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North Rhine-Westphalia

Merheimer Heath – Mielenforster Kirchweg loop from Köln Trimbornstraße

North Rhine-Westphalia

Merheimer Heath – Mielenforster Kirchweg loop from Köln Trimbornstraße

Moderate

4.7

(10)

35

riders

Merheimer Heath – Mielenforster Kirchweg loop from Köln Trimbornstraße

02:07

36.9km

130m

Gravel riding

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

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Gierather Wald

Thielenbruch

Thielenbruch und Thurner Wald

Am Hornpottweg

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

3.45 km

Merheimer Heath

Highlight • Forest

I used to ride a nice park as a child with my grandfather.

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2

5.36 km

Mielenforster Kirchweg

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

From Merheim to Dellbrück: on good asphalt through the fields

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11.2 km

Schluchter Heide

Forest

4

14.7 km

Forest trail in Thielenbruch and Thurner Forest

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful forest path in the local recreation area Thielenbruch and Thurner Wald, also suitable as a fast bicycle connection by hand to Dellbrück and the Dellbrücker Heide.

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5

20.8 km

Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

"Hornpott" nature reserve
Location: Am Hornpottweg
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The "Am Hornpottweg" nature reserve on the northern city border with Leverkusen-Schlebusch is one of the most valuable biotopes in the Cologne city …

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6

20.8 km

Lake view at Am Hornpottweg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Keep your dogs on a leash! Electric fence because of the bison that graze there.

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7

21.1 km

Am Hornpottweg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The area is popularly known as "Hornpott" because bones were ground into artificial fertilizer in a glue factory and horn was burned in a "pot" to produce glue and buttons.

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8

24.4 km

Katterbach Forest Path, Dünnwalder Forest

Highlight • Trail

Nice wide forest path over the Katterbach.

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28.0 km

Höhenfelder See

Lake

10

28.5 km

Höhenfelder Lake

Highlight • Lake

the Höhenfelder See is an approximately 20 hectare large quarry pond of a former gravel pit,

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B

36.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

7.89 km

4.57 km

3.31 km

3.15 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

9.71 km

9.00 km

2.88 km

1.65 km

195 m

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Monday 26 October

19°C

11°C

12 %

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