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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim loop from Sindorf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim loop from Sindorf

Moderate

4.6

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478

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View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim loop from Sindorf

02:24

38.4km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. 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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6.73 km

View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine

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An amazing insight into the Hambach opencast mine.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagebau_Hambach

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7.85 km

Forum :terra nova – View of the Hambach open‑pit mine

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The Forum :terra nova is located directly at the Hambach opencast mine and offers a breathtaking view of the largest lignite mine in Europe. The facade represents the colors and structure of the layers of earth from the opencast mine. In addition to gastronomy, the forum also functions as an event location and offers, for example, concerts (“Music with a View”), exhibitions and readings. Thanks to the spacious outdoor terrace, playground and e-bike charging stations, it is ideal for a long break.

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10.6 km

Hambach Open-pit Mine Viewpoint

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The Hambach opencast mine is one of three remaining active opencast mines in the Rhenish lignite mining area. It is the largest lignite mine in Europe and is located in the middle of the lignite mining area between the municipality of Niederzier and the town of Elsdorf. The Hambach opencast mine was started in 1978 near the Niederzier district of Hambach and is over 350 meters deep. 1.35 billion tons of brown coal are stored beneath its 85 square kilometer mining field. Around 40 million tons of coal are mined every year.

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23.8 km

Terra Nova Speedway

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Really great route, a total of 14 km long and the old long-distance belt route (no spelling mistake) that connects the various mining areas.

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25.3 km

Erft Cycle Path

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Along the Erft is definitely worth it. With little slope and slope so not too exhausting so that you can enjoy the tour

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29.3 km

Erft Flood Canal

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The Erft flood canal in its current form was created by Erft amelioration in the middle of the 19th century. The term melioration comes from agriculture and forestry and originally meant something like soil improvement. Earth amelioration became necessary because the groundwater along the river had been artificially raised by the action of many medieval mills. The result was a swamping of the Erftaue with serious health consequences for the population - for example through malaria. The straightening of the Erft created the conditions for the water to drain off faster again. As a result, the water and groundwater levels dropped and the adjacent areas became usable for agriculture.

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30.3 km

Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim

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Very nice cycle path, in places a lot of people on the road

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31.1 km

Vogelwäldchen

Forest

32.1 km

Erft Flood Canal

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This bridge over the Erft is a hub from which you can drive in many directions.

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38.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

12.1 km

4.07 km

2.69 km

2.09 km

283 m

Surfaces

24.9 km

4.65 km

4.53 km

2.95 km

1.03 km

408 m

Elevation

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Comments

July 6, 2022,Bedburg - Tagebau Hambach

The first 15 km are rather dreary in terms of landscape. The highlight is of course the vantage point at the TERRA NOVA opencast mine. The last 10km along the Erft are very beautiful.

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March 17, 2024,20240317_35,70_#BlauerSkorpion_Erftradweg_Speedway_Nordrandstraße

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January 3, 2025,Rhein-Erft-Kreis🚴‍♂️Neujahrstreffen Komoot-Radler beim Bauer Kübbeler

New Year's meeting with nice like-minded people🚴‍♂️. I'm already looking forward to the next meeting!

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June 18, 2023,🚴‍♂️ Die "Altstadtstuben-Tour" nach Bedburg ⛅️☁️🌥

It was time to visit the Altstadtstuben in Bedburg again. So got the bikes out, braved the weather and off we went.
And what can I say, it was worth it again. 😋
Kind regards
ℹ️🔻☮️

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July 15, 2022,Peringsmaar

Was a nice tour 🚴‍♀️
Shift down a gear at the old mud pond...drive at walking pace.
The Peringsmaar is bigger than I thought. nature as I like it

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July 20, 2021,🚴‍♂️ Kennenlerntour mit neuen Rädern 🌤️

The new bikes had to be tried out. 🚲
That's why we took a tour of the district to get to know each other. The stop at the ice cream parlor in Bergheim was fully planned! 😋

Unfortunately, I didn't get to take pictures!

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View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine

Forum :terra nova – View of the Hambach open‑pit mine

Hambach Open-pit Mine Viewpoint

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Erft Cycle Path

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Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim

Erft Flood Canal

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