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Bergisches Land

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Leverkusen-Manfort

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bergisches Land

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Leverkusen-Manfort

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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Leverkusen-Manfort

02:29

55.1km

490m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. 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 7, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Dhünn

Wiembachtal und Ölbachtal

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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6.33 km

Trailhead of the Balkantrasse in Opladen

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Here the Balkan route starts in the direction of Lennep.

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6.44 km

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid

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It's an uninterrupted 1% incline from Opladen to Wermelskirchen. Only a few streets are crossed. There are a lot of branches into the Bergisches Land. The pavement is at its …

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18.2 km

Hamco Tunnel on the Balkantrasse

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Very nice route with a pleasant gradient. The surface is good and is cleaned regularly.

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20.0 km

Balkantrasse

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Finest asphalt, ideally suited for speeding.

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28.5 km

Restaurant Neuemühle

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Directly at the Mühleist also a small bike repair station (air pump with various adapters & automat with bike tubes).

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30.1 km

Ascent to Emminghausen

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almost car-free up the mountain

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43.3 km

Romberg Tunnel

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Shortly before the Burscheid city limits, the route of the former Balkan Express passes under the bridge that connects the small town of Romberg with Burscheider Straße and the rest …

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48.1 km

Opladen Station — Entrance to the Balkan Trasse

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Balkan route is great! Perfect asphalt and even to Burscheid without crossing roads! If there was still an underground connection to the right side of the Rhine and you would …

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55.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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40.0 km

11.9 km

2.36 km

511 m

144 m

126 m

Surfaces

50.5 km

4.32 km

182 m

< 100 m

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