Winkelsmühle im Neandertal

Winkelsmühle - first mentioned in 1531. By ducal decree the farmers were obliged to grind their grain here. Completely destroyed in the course of the "30 years war". After the reconstruction, it was later (early 19th century) with its leisure facilities to one of the most popular destinations in the Bergisches Land. In 1971, a fire severely damaged her. With the help of the state, the Zweckverband "Neandertal recreation area" rebuilt the Winkelsmühle.

In 1922, the last mill wheel had to be removed because it was badly damaged. In order to continue to supply the mill residents with electricity, a turbine was used at that time.
In 1976, instead, a mill wheel (wood-iron - 36 spruce boards) was installed again. Furthermore, a hydraulic weir system was installed, which regulates the water level of the ponds around the Düssel.
After this mill wheel and the weir had been destroyed by a tree, the current water wheel made of steel was installed in 1998.
The weir was renewed in 2000. The current water wheel at the Winkelsmühle is used again to generate electricity.

http: //winkelsmühle.de

The quaint Winkelsmühle is a flour mill, which was first mentioned in 1531 in a document. The water wheel of today is made of steel, it was installed in 1998. Instead of grinding grain, it generates electricity for the residents of the Winkelsmühle. Although the mill itself can not be visited, it invites you to linger. The pretty half-timbered building, the brook that splashes over the mill wheel, the grassy valley floor - a mill as if from a picture book.

The grounds around the mill and the mill itself are privately owned and can not be visited or visited. A "visit" is only possible from the bridge and from the paths between the buildings. Nevertheless, the facility is worth a visit: The owners go out of their way to scrub the whole estate very well.

Very nice tour. Highlights of the tour are Wisentgehege and the way to the Düssel.

Update on the angle mill:
With immediate effect (June 14th, 2020) it is no longer possible to pass through the private property at the Winkelsmühle! This means that the hiking trail through the Neandertal is blocked there. The path was "removed" at the instigation of the property owner.

This place is absolutely worth seeing!

Well preserved and restored mill

The grounds around the mill and the mill itself are privately owned and can not be visited or visited. A "visit" is only possible from the bridge and from the paths between the buildings. Nevertheless, the facility is worth a visit: The owners go out of their way to scrub the whole estate very well.

A beautifully idyllic, quiet place!

The trail leads through this private area. Please take care of the residents.

From now on means 14.05.2020.

The hiking trail through the Winkelsmühle is currently closed, disputes with the owners ...

wz.de/nrw/kreis-mettmann/mettmann/wanderweg-zu-kreis-mettmann-WEIS-umleitung-aus_aid-51175409

Wonderful hike with very beautiful varied forest sections, calves and foals seen, so sweet 😘

Angle mill

In 1387 in the list of tithe levies
The history of the Winkelsmühle has always been changeable.
First mentioned in a document in 1387 in the list of tithe levies to the Kaiserswerth monastery, the residential building is said to have burned down during the chaos of war and the barn to collapse 300 years later.
In the 1970s, "the building, which was absolutely ripe for demolition and additionally destroyed by a roof fire," came under the spotlight of the Neandertal Association.
After all, the idyllic mill with swimming pool and the terrace cafe was a popular destination.
It has been extensively restored and converted for residential purposes.
The owners are currently arguing with the Mettmann district about right of way.

rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/mettmann/die-wechselhaft-geschichte-der-winkelsmuehle_aid-21524751

June 2020; unfortunately currently closed. You can't get to the mill. You have to take a little detour. No total lock!

Nice old mill ensemble that is privately owned today. Nice that you can still walk through here. Hopefully, all hikers will take the consideration that the inhabitants ask for according to the attached signs, it would be desirable.

Recycled as a flower pot. The lore could not have imagined that when she was driving through the mine. 🙈

Passage no longer possible because it is blocked, but it can be bypassed without a major detour.

The mill is located on the idyllic hiking trail from the Neandertal to Alt-Gruiten. It continues to be wooded to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel.

"In the valley we follow the course of the Düssel with muddy shoes, past the picturesque Winkelsmühle, which we know from our childhood days, but which we haven't seen for a long time."

Nice hiking trail, unfortunately often very busy

Well hit the mill. Is a very nice area as part of the hike.

A very well hit Mühlbach

unfortunately mine built a gate in front of it, you could walk through earlier