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Old Railway Embankment

Old Railway Embankment

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Old Railway Embankment

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Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Little Britain Private Museum – Wiedtal Bridge loop from Schweifeld

41.0km

02:51

610m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Bennauer Mill – Wiedtal Bridge loop from Buchholz (Westerwald)

33.8km

02:32

430m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Druden-Born Spring – Old Railway Embankment loop from Buchheide

27.2km

01:50

230m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Markus Walgenbach

July 10, 2020

Originally built as a facility for the Bröltal Railway, later the Rhein-Sieg Railway, for small rail traffic, the railway embankment is now a popular destination for pedestrians, cyclists, hikers, Nordic walkers and joggers, which is also used to hold sporting competitions.
On August 15, 1892, the railway from Buchholz to Asbach was opened. The basalt quarries of Limbergskopf, Mückenfeldchen, Bennau and Plagerkopf were connected for freight transport, as was the Wilhelm Winggen company, the machine factory and the loan association in Asbach. The small train brought a big economic boom.
However, due to the increase in road traffic, rail traffic was discontinued in the 1950s. Passenger transport between Hennef and Asbach ended in August 1956, freight transport between Krautscheid and Asbach in December 1959. In 1975 the association of Asbach acquired the railway embankment from Asbach and Buchholz to Bennau from Basalt AG Linz as a route for the laying of the sewage connection lines from Asbach and Buchholz to the pond sewage treatment plant Bennau. This took place in 1977/1978.

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Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Old Railway Embankment

1. Little Britain Private Museum – Wiedtal Bridge loop from Schweifeld

2. Bennauer Mill – Wiedtal Bridge loop from Buchholz (Westerwald)

3. Druden-Born Spring – Old Railway Embankment loop from Buchheide

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