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Swente and others planned a gravel ride

July 7, 2024

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15:15

259km

17.0km/h

2,030m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 85.6 km for 1.29 km

After 93.2 km for 2.04 km

After 96.1 km for 3.50 km

Most people would complete this in 3-5 days

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Waypoints

Old Brewery

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A real real highlight in this region

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15.5 km

You can drive here very nicely and almost without a car or crossing. However, the two crossings are particularly stupid because they are not easy to see. You have to stop because otherwise it's so dangerous.

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17.8 km

Gravel Highway Eifel

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Beautiful route

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33.3 km

Weir on the Rur at Lendersdorf

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This is one of the largest weirs on the Rur. Very impressive.

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39.7 km

View of Hochkoppel

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The high paddock is a sandstone formation with a summit cross. Very nice to see from down here.

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40.8 km

Untermaubach Weir

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Dam just before Untermaubach.

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44.5 km

Mausauel Rur Bridge

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The bridge was built in 1994 and offers one of the many opportunities to change banks.

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46.0 km

View from the Rur Bridge at Kallerbend

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From the bridge you have a beautiful view of the Rur.

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46.8 km

Entrance to Eifel National Park at Zerkall

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On the other side there is an information point and a parking lot.

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48.9 km

View of Nideggen Castle

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The view up to the castle is impressive, as it is enthroned up there on the rock.

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49.8 km

Berrefeldweg Path

Highlight • Trail

50.7 km

Freifahrt Eifel Gravel Bike Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Photo: Dennis Stratmann, Eifel Tourismus GmbH
This tour combines parts of the cycle path network in the cycle-friendly district of Düren with the mountain bike path network in the Rureifel. …

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53.2 km

Cologne Eifel Hut (DAV)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Very nice house!

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54.1 km

View of the Buntsandstein cliffs near Abenden

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From here you have a great view of the colorful stone cliffs of the Rur. This is a nature reserve that can be hiked. But the view is also great.

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57.9 km

National Park Gate Heimbach

Highlight • Rest Area

Tourist information at Heimbacher Bahnhof with free Wi-Fi.

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60.6 km

Langerscheidt Pathway, Eifel National Park

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64.4 km

View of Eichert Island

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It was so beautiful there. I have to go there again!

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66.2 km

View over Woffelsbach and the Rursee

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With the construction of the Rurtalsperre 1934-1938 and its expansion 1955-1959, a large part of the old Woffelsbach in the Rursee disappeared. At the same time, tourism in Woffelsbach began, …

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69.3 km

blown-up bunker of the Westwall

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71.9 km

View of the Obersee

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The Obersee is a very beautiful lake from every corner and edge and invites you to linger.

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75.8 km

Kermeterstollen Valve House

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The Kermeter tunnel was built at the beginning of the 20th century and directs the water from the Urftsee into the power station near Heimbach-Hasenfeld, where electricity is still generated …

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78.9 km

View of Ordensburg Vogelsang

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Great view of a historic building.

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83.3 km

Urft Riverside Trail

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An absolutely impressive route. If you just drive to the dam wall, it's absolutely flat. Expect a lot of hikers on the weekend.

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84.5 km

Bridge over the Urft at Malsbenden

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I'm really relieved that I don't have to swim across

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85.0 km

Scenic Path in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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85.3 km

Ancient Oak of Malsbenden

Highlight • Natural Monument

May this impressive tree be granted many more decades to come and delight future generations.

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85.6 km

Scenic Ascent in the Eifel

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also suitable for gravel bike

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88.2 km

Morsbacher Hof Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

The Morsbacher Hofcafé is located in a lovingly renovated half-timbered courtyard and offers a delicious selection of cakes and small dishes such as kale and fried potatoes.

morsbacher-hof.de

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89.1 km

Panzerstraße to Vogelsang

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Panzerstraße is made of concrete slabs, but it is easy to drive on.

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90.5 km

Vogelsang Guard Bunker

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The bunker served, as well as a number of other buildings of this kind in the area woolen soaps to secure the castle Vogelsang - deviating from the construction of …

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92.0 km

Entrance gate to the Ordensburg Vogelsang

Highlight • Historical Site

You should definitely take the time for a guided tour.

On these tours, you'll learn more about the building's original use, as well as its use by the Belgian army.

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92.2 km

Former Belgian Military Training Area Gas Station

Highlight • Structure

The NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang near Schleiden-Gemünd in North Rhine-Westphalia! The facility served the National Socialists as a training facility for the next generation of NSDAP executives! After the war, British forces …

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94.6 km

Ruins of the Old Village of Vogelsang

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Like Wollseifen, this village also had to make way for the military training area.

