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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bedburg

Bedburg Castle – Along the restored Erft loop from Bedburg (Erft)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bedburg

Bedburg Castle – Along the restored Erft loop from Bedburg (Erft)

Moderate

4.5

(105)

347

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Bedburg Castle – Along the restored Erft loop from Bedburg (Erft)

03:45

58.3km

200m

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 7, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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Train Station

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1.40 km

Bedburg Castle

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In the 16th century, Count Werner von Salm-Reifferscheid had the castle rebuilt in the Renaissance style. In 1839, the Rhenish Knighthood acquired the property and used it as a knights' …

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2.58 km

View of the River Erft

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Very nice bike path well developed.

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5.53 km

Along the restored Erft

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Not suitable for racing bikes, for all other bikes a nice quiet route off the roads.

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8.20 km

Erft River

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Always good to cycle or hike along the Erft.

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13.2 km

Erft River Bridge

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Convenient bank-to-bank connection.

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15.7 km

Erft

Lake

26.8 km

Garzweiler Open-Pit Mine Near Hochneukirch

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Huge hole. Again and again impressive pictures of the excavators. What will become of it???

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27.6 km

View of the Garzweiler open-pit mine

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Personally, I find it impressive, although the theme of degradation and loss of landscape is very contrary to my attitude

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43.9 km

View of the Garzweiler open-pit mine from the skywalk

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If you look closely you can still see the old highway here.😊

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51.9 km

Rübenbusch

Forest

58.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.6 km

13.5 km

5.38 km

1.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

13.0 km

8.94 km

2.52 km

1.71 km

565 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

23°C

8°C

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Comments

June 20, 2025,Entlang der renaturierten Erft- Skywalk Runde von Bedburg 🌞🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ 20.06.2025

Today's starting point for our bike tour was the P&R parking lot in Bedburg. There, we followed the partially renaturalized Erft River through an idyllic landscape.

The wildlife park is beautifully situated on the Erft River.

Opened in 1975, it covers 7 hectares in the wooded area between the Erft River and the motorway in Grevenbroich.

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May 16, 2025,Rundtour. Von Bedburg (Erft) zum Tagebau Garzweiler und zurück

A beautiful circular tour starting from Bedburg. Unfortunately, the recording begins a bit beyond Bedburg. The destination was also the starting point (approx. 57 km in total). It offers wonderful viewpoints over the Garzweiler open-cast mine.
A special highlight was the town of Keyenberg. Abandoned by its residents, the front gardens and streets are still well-maintained. As we drove through, …

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April 9, 2023,Erfttour, Bedburg

If you don't mind the unpaved paths of the first third and if you're not generally bothered by bad or no bike paths, you'll find the tour good 🥴

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July 29, 2024,Garzweiler Tagebau - Runde von Grevenbroich

An absolutely recommendable tour. The weather was great, the view from the open-cast mine is magnificent for someone who hasn't seen it before. There is a bit of gravel towards the end of the tour but that wasn't a problem. Very beautiful area 👍

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December 28, 2025,Um den Tagebau Garzweiler - Jahresziel erreicht🏆🥇

Yippee! I did it after all!! 🏆🥇😃

This year I wanted to see if, despite my advancing age, I could at least come close to the glorious, heroic deeds of my "early years." In other words: I wanted to cover more than 8,000 km.

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Bedburg Castle – Along the restored Erft loop from Bedburg (Erft)

Bedburg Castle

View of the River Erft

Along the restored Erft

Erft River

Erft River Bridge

Garzweiler Open-Pit Mine Near Hochneukirch

View of the Garzweiler open-pit mine

View of the Garzweiler open-pit mine from the skywalk

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