occupied this ground. The reserve lies at the northern edge of Gerresheim, surrounded on three sides by housing; only to the northwest does open land continue toward the Wildpark im Grafenberger Wald and the Grafenberg golf course.
The site sits at the northern edge of the Gerresheim district and borders the Grafenberger Forest wildlife area. You can reach it on foot, though sturdy shoes are recommended since ground conditions vary with the seasons and can be muddy or wet.
The reserve covers about 3 hectares and carries the protected-area key number D-005. Housing surrounds it on three sides; only the northwest side opens onto open country, where the Wildpark im Grafenberger Wald and the Golfanlage Düsseldorf Grafenberg begin.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,830 contributors worldwide.