Wipperfürth Old Town – Former Wippertalbahn Platform loop from Schmale Becke

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

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Wipperfürth Old Town – Former Wippertalbahn Platform loop from Schmale Becke

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Wipperfürth Old Town – Former Wippertalbahn Platform loop from Schmale Becke

04:45

74.3km

830m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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16.4 km

Bella Vista

Viewpoint

19.2 km

Wippertalbahn Cuttings in Marienheide

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Instead of creating a tunnel, a complete breakthrough was made.

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22.1 km

Krommenohl Tunnel (Wippertal Railway)

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The only tunnel on the route. The second is at Hückeswagen.

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28.0 km

Wupperaue

Nature Reserve

32.6 km

Wippertalbahn section Hückeswagen <> Wipperfürth

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At the point you can see a lot of the previous track usage. There are many details and tracks have been preserved. Also the staircase to the no evidence of it. The Samba wagon also documents what used to be there and shaped the entire region.
But the Samba cart addresses yet another topic. Here fleeting people were caught after the war and then distributed to NRW. Déjà-vu? Yes exactly. A hot topic. It pays to stop for a moment and think about it.

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32.7 km

Old railway line in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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Appropriately, you walk here on the old railway line.

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33.8 km

Wipperfürth-Neye Airfield

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A very nice airfield, when the weather is nice you can watch the planes take off.

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35.4 km

Wupperaue bei Westenbrücke

Nature Reserve

39.6 km

Wipperfürth Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Yes, that's right: Wipperfürth has been allowed to call itself an official Hanseatic city since 2012! The city owes this addition to its location on the river "Wupper", which is also called "Wipper" at the headwaters in the east. Further south, the Wupper at Leverkusen empties into the Rhine and is thus connected to the important, large waters and Hanseatic cities. In the 14th century Wipperfürth was a member of the Hanseatic League and attracted merchants from major cities such as Lübeck, Stockholm and Malmö. Even today, the nearby waters make the charm of the Oberbergi city: on foot via the "home" reach the Neytalsperre or further north the Bevertalsperre. In the latter one may also swim and do water sports, the Neyetalsperre purely serves as a drinking water reservoir.

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