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Flandersbach Climb – The Esel Climb loop from Alt Eller

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Flandersbach Climb – The Esel Climb loop from Alt Eller

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Flandersbach Climb – The Esel Climb loop from Alt Eller

02:51

60.9km

650m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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After 36.8 km for 63 m

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Train Station

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4.18 km

Düsselauen Sunrise View

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The Düsselauen meadows on the famous river are wonderful. It is particularly beautiful here at sunrise. Also great for hiking!

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7.85 km

Tour de France 2017 Climb

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Here it is recommended to switch down. The next 10 km are characterized by a constant ascent towards Mettmann.

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7.92 km

Steep Climb Near Erkrath

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The Mettmann Duathlon goes over it twice a year, highly recommended event for everyone who can / want to run as well as kicking;)
So you can concentrate completely on suffering without traffic.

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9.05 km

View of Düsseldorf and surroundings

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Perfect for the sunset

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20.7 km

Scenic rural road through the fields

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Highly Recommended! It goes up and down on mostly well paved roads. Caution: The paths are quite narrow, which is a bit silly in motorized oncoming traffic: D

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21.4 km

Flandersbach Climb

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Beautiful paths between the fields with a lot of ups and downs

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32.5 km

The Esel Climb

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Why is that called "on the donkey" here? The answer is: There used to be not this beautiful road here, but a steep path that the carters had to climb. …

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50.6 km

Grafenberg climb from Düsseldorf

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For small mountain goats, this approximately 1.5-kilometer climb to the racecourse in Düsseldorf Grafenberg is worthwhile.

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60.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.9 km

23.1 km

9.67 km

734 m

458 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.6 km

4.48 km

3.40 km

379 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Sunday 7 June

22°C

10°C

27 %

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Flandersbach Climb – The Esel Climb loop from Alt Eller

Düsselauen Sunrise View

Tour de France 2017 Climb

Steep Climb Near Erkrath

View of Düsseldorf and surroundings

Scenic rural road through the fields

Flandersbach Climb

The Esel Climb

Grafenberg climb from Düsseldorf

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