Schmelze Descent – Hanfbachtal Road loop from Siegburg/Bonn

Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Siegburg

Schmelze Descent – Hanfbachtal Road loop from Siegburg/Bonn

Moderate

4.6

(20)

336

riders

Schmelze Descent – Hanfbachtal Road loop from Siegburg/Bonn

03:37

79.9km

830m

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: August 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Siegaue

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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952 m

Siegaue

Nature Reserve

2.45 km

Siegwehr Siegburg

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Here, the mill race leads to victory

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7.51 km

Sieglinde Beer Garden on the Sieg River

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Beautiful beer garden at the victory. Fast and friendly service

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9.28 km

Happerschoß Serpentine

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

All work is done (September 2021), super asphalt invites you to dash. But the MIV has also rediscovered the route.

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35.7 km

Waldbrölbachhöhle

Nature Reserve

39.4 km

Schmelze Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Easy to drive route, whether up or down

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44.5 km

View of the Sieg River

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left a last look at the Sieg and then up the mountain

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44.7 km

Siegbogen near Schmelze

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A nice view of the bend of the victory opposite Eitorf. It is worth taking a short break here before climbing one of the climbs to Ruppichteroth.

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58.8 km

Descent from Buchholz to the Krautscheid Serpentines

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Here you can find a video of the section.

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60.4 km

Hanfbachtal Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Finally, the road near the campsite was re-paved to the delight of my balance bikes

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79.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.0 km

15.8 km

5.50 km

1.29 km

1.20 km

1.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

76.8 km

2.69 km

374 m

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

March 19, 2026,Rennradrunde durch das Siegtal über die Happerschoß-Serpentine nach Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Eitorf, Buchholz & Hanfbachtal

After being sick for three days, I had a free Thursday with dazzling weather today. So I put together a somewhat (but not too) moderate road bike tour and I have to say, apart from the fact that you ride some longer stretches of country road (I guess the proportion of tin cans will be lower on weekends), a really …

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July 31, 2022,RTF 'Rund um die Siegburger Abtei'

This is the first RTF I have ridden in years. The RV Siegburg has signposted a nice route, which had a few meters in altitude and you could let it roll really long on other passages. At a checkpoint I met an old acquaintance and we talked for a while, which made me very happy. The last 20km after the …

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