Heimerzheim Castle – Swist River loop from Weilerswist

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Heimerzheim Castle – Swist River loop from Weilerswist

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Heimerzheim Castle – Swist River loop from Weilerswist

02:26

41.1km

120m

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: August 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 24.2 km for 70 m

After 37.0 km for 204 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.5 km

St. Martinus Church in Borr

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The current church is one of the early stone churches that were built in the 11th century, during the Romanesque period. Large parts of the old outer walls consist of …

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21.7 km

Bodenheim Castle

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Around 1350 the fiefdom directory already mentions a castrum, which proves that at that time it was already a two-part moated castle, separated into a fore and a main castle, …

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23.3 km

View of the Erft

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Nice view

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32.4 km

Heimerzheim Castle has been around since the 13th century and is a real moated castle. It is surrounded by water and can only be reached via bridges. It is now a popular event location and houses a hotel.

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32.9 km

Heimerzheim village and the Swistbach

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Here you can take a break. Delicious cappuccino and apple pie are available from the Lennartz bakery.

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34.4 km

Swist River

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From the cycle path along the Swist River, it's worth taking a short detour across the Swist to Kriegshoven moated castle. It's privately owned and not accessible. However, on the …

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36.5 km

St. John the Baptist Church in Metternich

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The half-timbered house with the inn in the foreground is also a pretty photo motif.

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37.6 km

Natural Sections of the Swistbach

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41.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

10.4 km

8.89 km

5.51 km

244 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

12.5 km

929 m

441 m

379 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2026,Zu den Wasserburgen am Rotbach, an der Erft und Swist

I took over this tour from an article in the KStA from May 2025 (About moated castles and bourgeois houses).
A great tour through villages, fields and past the moated castles or castle-like houses.

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