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95.5 km

Gravel route on the Dreiborn Plateau

Highlight • Trail

The paths around Wollseifen are also easy to drive on, and if you are considerate, you won't have any problems with the rangers. The only thing that shouldn't be done is to go to the Urft Reservoir.

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95.8 km

Old School of Wollseifen

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This village was close to the NSDAP training center in Vogelsang (which can also be visited not far away). After the war, the British army took over the area as …

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95.9 km

Abandoned Village of Wollseifen

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A bit scary and hopefully never used as a military training area again.

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96.0 km

Lost Place Wollseifen

Highlight • Historical Site

A special treasure of the Eifel National Park is the open land on the Dreiborn plateau. Here there are grasses, broom, hawthorn bushes and many animal species that need exactly …

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96.1 km

Eifel Plateau View

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Great flow trails and amazing views!

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96.3 km

Ruins of the Siegfried Line bunker, Dreiborner Plateau

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Dreiborn plateau, just as interesting as Vogelsang Castle. Easy parking nearby at the “Walberhof” roundabout

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96.6 km

Vogelsang Plateau

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Wonderful landscape and a very extensive view.

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97.2 km

A bench, abandoned in a beautiful expanse

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A bench that divides the long way over the green areas well and invites you to take a little break and enjoy nature. There is no trash can at the bank, so (as always) take the trash with you!

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98.2 km

Trail on the Plateau

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... wide views and good paths. Especially beautiful with the broom blossom.

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102 km

Southern End of the Obersee

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The southern end of the Obersee is embedded in the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park. There are also several nature reserves in the Rur valley and the side valleys. Here you …

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115 km

Weir on the Rur in Monschau

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Anyone who knows white water canoeing here in Monschau knows what is meant.

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116 km

Monschau Old Town

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Shortly before reaching the old town, there is a top vantage point on the corpse alley. Nicely located, with a wonderful view of the evangelical church and the Red House, among other things.

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118 km

Kluckbach Bridge over the Rur with Rest Areas

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At the confluence of the Kluckbach and Rur is this bridge. Immediately a massive shelter.
Only a few meters away, a bridge bridges the Kluckbach and leads here on the Eifelsteig.

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125 km

Bridge over the Rur

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Bridge over the Rur with a beautiful view of the Ruhr Valley and the Fischerhütte.

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125 km

Rur Valley Trail near Monschau

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Wonderful path from Obersee to Monschau.

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128 km

Rest Area at the Old Bathing Pond

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A place for a break, nice and quiet

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130 km

Belgium–Germany Border Crossing at Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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The barrier is usually closed, but they have been kind enough to install a kind of split paving on the path around the barrier. Cyclists and pedestrians are allowed to cross the border.

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135 km

Bench at Miesbach

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Here at the Miesbach is the turnoff if you want to drive to the Botrange, the highest mountain in Belgium. The first meters of this path are a bit rocky, but masterable.

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135 km

Hill River

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Very nice trail along the hill. Initially on boardwalks and then on paths.

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136 km

Beaver Dam on the Upper Hill River

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The Hill flows into the Weser near Eupen

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144 km

High Fens Nature Reserve

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This landscape of peat bogs, characteristic of the Hautes Fagnes, stretches as far as the eye can see. Dotted with streams, it is home to unique flora and fauna.

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145 km

Steling Hut

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A stately refuge on the Eifelsteig long-distance hiking trail (*old pilgrimage route), which runs between the historic pilgrim metropolises of Aachen-Kornelimünster and Trier and touches the unique raised moor landscape of the High Fens.

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146 km

Imgenbroicher Venn

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The nature reserve is very suitable for hiking and cycling.

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151 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path

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Beautiful bike path on the old railway line.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vennbahn?wprov=sfla1 and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vennbahn_%28Radweg%29?wprov=sfla1

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153 km

Lammersdorf station

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Nice shelter with seats and bicycle parking at the former "Bahnhof Lammersdorf" on the Vennbahn bike path.

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155 km

Vennbahn Near Lammersdorf

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The Vennbahn is a former railway, largely converted into a cycle path since 2006, between Luxembourg and Germany. In between, the Vennbahn runs through the Eastern Cantons, which were assigned …

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157 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path in the Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

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The longest train path in Europe is worth a short break.

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163 km

View of Roetgen

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Briefly step on the pedals again, Roetgen is within reach. There is then a great resting place by the water.

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164 km

Graffiti tunnel at Himmelsleiter (Vennbahntrasse RAVeL 48)

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This underpass of the B265 or at this point also called Himmelsleiter is on the Vennbahntrasse of the RAVEL 48.
Some good graffiti decorate the concrete.

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166 km

Vennbahn Border Crossing

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Here the Vennbahnweg cuts Germany into two parts. The Vennbahnweg belongs to Belgium and to the left and right of it lies Germany.

