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Wayside cross – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Köln-Worringen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Wayside cross – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Köln-Worringen

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Wayside cross – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Köln-Worringen

02:35

45.0km

230m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2 m for 12 m

After 45.0 km for 40 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.96 km

Wayside cross

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Beautiful corner with many trails 👌 come back no question 👌

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12.7 km

Paved Pathway in Naturpark Rheinland

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Beautiful corner with many trails 👌 come back no question 👌

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16.6 km

Glessen barbecue area in Naturpark Rheinland

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The space can be rented and used for a small fee.
More information can be found here: glessen-ortsinfo.de/grillplatz-und-freizeitflaechen

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20.5 km

View over Rhein-Erft District to Aachen

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in good visibility, continue to the Eifel

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21.6 km

Descent from Glessener Höhe (Southern Route)

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From the vantage point you can let your bike over the forest path run beautiful. But you should pay attention to hikers!

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22.4 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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The Glessener Höhe is an artificially constructed hill. It is a former, now recultivated, spoil heap (tipping site) of the surrounding brown coal open-cast mines.

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45.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.8 km

15.2 km

3.37 km

2.87 km

2.57 km

224 m

Surfaces

32.0 km

6.57 km

3.38 km

2.75 km

268 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Monday 24 August

23°C

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Comments

October 22, 2025,E-MTB Monte Glessano

Don't trust anyone who claims the Glessener Höhe is just a slag heap. Fake news! Monte Glessano is a pilgrimage site for cyclists in the otherwise flat west of Cologne. At 205 meters, it's not only the highest elevation in the Rhein-Erft district, but its two-kilometer, steady climb is said to have served as preparation for the tough mountain stages …

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Wayside cross – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Köln-Worringen

Wayside cross

Paved Pathway in Naturpark Rheinland

Glessen barbecue area in Naturpark Rheinland

View over Rhein-Erft District to Aachen

Descent from Glessener Höhe (Southern Route)

View from Glessener Höhe

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