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North Rhine-Westphalia
Bergisches Land

Start/End point of the Balkantrasse – Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid loop from Dünnwald

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bergisches Land

Start/End point of the Balkantrasse – Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid loop from Dünnwald

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Start/End point of the Balkantrasse – Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid loop from Dünnwald

01:47

40.9km

240m

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 15, 2025

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10.3 km

Start/End point of the Balkantrasse

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This is the start and end point of the so-called Balkantrasse, a former railway line, from Opladen up to Lennep. The entire route is around 30km long with a very …

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10.4 km

Opladen Station — Entrance to the Balkan Trasse

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Balkan route is great! Perfect asphalt and even to Burscheid without crossing roads! If there was still an underground connection to the right side of the Rhine and you would …

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13.3 km

Entrance to the Balkantrasse

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good and asphalted access to the route.

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14.2 km

Former Grund Station (Balkantrasse)

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A piece of the Balkan route from Leverkusen to Remscheid.

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14.6 km

Panorama Lounger with View of the Green Field near Pattscheid

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great view of the green.

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15.8 km

Former Pattscheid Station

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With a lot of voluntary sweat, this old train station was "restored" again.

"The main building in a half-timbered building with jewelry slate and a flat, hewn roof. 1-storey interlocking …

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16.1 km

Romberg Tunnel

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Shortly before the Burscheid city limits, the route of the former Balkan Express passes under the bridge that connects the small town of Romberg with Burscheider Straße and the rest …

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22.1 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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40.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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28.8 km

5.85 km

4.46 km

960 m

402 m

303 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.8 km

5.32 km

1.39 km

328 m

< 100 m

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