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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Kaarst

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended – Vollrather Heights loop from Kaarster See

Routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Kaarst

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended – Vollrather Heights loop from Kaarster See

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Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended – Vollrather Heights loop from Kaarster See

03:28

64.2km

260m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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16.2 km

Strategic railway embankment

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Very good to drive

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22.4 km

Can be driven on in any weather.

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24.8 km

From here you can drive over the strategic railway embankment to the Museum Island Hombroich. The track surface is ideal for cycling. Especially in summer, the route offers a lot of shade, almost in its entirety.

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33.1 km

Vollrather Höhe – Cols de Cologne

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The spoil dump, located south of Grevenbroich in the Rhenish lignite mining area, is known to many as the "Mont Ventoux of the Rhineland". Its exposed location and the three …

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35.4 km

Vollrather Heights

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The Vollrather Höhe is far and wide the only ascent that the flat land on the left bank of the Rhine has to offer. The 165 meter high hill was …

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35.9 km

Vollrather Heights

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The Vollratherhöhe was created by the overburden of the Garzweiler brown coal opencast mine.

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36.0 km

Ascent to Vollrather Höhe from Neuenhausen

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A classic! Mountain category HC in the Rhein-Erft district. No hairpin bend follows the next. But definitely usable for a few crisp training altitude meters. The climb from Neuenhausen is …

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47.6 km

Path Along Jüchener Bach

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South of Aldenhoven: good alternative to the road

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64.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.6 km

12.1 km

9.19 km

5.04 km

3.32 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

11.3 km

11.2 km

6.35 km

3.71 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 20 May

22°C

13°C

16 %

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