Nordbahntrasse – Samba Trail loop from Schwelm

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Schwelm

Nordbahntrasse – Samba Trail loop from Schwelm

Hard

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Nordbahntrasse – Samba Trail loop from Schwelm

02:47

43.0km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Eskesberg

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.05 km

Dolinengelände im Hölken

Nature Reserve

5.91 km

Nordbahntrasse

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The Nordbahntrasse is one of the highlights in Wuppertal - definitely worth a visit.

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6.20 km

Deep Cutting on the Nordbahntrasse

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An impressive cut into the mountain, with enormous effort
That had to happen when the track was built - Anno 1884.

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8.30 km

Panoramic View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

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Above the roofs of Wuppertal. Great views of the city.

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8.40 km

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse viaducts

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Always nice - that is exactly the flair of the Nordbahntrasse. The viaducts, from which you can see over Wuppertal, are a real highlight. In the evening from Barmen in the direction of Elberfeld you drive exactly into the sunset.

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13.7 km

Viewpoint

17.0 km

Eskesberg

Nature Reserve

20.3 km

Samba Trail

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The Samba terrace is extremely beautiful. The route is very varied.

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20.8 km

Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo

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after going up the very steep road, you are on the Samabtrasse

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21.1 km

View of the Tiger Enclosure from the Sambatrasse

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Tiger watching from above by bike and for free? Where else is there something like that? So go!

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21.3 km

Grüner Zoo Wuppertal Bridge (Tiger Enclosure)

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The bridge of the samba route leads over the tiger enclosure, from there you can watch the tigers and part of the green zoo well.

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43.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

6.17 km

5.22 km

3.34 km

3.15 km

109 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

5.45 km

3.96 km

633 m

477 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

6°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

April 15, 2025,Eingewöhnungstour 2025 🚴‍♂️

First tour in 2025. It's actually going pretty well 😃. So, off to new adventures

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March 23, 2022,Drei-Trassen Runde mit Putin-Baum (Nevigeser Strasse, Nordbahntrasse bis Schee, Schwarzbachtrasse, Langerfeld, Blombachtalbrücke, Südhöhen, Cronenfeld, Sambatrasse, Sonnborn, Nordbahntrasse)

Please excuse the unnecessary dangling in the GPS tracking at the "Fuck You Putin Tree".

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June 11, 2025,Alltagsroute um Wuppertal 🚴‍♂️👋

Today I was out cycling around Wuppertal with the ADFC (German Cyclists' Association) as part of the "City Cycling" campaign. The topic was "inspecting" the route, which is planned to be developed as a daily route at some point.

Let's just say there's still a lot to do. Unless you're riding on the Nordbahntrasse or the Sambatrasse. The Südhöhen area …

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August 8, 2025,🚲 Ronsdorf - Langerfeld - Brill 🚲

This tour had only one reason, well, two 😄.
On the one hand, I wanted to get some exercise, and on the other, I really wanted to visit the Trassengarten, as it was usually closed whenever I passed by. Bottom line: It wasn't my last visit 🍺😃

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September 19, 2025,Um Wuppertal (inverse)

Today I did something really crazy. I did my home loop the other way around 😵 😄. My back still hurts a bit, but the weather was just too nice, so I decided to test what I could do. So, I took a leisurely ride along the trails with a few breaks along the way. It was wonderful in this …

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July 21, 2025,Fahrradtour

Today I just wanted to get a little exercise, and since I've ridden the route so many times, there was nothing new to photograph 🤷🏻‍♂️😃

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February 8, 2023,Radtour rund ums Tal der Wupper

Today arrival by train to W-Vohwinkel. First it went down towards Sonnborn, then really up again. I was rewarded with the most beautiful views of the Wupper valley. After lunch we went along the Nordbahntrasse back to the starting point. Thanks to the DB, the train rides 🚆 were on time and the elevators were in operation. 😀

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