Descent to Immekeppel – Climb to Hohkeppel loop from Leichlingen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Leichlingen (Rhld.)

Descent to Immekeppel – Climb to Hohkeppel loop from Leichlingen

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Descent to Immekeppel – Climb to Hohkeppel loop from Leichlingen

04:00

83.2km

1,050m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 62 m for 27 m

After 83.2 km for 27 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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29.8 km

Descent to Immekeppel

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Uphill a pleasure even in headwinds

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38.1 km

Climb to Hohkeppel

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Beautiful even slope. The cars take sometimes also momentum ...

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39.2 km

Hohkeppel Village Centre

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A place with old half-timbered houses and a beautiful church.

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39.5 km

Between Hohkeppel and Vellingen

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Fantastic asphalt through beautiful hills.

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42.9 km

Dörrenberger Switchbacks

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Very nice serpentine downhill through the forest.

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53.1 km

Scenic Road Through Naturpark Bergisches Land

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Beautiful scenery, nice little climbs, not too many cars around. A bit like Tuscany, with less vineyards, sadly. ;)

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58.6 km

Scenic route between Bechen and Neschen

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Great asphalt, relatively open, undulating, curvy, everything! A section of the route from Around Cologne.

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64.6 km

Klauberg Climb

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Up or down, both are fun. Crisp ascent with nice, new asphalt (partly also on the separate bike path), not too much traffic and nice and cool in summer as many trees.

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77.1 km

Wiembach-Aue

Nature Reserve

83.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.9 km

17.2 km

5.14 km

2.39 km

716 m

418 m

397 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

75.6 km

7.24 km

267 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 14 October

19°C

8°C

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Comments

July 19, 2025,Abfahrt nach Immekeppel – Anstieg nach Hohkeppel Runde von Leichlingen

I followed a tour.
There were plenty of elevation gains. It's a good thing I started in the morning.
It's no longer fun at 30 degrees.

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September 12, 2021,Bensberger Schleife über Hohkeppel

Great round with nice ups and downs. Anyone who does not do this lap has missed something.

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May 26, 2022,Vatertag Tour 2022 ins Oberbergische 🚲

Today we went to Lindlar in Oberberg. A very nice tour with great descents and landscapes.

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June 28, 2022,Tour bei herrlichem Wetter durchs wunderschöne Bergische Land

Fit again at last. So got a suggestion from Komoot and adjusted the route. A super nice route that is consistently suitable for racing bikes. Great views, strenuous climbs and rapid descents. There is only moderate vehicle traffic on the large number of roads and if there is, the cars also keep a sufficient distance when overtaking. It's hard to …

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