V-1 Launch Ramp Ruins
Mountain Biking Highlight
Recommended by 54 out of 58 mountain bikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald
Location: Erpel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Best Mountain Biking Routes to V-1 Launch Ramp Ruins
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Basalt Mining Transport Routes – Auge Gottes Chapel loop from Notscheid01:30
19.5km
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Auge Gottes Chapel – Laurentiushütte Viewpoint loop from Unkel01:50
22.1km
370m
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Auge Gottes Chapel – Laurentiushütte Viewpoint loop from Erpel (Rhein)01:22
18.4km
300m
Tips
It was here that the prototype of all modern-day cruise missiles was launched. The flying object was officially called the Fieseler Fi 103!
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During the Second World War, V-1 rockets are said to have been fired towards Antwerp from this ramp, which has now become quite overgrown.
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Location: Erpel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Best Mountain Biking Routes to V-1 Launch Ramp Ruins
- Easy
5.0
(6)
10
Basalt Mining Transport Routes – Auge Gottes Chapel loop from Notscheid01:30
19.5km
220m
Intermediate5.0
(5)
27
Auge Gottes Chapel – Laurentiushütte Viewpoint loop from Unkel01:50
22.1km
370m
Intermediate4.7
(3)
13
Auge Gottes Chapel – Laurentiushütte Viewpoint loop from Erpel (Rhein)01:22
18.4km
300m
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