Bongartzmühle on the Hammer Bach – Viersen Festival Hall loop from Bistheide

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Bongartzmühle on the Hammer Bach – Viersen Festival Hall loop from Bistheide

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Bongartzmühle on the Hammer Bach – Viersen Festival Hall loop from Bistheide

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17.1km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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343 m

Between Galgenberg and Wolfskull

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The section is not asphalted, but is easy to ride. It leads between meadows and forest.

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4.32 km

New Water Tower Mönchengladbach

Highlight • Monument

Mighty water tower made of bricks, approx. 51 m high. The external appearance of the tower is characterized by light yellow painted plastered surfaces, structures made of dark red bricks …

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7.47 km

Junction 11 Helenabrunn

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The cyclists ride through Helenabrunn and Heimer

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9.76 km

Bongartzmühle on the Hammer Bach

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which was also called Portenmühle, is in contrast to the other mills on the Hammer Bach still there and in very good condition. It stands in line with the mills …

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11.7 km

In 1913 the festival hall was completed according to plans by the city architect Eugen Frielingsdorf. The manufacturer Josef Kaiser, whose company Kaiser's Kaffeehandlung was based in Viersen, made a …

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11.9 km

Kreuzkirche Viersen

Highlight • Religious Site

Our Kreuzkirche, with its multi-part tower, is a crucial part of Viersen's silhouette. Thanks to its red sandstone and brick cladding, it is an eye-catcher on the busy southern main street.

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11.9 km

Café Melin

Highlight • Cafe

The Cafe and Bistro Melin is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Fridays until 9 p.m. and Sundays until 2 p.m.
Various breakfast options are offered, but also schnitzel, burgers and much more.

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12.1 km

Old Protestant Cemetery Viersen

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The oldest surviving gravestone in the old Protestant cemetery is a plain, classicist stele that the merchant Johann Pferdemenges dedicated to his wife Anna Catharina, née Heymer, in 1828. The …

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17.1 km

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Parking

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