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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Köln-Dellbrück

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Köln-Dellbrück

Hard

4.9

(12)

204

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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Köln-Dellbrück

05:04

111km

930m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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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12.7 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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25.0 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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26.9 km

Balkantrasse

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Finest asphalt, ideally suited for speeding.

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41.1 km

Bat Tunnel (Höhsieper Tunnel)

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Each passage a refreshing and cooling highlight :)

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41.6 km

Wippertalbahn Rail Trail – Rocky Gorge Section

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An almost dramatic passage in the rocky cut of the former route of the Wippertalbahn. In summer it is pleasantly shady and easy to drive on the smooth asphalt in all seasons.

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45.9 km

Wupperaue bei Westenbrücke

Nature Reserve

58.3 km

Krommenohler Tunnel

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There is a very nice tunnel on the former Wippertalbahn route. When you drive into it, the light even goes on automatically.

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89.0 km

Sülztalbahn Cycle Path in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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As part of the Sülztalbahn cycle path, the road is nice and smooth asphalt. From time to time there are paved cross gutters, but they are easy to cross.

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101 km

Climb from Herrenstrunden to Spitze

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I admit: I only drove this route downhill - with great pleasure on "Rund um Köln"

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110 km

Thielenbruch und Thurner Wald

Nature Reserve

111 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.0 km

39.2 km

5.16 km

3.52 km

1.59 km

146 m

Surfaces

101 km

8.48 km

885 m

629 m

605 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

29°C

16°C

34 %

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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Köln-Dellbrück

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid

Bergisches Land Rail Trail

Balkantrasse

Bat Tunnel (Höhsieper Tunnel)

Wippertalbahn Rail Trail – Rocky Gorge Section

Krommenohler Tunnel

Sülztalbahn Cycle Path in Naturpark Bergisches Land

Climb from Herrenstrunden to Spitze

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