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168 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path at Raeren Station

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The Vennbahnradweg is a cross-border long-distance cycling route between Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, which runs along the route of Prussia's former Vennbahn over approximately 130 km from Aachen through the …

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175 km

Vennbahn Rail Trail in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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The path is great and if the weather is nice, you can use this path for a long time.

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178 km

Knipp Underpass on the Vennbahn Cycle Path

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Here the Knipp crosses under the Vennbahn cycle path

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180 km

Iter Valley Viaduct

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The listed viaduct is 130 meters long and 22 meters high. The last two arches of the bridge were blown up by the Wehrmacht during World War II and rebuilt …

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180 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path

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The realization of the project was a real hit for the region.

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189 km

Aachen Central Station

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The Vennbahn (line 48) is a former railway line between Aachen and Ulflingen (French: Troisvierges) in Luxembourg via Monschau and St. Vith with connections to Stolberg (Rhineland), Eupen, Malmedy, Jünkerath …

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193 km

Rail Trail Jülich–Aachen

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219 km

Rur River near Jülich

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There is currently a lot of construction going on along the RUR in Jülich. Cycle traffic is therefore being diverted onto the busy road several times.

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225 km

Path Along the Sophienhöhe (Hambach Opencast Mine)

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The Sophienhöhe is located - visible from afar overhanging the Jülich Börde - directly north of the Hambach opencast mine around 6 km east of Jülich. While most of it …

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Speedway :terra nova

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Current route tip (as of March 2026):
Due to construction work related to the Rhine water transport pipeline, the entire Speedway :terra nova will be closed until approximately the end …

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243 km

Erft Cycle Path

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Along the Erft is definitely worth it. With little slope and slope so not too exhausting so that you can enjoy the tour

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252 km

Decommissioned RWE lignite freight cars

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Discarded lignite wagons from RWE

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259 km

Old Brewery

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A real real highlight in this region

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

109 km

81.4 km

31.6 km

23.7 km

13.0 km

172 m

101 m

Surfaces

143 km

46.7 km

42.2 km

20.8 km

3.80 km

2.93 km

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Old Brewery

Kerpen–Düren Cycle Path

Gravel Highway Eifel

Weir on the Rur at Lendersdorf

View of Hochkoppel

Untermaubach Weir

Mausauel Rur Bridge

View from the Rur Bridge at Kallerbend

Entrance to Eifel National Park at Zerkall

View of Nideggen Castle

Berrefeldweg Path

Freifahrt Eifel Gravel Bike Route

Cologne Eifel Hut (DAV)

View of the Buntsandstein cliffs near Abenden

National Park Gate Heimbach

Langerscheidt Pathway, Eifel National Park

View of Eichert Island

View over Woffelsbach and the Rursee

blown-up bunker of the Westwall

View of the Obersee

Kermeterstollen Valve House

View of Ordensburg Vogelsang

Urft Riverside Trail

Bridge over the Urft at Malsbenden

Scenic Path in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Ancient Oak of Malsbenden

Scenic Ascent in the Eifel

Morsbacher Hof Cafe

Panzerstraße to Vogelsang

Vogelsang Guard Bunker

Entrance gate to the Ordensburg Vogelsang

Former Belgian Military Training Area Gas Station

Ruins of the Old Village of Vogelsang

Gravel route on the Dreiborn Plateau

Old School of Wollseifen

Abandoned Village of Wollseifen

Lost Place Wollseifen

Eifel Plateau View

Ruins of the Siegfried Line bunker, Dreiborner Plateau

Vogelsang Plateau

A bench, abandoned in a beautiful expanse

Trail on the Plateau

Southern End of the Obersee

Weir on the Rur in Monschau

Monschau Old Town

Kluckbach Bridge over the Rur with Rest Areas

Bridge over the Rur

Rur Valley Trail near Monschau

Rest Area at the Old Bathing Pond

Belgium–Germany Border Crossing at Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Bench at Miesbach

Hill River

Beaver Dam on the Upper Hill River

High Fens Nature Reserve

Steling Hut

Imgenbroicher Venn

Vennbahn Cycle Path

Lammersdorf station

Vennbahn Near Lammersdorf

Vennbahn Cycle Path in the Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

View of Roetgen

Graffiti tunnel at Himmelsleiter (Vennbahntrasse RAVeL 48)

Vennbahn Border Crossing

Vennbahn Cycle Path at Raeren Station

Vennbahn Rail Trail in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Knipp Underpass on the Vennbahn Cycle Path

Iter Valley Viaduct

Vennbahn Cycle Path

Aachen Central Station

Rail Trail Jülich–Aachen

Rur River near Jülich

Path Along the Sophienhöhe (Hambach Opencast Mine)

Speedway :terra nova

Erft Cycle Path

Decommissioned RWE lignite freight cars

Old Brewery