Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: January 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 64.2 km for 74 m

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Start point

Train Station

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893 m

Mutzbach Forest Road

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So close to the city, a real piece of cake

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17.1 km

Bergisches Land Rail Trail

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Very nice route with a pleasant gradient. The surface is good and is cleaned regularly.

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19.0 km

Balkantrasse

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Finest asphalt, ideally suited for speeding.

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33.2 km

Bat Tunnel (Höhsieper Tunnel)

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Each passage a refreshing and cooling highlight :)

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33.7 km

Wippertalbahn Rail Trail – Rocky Gorge Section

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An almost dramatic passage in the rocky cut of the former route of the Wippertalbahn. In summer it is pleasantly shady and easy to drive on the smooth asphalt in all seasons.

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40.7 km

Wipperfürth Transit Camp Memorial Railcar

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In the 40s / 50s of the last century, Wipperfürth was a transit camp for displaced people - this rail bus reminds of this. Models of this type ran on …

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47.9 km

View of Wipperfeld from the cycling path

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64.2 km

Paved Path Through the Fields

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Stop by Affemia on the way back or on the way out of Cologne.

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71.4 km

Thielenbruch und Thurner Wald

Nature Reserve

72.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.0 km

14.3 km

11.9 km

3.28 km

1.19 km

146 m

Surfaces

65.6 km

5.83 km

629 m

613 m

184 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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