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North Rhine-Westphalia

Frankenforst Residential Road – Bensberg Palace loop from Rath/Heumar

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Road cycling routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Frankenforst Residential Road – Bensberg Palace loop from Rath/Heumar

Easy

4.5

(4)

25

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Frankenforst Residential Road – Bensberg Palace loop from Rath/Heumar

01:19

27.5km

210m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Gierather Wald

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Start point

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4.91 km

Frankenforst Residential Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Past the BASt up to Bensberg. Traffic-calmed alternative to Kölner Straße (many gentle bumps) with mostly good asphalt. Better uphill than downhill.

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2

8.37 km

Bensberg Palace

Highlight • Castle

Impressive castle. Worth taking a little detour. If you want to challenge yourself a little, you should not take the main access road, the Milchborntalweg, but the small and super steep side road, Am Milchbornsberg. Have fun! :)

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3

13.4 km

Descent from Herkenrath to Sand

Highlight • Trail

Here you always have the feeling of floating above things.

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15.3 km

St. Severin Church Sand

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful church above the Ommerbornstrasse.
Heard in the Neo-Gothic, but you can see that yourself 😉

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15.3 km

Lerbach Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Great climb up to Sand from the south side. Initially to drive briskly, from the sharp left turn at the Gutshof Oberlerbach becoming ever steeper.

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19.1 km

Sheep Pasture at Lückerather Anger, Gierather Wald

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

along the Lückerather Anger with many sheep.

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7

21.1 km

Old Church of St. John the Baptist (9th Century)

Highlight • Religious Site

On Maundy Thursday 1872, the newly built church became the center of Refrath.

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8

27.4 km

Schmitzebud

Highlight • Restaurant

Always good as a tour star / end point.

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27.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

10.9 km

1.26 km

734 m

699 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

10.6 km

846 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Friday 29 May

28°C

17°C

36 %

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