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St. Christian Chapel – Birgel Castle loop from Gürzenich

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North Rhine-Westphalia

St. Christian Chapel – Birgel Castle loop from Gürzenich

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St. Christian Chapel – Birgel Castle loop from Gürzenich

01:35

24.1km

210m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.0 km for 80 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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9.60 km

St. Christian Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The Roman Catholic chapel of St. Christian is on the outskirts of Bilstein. The Bilstein church was built around 1896 as a small neo-Gothic hall church with a choir closed …

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13.7 km

Wollebachsystem

Nature Reserve

18.9 km

Wasserburg Birgel

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The Birken moated castle houses the Birkel primary school. Which can claim to go to school in a castle 😉

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19.0 km

St. Martinus Church Birgel

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Efforts to build a new church began in the 1890s because the old castle chapel had become too small. The Maria Bauverein was founded in 1895 by the then Vicar …

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19.1 km

Birgel Castle

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Today, Birgel Castle is home to the primary school, among other things.

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19.7 km

Cycle Path Through the Fields: Birgel to Gürzenich

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The path has now been paved and is very easy to ride on a racing bike. Coming from Birgel you just have to be careful when driving through the parking lot of the golf course

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22.9 km

Abandoned Railway Track in the Eifel

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Here the rails of an old railway line with the wooden planks are clearly visible.

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24.0 km

Forest path near Dürener Badesee

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24.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

8.46 km

2.70 km

2.57 km

193 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

4.26 km

1.87 km

879 m

116 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Sunday 19 July

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St. Christian Chapel – Birgel Castle loop from Gürzenich

St. Christian Chapel

Wasserburg Birgel

St. Martinus Church Birgel

Birgel Castle

Cycle Path Through the Fields: Birgel to Gürzenich

Abandoned Railway Track in the Eifel

Forest path near Dürener Badesee

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