Stone Compass Rest Area – View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine loop from Buir

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Stone Compass Rest Area – View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine loop from Buir

Hard

4.5

(15)

riders

Stone Compass Rest Area – View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine loop from Buir

03:40

51.2km

660m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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20.7 km

Viewpoint

23.1 km

Stone Compass Rest Area

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the case that the GPS hangs at Komoot, one can orient oneself here again ;-)

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23.7 km

Wild horses at Sophienhöhe

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A natural herd of Konik horses has been living on the Golden Aue since June 13, 2024.

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25.8 km

Sophienhöhe

Forest

27.6 km

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

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Fixed the Hambacher First: aktion.campact.de/kohleaus/hambach-appell/teilnehmen?utm_campaign=%2Fkohleaus%2F&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=rec-lc&utm_term=inside_flow

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28.2 km

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

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View into the Rheinische Windradrevier

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29.2 km

Rest area by the pond

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I sit and take a rest by a still, wide lake.

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40.4 km

Forum :terra nova – View of the Hambach open‑pit mine

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The Forum :terra nova is located directly at the Hambach opencast mine and offers a breathtaking view of the largest lignite mine in Europe. The facade represents the colors and …

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40.7 km

Viewpoint Terra Nova – Hambach Open-Pit Mine

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With an operating area of 4,380 hectares (2017) and an approved maximum size of the mining field of 8,500 hectares, Hambach is the largest lignite mine in Europe. According to …

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42.0 km

View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine

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An amazing insight into the Hambach opencast mine.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagebau_Hambach

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46.0 km

Bürgewald Steinheide

Forest

51.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.3 km

7.43 km

5.58 km

1.72 km

125 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.7 km

18.8 km

5.17 km

2.30 km

187 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (-10 m)

Weather

Sunday 1 November

9°C

7°C

11 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

July 13, 2025,Dickbusch Sophienhöhe Wildpferde Buir

Great new paths and views, and a very nice enclosure for the windhorses and toads. Unfortunately, some paths are currently very sandy and constantly accompanied by horseflies.

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March 20, 2026,Kerpen Sophienhöhe links herum

After some gardening in the sun, I was drawn to the closed Terra Nova Speedway. I explored a bypass and then it took me over the Sophienhöhe. My favorite route was marked as RTF. The paths were prepared with a lot of new sand, some of which was unfortunately not yet firm enough. Currently you need a very wide, grippy …

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September 7, 2026,Hambach Sophienhöhe Runde

After gardening, it was very warm for meteorological autumn on the bike. However, on the west side of the Sophienhöhe, the climbs can be nicely ridden in the shade. Unfortunately, some paths are currently somewhat too sandy in sections for a gravel bike. This will get better in the real autumn...

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