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Upper Ahr Valley Railway Route

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Upper Ahr Valley Railway Route

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    Location: Blankenheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    July 4, 2020

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    The old Ahrbahntrasse is a particularly beautiful section, partly deeply cut, partly on an imposing high dam, from which you can discover some beautiful hidden ponds.
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    January 2, 2021

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    The Upper Ahr Valley Railway was a 25 km long railway line. Between Blankenheim (forest) and Ahrdorf, it established part of the connection between the Eifel route and the Rhine …
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    June 24, 2019

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    This section was inaugurated in 1913 and was a cross-link between the then existing routes Remagen - Adenau (1885) and the route Cologne - Trier (1869). Work on this primarily strategic railway had begun on 1 April 1910. On March 3, 1961, the last official freight train ride on the route Blankenheim (forest) and Ahrdorf took place.
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    1. Schmidtheim Castle – Urft Pond loop from Schmidtheim

    14.8km

    03:58

    170m

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Distance 756 m

    Uphill 10 m

    Downhill 20 m

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