Vennbahnweg Raerenerwald – Schevenhütter Straße Ascent loop from Hergenrath

Vennbahnweg Raerenerwald – Schevenhütter Straße Ascent loop from Hergenrath

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Vennbahnweg Raerenerwald – Schevenhütter Straße Ascent loop from Hergenrath

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79.7km

740m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Mausbachtal

Vichtbachtal mit Grölis-, Schlee- und Lensbach

Schlangenberg

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.5 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path at Raeren Station

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The Vennbahnradweg is a cross-border long-distance cycling route between Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, which runs along the route of Prussia's former Vennbahn over approximately 130 km from Aachen through the …

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14.3 km

Vennbahnweg Raerenerwald

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long and magnificent paved road in the heart of nature

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23.5 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path Between Lammersdorf and Roetgen

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Beautiful forest with a great track.
Great with the road bike

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35.9 km

View of the Städteregion Aachen from Raffelsbrand

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Great view of the Aachen city region

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46.3 km

Rennweg – Cycle Path to Schevenhütte

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Great asphalt forest path always suitable for a sprint. No car traffic

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46.3 km

Rennweg cycle route through the Hürtgen Forest

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Verkehrsbefreiter Ascent to the Eifel from Schevenhütte to Kleinhau

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50.8 km

Schevenhütter Straße Ascent

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Now that the road has been resurfaced, it's a dream. There's not much traffic, so you can enjoy cycling up here.

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59.2 km

Mausbachtal

Nature Reserve

66.7 km

Vennbahn Viaduct, Kornelimünster

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Nice view of the hilly landscape.

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79.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.1 km

26.2 km

10.7 km

8.27 km

353 m

153 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

77.4 km

1.96 km

301 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

May 2, 2022,Roetgen...Rennweg...Schevenhütte...

This road bike circuit (approx. 600 m altitude gain over 65 km) is very moderate for Eifel conditions, with easy, easy climbs. For rouleur fans there is a 20 km long section from the Forsthaus Jägerhaus to Schevenhütte, on which you can drive really fast with almost the entire slight gradient (unfortunately the strong headwind was against it this time). …

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July 4, 2025,Eine Düren/Gürzenich Runde

A route that began by taking the Vennbahnweg to Lammersdorf. From there, we took the Jägerhaus and Germeter roads to descend to Birgel. In Birgel, we took the usual photo of the castle there and then continued on to Schevenhütte via Gürzenich. From Schevenhütte via Werth and Mausbach to the base.
Much of this route was on federal highways and …

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