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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Heinsberg
Geilenkirchen

Gangelt Wildlife Park – Gangelter Heide Path loop from Große Heide

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Heinsberg
Geilenkirchen

Gangelt Wildlife Park – Gangelter Heide Path loop from Große Heide

Easy

4.8

(25)

34

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Gangelt Wildlife Park – Gangelter Heide Path loop from Große Heide

01:58

33.3km

110m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Große Heide

Pannenschopp

Rodebachtal-Niederbusch

NSG Rodebach - Gangelt / Mindergangelt

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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9.39 km

Highland cattle pasture at the Rodebach

Highlight • Natural

The Roode Beek, also Rode Beek (German: Rodebach or Rothenbach), is a stream in the Dutch-German border area. It is a tributary of the Geleenbeek and flows through the German …

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9.82 km

nice long cycle path over bridges

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10.3 km

NSG Rodebach - Gangelt / Mindergangelt

Nature Reserve

4

10.9 km

In the meantime, the large beaver dam has been removed by the municipal workers because it caused flooding on the Dutch side and on the cycle path. Fortunately, the master builders are building new ones in other places.

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11.8 km

In hot summer weather, the pastures offer pleasant coolness.

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12.1 km

Gangelt Wildlife Park

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50 hectare wildlife park with bears, wolves, wild boars and birds of prey as well as a playground.
Perfect for family outings

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12.5 km

Etzenrather Mill

Highlight • Restaurant

The Etzenrather mill takes its name from the nearby village of Etzenrade, which is now a Dutch village. The first mention comes from a description of the border on the occasion of a strange accident in 1492.

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12.8 km

Gangelter Heide Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very nice section and good to drive.

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9

30.8 km

NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen

Highlight • Monument

Spectacular view of the runway. In the quarter of an hour a hunter fell from the sky and took off ...

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33.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

8.88 km

5.54 km

2.74 km

1.74 km

Surfaces

26.5 km

5.28 km

1.54 km

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Tuesday 23 June

35°C

19°C

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Comments

May 31, 2023,Fahrradtour Rodebachtal
With the great weather, the first real bike tour of the year.

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For the 1000th Komoot tour, a bike ride around home. It didn't look like I was going to do any sport today. Hours of continuous rain and very humid air. At around 8 p.m. the sun came out and we went for a bike ride into the sunset.

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