Lake Holtmühle – Tüschenbroich Castle loop from Erkelenz

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Erkelenz

Lake Holtmühle – Tüschenbroich Castle loop from Erkelenz

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Lake Holtmühle – Tüschenbroich Castle loop from Erkelenz

01:43

28.7km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 28.7 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.4 km

Schwalm Floodplains Near Holtmühle

Highlight • Forest

The bike path on the Schwalm and the mill tour are very nice bike tours with a variety of refreshment stops.

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14.0 km

Lake Holtmühle

Highlight • Lake

it may have served as an oil and grain mill since 1397. It is only in her now decades that she has devoted herself exclusively to milling grain.

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14.0 km

Holtmühle Watermill and Lake

Highlight • Lake

It's a good place to stop off here, because the café is now open again. When the weather is nice, you can sit right by the mill pond.

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14.0 km

Lake Holtmühle

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Very nice view of the lake with possibility to stop

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20.8 km

Tüschenbroich Castle

Highlight • Castle

This parking lot can serve as a starting point for beautiful hikes and bike rides. A fishing park is also nearby.

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20.8 km

Tüschenbroich Castle and Tüschenbroich Mill

Highlight (Segment) • Castle

In 1624 Franz von Spiering bought Tüschenbroich, which had been destroyed in the war, for 24,200 Reichstaler. He had the complex rebuilt as a baroque palace complex in brick construction. …

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21.3 km

St. Ulrich's Chapel, Tüschenbroich

Highlight • Religious Site

The legend of Count Heinrich von Melich, who had a robber captain sentenced to death without realizing that it was his own son Ulrich, whom he had disregarded years earlier, also surrounds the St. Ulrich chapel.

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28.0 km

Erkelenz Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

The Old Town Hall on the Erkelenzer Markt is an example of the late 16th century brick Gothic style. The building, which has been restored today, was rebuilt by 1956 …

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