Comfortable and safe riding in the city – Aachen’s new priority cycle routes

Bike Touring Collection by Stadt Aachen

Tours

01:17 h

14.0 mi

350 ft

Traffic-free bike paths are an important way to make cycling in the city fun and safe for riders both young and old. In Aachen, a vibrant student city in northern Germany, a network of bike routes is opening that will connect the city’s districts to the centre. The routes will be as car-free as possible, occasionally using side streets with minimal traffic. Whether you want to ride to work, university or school or just want to go shopping, you may prefer to reach for your bike rather than your car thanks to the new priority cycle routes. The cycle lanes adhere to the city’s high standards under the campaign ‘Made in Aachen’.

The routes carve through urban areas of the city as well as green stretches such as beautiful parks, lush meadows, and along the picturesque Wurm River. From your saddle, you can enjoy the pretty landscapes, admire the city’s impressive architecture, and stop spontaneously at a cafe or in green nature. You can make your way to your destination completely relaxed and happy.

Intensive planning and construction are already underway on the first four routes, which will be completed one section at a time. We’ll present the routes here in this Collection.

On The Map

Tours & Highlights

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Rad-Vorrang-Route Eilendorf – Radfahren in Aachen
Easy
00:23
4.23 mi
10.9 mph
100 ft
150 ft
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
On the Eilendorf cycle priority route, you can comfortably cycle from the Eilendorf train station to the Elisenbrunnen in downtown Aachen.

To start with, you are on the bicycle road set up in 2020 in the Eilendorf district, which leads you past the Eilendorf district office onto the Vennbahnweg. Here…
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Rad-Vorrang-Route Campus Melaten – Radfahren in Aachen
Easy
00:10
1.41 mi
8.3 mph
150 ft
25 ft
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The bike priority route Campus Melaten brings you from the inner-city core area of RWTH Aachen University to the outer campus areas Hörn and Melaten. You mainly cycle on bicycle roads and not usable by cars.

The cycle-priority route is being continuously expanded to make it bike-friendly, but you can…
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Rad-Vorrang-Route Brand – Radfahren in Aachen
Easy
00:22
4.51 mi
12.5 mph
50 ft
350 ft
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
From the Brand district you can take this cycle priority route directly into the city center to the Elisenbrunnen. It starts at the market square in Brander. From here you always roll slightly downhill towards Brander Wall. The green area is ideal for a break, during which you can enjoy a wonderful view…
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Rad-Vorrang-Route Haaren/Verlautenheide – Radfahren in Aachen
Easy
00:22
3.86 mi
10.5 mph
75 ft
250 ft
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
The Haaren / Verlautenheide cycle priority route takes you from the Verlautenheide district via Haaren to the Aachen city center at the bus station.

It starts in the Endstraße in Verlautenheide. On a gently sloping route you roll out of the village and are soon surrounded by green meadows and mighty trees…
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