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Erft Riverside Trail – Eppinghoven Mill loop from Hochdahl

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Erkrath

Erft Riverside Trail – Eppinghoven Mill loop from Hochdahl

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Erft Riverside Trail – Eppinghoven Mill loop from Hochdahl

04:44

84.7km

280m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 15.4 km for 316 m

Open: • April-September, Monday-Friday: 6:15 AM-9:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM-9:00 PM • October-March, Monday-Friday: 6:15 AM-8:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.09 km

Forst Benrath

Forest

10.7 km

Grundmauern der Kapelle der schwarzen Muttergottes

Ruins

13.7 km

Urdenbacher Kämpe Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

2 km of absolutely beautiful scenery, just before the ferry.
Good asphalt and flat conditions invite you to drive fast, but here you should take something out and enjoy.

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13.8 km

Urdenbacher Kämpe – At the Ausleger

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Meanwhile paved road without potholes.

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18.5 km

Wahler Berg, Hannepützheide und Martinsee

Nature Reserve

27.1 km

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Nature Reserve

27.9 km

Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Knechtstedener Wald is a forest area west of Dormagen, which includes the parts Mühlenbusch, Knechtstedener Busch and Chorbusch. It is a flora-fauna-habitat area and headwaters of the Pletschbach. Species …

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42.7 km

Erft Riverside Trail

Highlight • River

If you didn't know better, you would think there was a lake here.

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45.5 km

Dohmer Loch

Lake

55.5 km

Erft

Lake

56.4 km

Eppinghoven Mill

Highlight • Monument

1765 and later. 2nd storey, 4-winged, washed brick building with hipped roof, segmental arched windows with Klobensteinen, colossal pilaster order, profiled storey cornice, gabled central part, stone tablet with volutes …

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59.2 km

Erft River and Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

The Erft offers relaxation for runners, hikers, water sports enthusiasts and cyclists, simply for everyone.

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60.7 km

Erft near Neuss

Highlight • River

Shortly before the mouth of the Erft in the Rhine, the watercourse is being renatured as part of the perspective concept for the Erft conversion. The backwaters, some of which …

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63.3 km

View of the Rhine and Düsseldorf

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Düsseldorf is always worth a visit.

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84.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.7 km

21.9 km

9.60 km

5.40 km

4.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.8 km

21.3 km

13.2 km

7.40 km

7.11 km

1.02 km

Elevation

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Friday 29 May

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Erft Riverside Trail – Eppinghoven Mill loop from Hochdahl

Urdenbacher Kämpe Cycle Path

Urdenbacher Kämpe – At the Ausleger

Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

Erft Riverside Trail

Eppinghoven Mill

Erft River and Cycle Path

Erft near Neuss

View of the Rhine and Düsseldorf

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