📜 A large outdoor park dedicated to preserving rare Ice Age animals.
🔍 Explore extensive enclosures with bison, aurochs, and tarpans on scenic circular trails.
🐾 See rare Ice Age animals like bison, aurochs, and tarpans
🚶♀️ Enjoy walks on various circular trails, including accessible options
👨👩👧👦 Great for families and nature enthusiasts
🌳 Part of the broader 'Neandertal World of Discovery'
🏛️ Discover the nearby Neanderthal Museum and Höhlenblick tower
⚠️ Sightings of wild animals are not guaranteed due to large enclosures
🚫 Some trails are steep and not barrier-free
⏰ Best chances for animal sightings are early morning or dusk at feeding stations
Usually open Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00.
Closed on public holidays and government holidays.
The short circular trail is flat and suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
The Höhlenblick tower features ramps for barrier-free access.
Interactive telescopes and Neanderthal bone exhibits are wheelchair accessible.
Entry to the park is included with a ticket to the Neanderthal Museum.
🚶♀️ Reach the first enclosure from the Neanderthal Museum via the Art Trail (approx. 15 minutes).
🗺️ Short circular trail (approx. 1 hour): Flat valley trail, suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs, passes tarpan and bison enclosures.
⛰️ Large circular trail (approx. 2-3 hours): Steeper, non-barrier-free, passes all enclosures.
🏞️ Part of the neanderland STEIG, offering almost 240 kilometers of trails.
Explore the Neanderthal Discovery Site with the Höhlenblick tower or the Stone Age Playground.
Walk the "Human Traces" Art Trail.
🌿 Naturschutzverein Neandertal e.V. (Neandertal Nature Conservation Association)
🏛️ Kreis Mettmann (District of Mettmann) Eiszeitliches Wildgehege Neandertal