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North Rhine-Westphalia
Bergisches Land

Bergisches Land Rail Trail – Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

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Road cycling routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bergisches Land

Bergisches Land Rail Trail – Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

Moderate

4.8

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Bergisches Land Rail Trail – Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

03:53

85.5km

810m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Train Station

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26.1 km

Balkantrasse

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Finest asphalt, ideally suited for speeding.

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2

29.2 km

Bergisches Land Rail Trail

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Very nice route with a pleasant gradient. The surface is good and is cleaned regularly.

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3

32.7 km

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid

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It's an uninterrupted 1% incline from Opladen to Wermelskirchen. Only a few streets are crossed. There are a lot of branches into the Bergisches Land. The pavement is at its …

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49.4 km

Zimmertisch Restaurant at Haasenmühle

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This is a nicely located restaurant.

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71.5 km

Nordbahntrasse Vohwinkel–Katernberg

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A very nice section of the cycle route through Wuppertal. If it's empty, you can really press here.

Better to avoid or be considerate as a racing cyclist at the weekend and in good weather !!!

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77.6 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

7

80.9 km

View of Wuppertal

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Dream view. It is particularly worthwhile in the dark

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81.4 km

Nordbahntrasse Bridge Section, Wuppertal

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Wonderful to see the city from above. You drive through it as if you were flying low over an open-air museum, your legs turning here as if by themselves. Wonderful road surface.

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84.6 km

Schwarzbachtrasse

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The Schwarzbachtrasse is a railway line laid out in the 19th century as the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen / Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen railway line. After the rail traffic was shut down years ago, it was …

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85.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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63.1 km

8.75 km

6.18 km

5.86 km

1.15 km

274 m

175 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.2 km

3.03 km

1.04 km

658 m

326 m

234 m

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Sunday 17 May

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