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Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Wallmenroth

Große Nister – Nister River loop from Scheuerfeld (Sieg)

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Wallmenroth

Große Nister – Nister River loop from Scheuerfeld (Sieg)

Hard

4.4

(10)

29

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Große Nister – Nister River loop from Scheuerfeld (Sieg)

03:09

38.5km

770m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 36.4 km for 9 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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16.6 km

Eng Hamlet

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A hamlet straight out of a picture book. The landscape, the houses and the peace and quiet exude pure idyll.

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17.8 km

Nister River

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Nice section, in the middle of a relatively untouched valley.

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21.8 km

Große Nister

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The Große Nister (often simply called Nister) is a nearly 64-kilometer-long left tributary of the Sieg in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is considered one of the landscape-defining main rivers …

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23.3 km

Nister River

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On a single-lane road you follow the course of the Nister, which winds its way through the hills and the Nister valley.

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29.3 km

Schönstein Castle

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The castle, first mentioned in a document in 1255, is enthroned on a rock above the mouth of the Elbbach in the Sieg. It is privately owned, so you can …

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32.6 km

View of the Westerwald Countryside

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Great view!

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36.2 km

View of the Elbbach Valley

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New perspectives arise here!

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36.8 km

Scheuerfeld Tunnel

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The Westerwald Railway dates back to the Krupp Mine Railway, which transported iron ore from the Steinebach mine to Scheuerfeld from 1883 onwards. In 1913, the meter-gauge mine railway was …

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38.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

13.7 km

8.18 km

262 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.5 km

12.1 km

7.43 km

554 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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