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Sophienhöhe Lookout Tower – Niederembt Windmill loop from Lipp

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bedburg

Sophienhöhe Lookout Tower – Niederembt Windmill loop from Lipp

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Sophienhöhe Lookout Tower – Niederembt Windmill loop from Lipp

02:31

33.9km

380m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 226 m for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.9 km

Entrance to Sophienhöhe

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here it goes up to the Sophienhöhe 👀

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10.9 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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12.5 km

Eisvogelsee

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We weren't able to determine to what extent the kingfisher has actually settled here during our excursion through Sophienhöhe. But it's a nice little pond that's both beneficial to the …

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14.3 km

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

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14.8 km

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

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View into the Rheinische Windradrevier

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15.7 km

Sophienhöhe Lookout Tower

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Rest area with view and tower

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16.1 km

Rest Area by the Pond in the Eifel

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Up here you do not suspect a small lake it is very nicely laid out with benches to rest! The view from up here is just as good 👍

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24.1 km

Niederembt Windmill

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It was built in 1799 by Peter Matthias Geuenich. For about 150 years she did her duty and processed grain into flour. After the mill burnt down in 1909 (1908?) …

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33.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

7.36 km

4.31 km

1.31 km

1.05 km

198 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

8.83 km

8.16 km

3.49 km

2.32 km

451 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (-10 m)

Weather

Monday 22 June

30°C

17°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Sophienhöhe Lookout Tower – Niederembt Windmill loop from Lipp

Entrance to Sophienhöhe

Zigzag ascent with a view of wind turbines

Eisvogelsee

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

Sophienhöhe Lookout Tower

Rest Area by the Pond in the Eifel

Niederembt Windmill

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