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Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Balkantrasse Rail Trail loop from Gemarkung Lennep

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Balkantrasse Rail Trail loop from Gemarkung Lennep

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Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Balkantrasse Rail Trail loop from Gemarkung Lennep

01:21

22.6km

170m

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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Naturpark Bergisches Land

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2.82 km

Blue Footbridge at Lennep Station

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After a very long phase of diversion through the allotment gardens and the construction work on the two bridges at RS-Lennep station, every visitor to the route can now look forward to the new direct connection.

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3.47 km

Balkantrasse Cycle Path

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Super asphalt and little frequented :)

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5.66 km

Rail trail

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You can cycle here for hours 🤙

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6.40 km

Rest area with great views

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Nice view of the mountains and the valley.

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15.2 km

Balkantrasse Rail Trail

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Cycling on the former railway line through the hilly landscape is possible without much effort and therefore also suitable for families. Tunnels, bridges and viaducts still shape the landscape today and make cycling a special experience.

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20.5 km

Relics of the railway era

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Rest from the railway area 🤙

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21.2 km

Old Market, Lennep

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Narrow streets, black slate houses, green shutters – a typical Bergisch street scene in Remscheid-Lennep in an almost circular town center. The German Roentgen Museum is located in the historic …

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21.4 km

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roentgenmuseum.de

"Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born in the traditional cloth-making town of Lennep in 1845. The scion of a cloth-making family spent the first years of his life here. In …

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22.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

3.06 km

2.49 km

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.8 km

731 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

19°C

16°C

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Comments

April 28, 2026,Einmal nach Lennep und zurück

@Valoryb Sculptures by Toni Craig are also in Sopot😊

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July 27, 2025,Das Schagener Abkommen

Similar to the Schengen Agreement, there are no borders between Upper, Middle, and Lower Saxony. 😊
First short exploratory tour, as I suspect there are many more beautiful tours in the area. Unfortunately, due to the weather, it was a bit too short.

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Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Balkantrasse Rail Trail loop from Gemarkung Lennep

Blue Footbridge at Lennep Station

Balkantrasse Cycle Path

Rail trail

Rest area with great views

Balkantrasse Rail Trail

Relics of the railway era

Old Market, Lennep

X-ray museum

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