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Gemünd is also a pleasant place to take a break from cycling.

A really great café with delicious cakes and plenty of space.

When I'm hiking around Marmagen, I like to stop for a bite to eat. The cake is delicious, and in the summer I especially love their ice cream cake.

Beautiful view of the castle on the hill.

The palace complex was built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The distinctive residential tower was built first. The complex was then expanded to include an outer bailey with a farmyard, two side wings, and a four-part fountain basin in the courtyard. The moats of the former two-part moated palace have now been filled in. The palace is still privately owned by the Count Beissel von Gymnich family. On the southeast wing, a coat of arms for Friedrich Wilhelm Beyssel von Gymnich (born 1638, died 1710) and Maria Magdalena von Metzenhausen (died 1716) is affixed to the exterior. In the outer bailey, a coat of arms is placed above the gateway for Georg Anton Dominikus Beyssel von Gymnich (born 1683, died 1754), Privy Councilor and Chamberlain of the Electorate of Trier, Chief Bailiff of Prüm, Schönecken, and Schönberg, and his second wife, Maria Anna Franziska Ludovika Baroness Raitz von Frentz zu Kendenich. Today, guests can stay overnight in the castle's holiday home and vacation apartment, and they can also have a civil wedding in the Blue Salon. It is also suitable for celebrations and conferences.

A very nice view of the castle

A beautiful route along the Rur River. Unfortunately, the cycle path is only partially suitable for road bikes.

A long and varied climb from Heimbach to Schmidt. The first few kilometers are very steep. After that, it flattens out. In Schmidt, the gradient increases slightly again in the final kilometers. Beware: There are many motorcyclists on the road on weekends.