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Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe – Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim loop from Buir

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe – Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim loop from Buir

Hard

5.0

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Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe – Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim loop from Buir

03:25

56.5km

340m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. 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: March 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 31.8 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.72 km

Rather Hecke

Forest

21.0 km

Roman Tower at Sophienhöhe

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In good visibility great panorama!

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21.1 km

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe

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The Sophienhöhe, also known as Monte Sophia, is a recultivated spoil heap created by the mining of lignite seams from the Hambach opencast mine.

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23.3 km

Viewpoint

23.5 km

Zigzag ascent with a view of wind turbines

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Here you can hardly get up with a normal bike! An electrical support is already recommended! Otherwise push! But it takes off ..... :-)

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37.9 km

Erft Cycle Path

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Along the Erft is definitely worth it. With little slope and slope so not too exhausting so that you can enjoy the tour

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39.5 km

View of the Erft and Schloss Paffendorf

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Unpaved path along the Erft with a small wooden bridge.

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40.9 km

Erftflutkanal Path in Naturpark Rheinland

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42.4 km

Erft Flood Canal

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The Erft flood canal in its current form was created by Erft amelioration in the middle of the 19th century. The term melioration comes from agriculture and forestry and originally …

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43.3 km

Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim

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Very nice cycle path, in places a lot of people on the road

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51.4 km

Bürgewald Steinheide

Forest

56.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.0 km

8.87 km

2.45 km

1.86 km

1.14 km

268 m

Surfaces

22.9 km

19.9 km

7.91 km

5.44 km

368 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

22°C

12°C

0 %

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Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe – Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim loop from Buir

Roman Tower at Sophienhöhe

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe

Zigzag ascent with a view of wind turbines

Erft Cycle Path

View of the Erft and Schloss Paffendorf

Erftflutkanal Path in Naturpark Rheinland

Erft Flood Canal

Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim

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