View of the Sengbach Reservoir – Strohn Bridge (Knife Bridge) loop from Solingen Mitte

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

View of the Sengbach Reservoir – Strohn Bridge (Knife Bridge) loop from Solingen Mitte

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View of the Sengbach Reservoir – Strohn Bridge (Knife Bridge) loop from Solingen Mitte

02:07

26.8km

480m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 22.9 km for 211 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.34 km

View of the dam wall of the Sengbach dam

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A lap around the entire dam is worth it!

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8.11 km

View of the Sengbach Reservoir

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Nice view of the dam

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12.6 km

Oberes Sengbachtal

Nature Reserve

14.9 km

View of the Sengbach Reservoir

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Nice view of the Sengbachtalsperre, which lies dark in the valley.

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15.1 km

View of Schloss Burg

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“...We keep catching glimpses of the imposing Burg Castle between the trees, perched high up on a mountain spur...”
You can find further information about the idyllic hike to Burg Castle at: netreisetagebuch.de/schloss-burg-wandern

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17.0 km

Strohn Bridge (Knife Bridge)

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Finally the bridge in Strohn at the animal shelter over the Wupper is finished! Cyclists + hikers no longer need to take the long detour 🤗

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19.3 km

Burg Cable Car Valley Station

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I can recommend it! Is a real 50s feeling and you can take the bike with you (most of them at least, up to a maximum of 20 kilos is …

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19.5 km

Historic center of Solingen-Unterburg

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Cute, small district on the Wupper with beautiful Bergisch cafés and restaurants. From here you can take the cable car up to Schloss Burg or walk.

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23.3 km

Pavilion with View of Müngsten Bridge

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Great view of the Müngstener bridge. The pavilion was renovated in 1984 by the carnival society Muckemau.

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26.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

3.40 km

2.35 km

1.87 km

1.40 km

762 m

131 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

7.82 km

4.44 km

2.66 km

884 m

402 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

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Comments

November 12, 2023,Endlich mal wieder raus

After various indoor training sessions we finally went into the forest again 😊

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August 11, 2023,Entspannte Runde mit Philipp 🌞😀🚵🏻‍♂️

Today a nice, relaxed round with Philipp.
It has been shown again today that tubeless is simply amazing!! Driven through a really fat shard - you can't really see brown glass on the forest floor - two big cuts crosswise, salami in, pump air, drive on - mega! I don't change hoses that quickly!

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September 4, 2022,Ein Satz mit X, dat war wohl nix….🥴😩

It was relaxed from Wermwlskirchen on asphalt down to the Senkbachtalsperre. We then circled this and then drove on towards Wupper. Forest slopes made of gravel alternated with natural forest paths and partly technical single trails. Simply wonderful to drive.
When we arrived at the Wupper we went upstream towards the Munstgener bridge.
Used the hand ferry just before the …

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June 6, 2023,Sunrise- Ride

After a few morning strength units, it was time again today. Get on the bike before sunrise and do a short but reasonably brisk lap. Again in fantastic weather and completely alone in the forest, just beautiful 😀🚵🏻‍♀️🌞

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