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Westwall Divide (Part 2)

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Westwall Divide (Part 2)

Holger Loosen planned a mountain bike ride

April 23, 2020

Westwall Divide (Part 2)

Hard

09:50

109km

11.1km/h

2,060m

2,000m

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Overview

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.5 km for 633 m

After 60.7 km for 81 m

After 64.8 km for 93 m

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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5.27 km

Hasselbachgraben

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Even then there is a small lake, when in Hasselbachgraben there is only little water in the summer.

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7.72 km

Hasselbach Trail

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... partly wet after rainy weather. Beautiful terrain and partly really unspoilt forest. The trails are worth a recommendation in every season.

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17.7 km

Bunker ruins in Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

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Bunker remains from the war 👀

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19.8 km

Abandoned bunker in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Remains of a BUNKER 👀

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20.9 km

Westwall Bunker Ruins, Hürtgenwald

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Bunker 110 is part of the west wall in the Hürtgenwald and is located directly on the road.
The bunker was blown up after the war. Today the bunker is covered with stones and earth. This leaves little of it.

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21.4 km

Bunker Ruins at Ochsenkopf

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Bunkers and graves here remind of the battle in the Hürtgenwald 😞

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22.3 km

View of the Kall Valley from Bunker 118

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A small detour from the path that is worth it because of the beautiful view from the bunker remains into the Kalltal.

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22.5 km

View of the Eifel Valley

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Who does not marvel at the view !!!

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24.7 km

Simonskall

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Simonskall is a district of Hürtgenwald and is located directly on the former Westwall, the Allied defensive line along the western border of the German Reich. There are some reminders …

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26.2 km

Foxtrail (Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park)

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Short and crisp downhill fun, challenging with roots

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27.9 km

Waldesruh Cabin

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The name of the hut says it all. Wonderful peace and quiet in beautiful nature and pure peace.

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29.5 km

Buhlert Bunkers

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There is the possibility to park and start a hike. The bunkers can be found with the trails.

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29.7 km

Remains of a World War II bunker in Buhlert Woods

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Remains of a bunker from the 2nd World War. Not much to see except some concrete parts - and garbage ... piglets!

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30.5 km

Water bunker in the Hohes Venn-Eifel

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This bunker is actually a shelter for bats now. The grille has unfortunately fallen off ..

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34.9 km

Westwall Bunker

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A piece of history can be found here

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35.2 km

Rocky Viewpoint Over the Kall Valley

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Nice view over the Kalltal

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36.5 km

Bunker 139/40, Siegfried Line, Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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During the Second World War, the Buhlert was part of the highly contested northern Eifel, for example, during the Battle of Hürtgenwald, the scene of defense of the Wehrmacht against …

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37.1 km

Westwall Bunker 135 (Hürtgenwald)

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Bunker 132 of the west wall, where the German Wehrmacht employed the advancing Allies for a while.
Unlike some other bunkers this is open and can be visited. Sturdy shoes …

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37.4 km

Bunker 132 (Westwall)

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the bunker can be entered. Please note the information label. From 01.10.-31.03. Hibernate here bats. Any disturbance tugs at their powers and can kill them

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39.7 km

Bench With View of Oak Tree and Wind Turbines

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Single trail, rocky

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44.3 km

Bunkerrest

Ruins

52.2 km

Bunker complex by the water

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Nice place with a great view of the lake.

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52.6 km

Bunker in Eifel National Park

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This bunker is located there a few meters in the forest.

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60.0 km

Torchbearer Monument (Torchbearer Relief) at Ordensburg Vogelsang

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The torchbearer at Thing-Platz (also called Sonnwendplatz) is a 5 m high, martial, muscular figure of the Aryan "master man" to be bred according to the Nazi ideology. The inscription …

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60.4 km

Ordensburg Vogelsang

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This is a place steeped in history that also feels a little gloomy. But its transformation from the Nazi cadre forge, via a military training area inaccessible for decades, to …

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60.6 km

Vogelsang Viewing Platform

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Agree to the previous speaker. In any case, a worthwhile goal and also much worth seeing what you have created up there.

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61.2 km

Former Belgian Military Training Area Gas Station

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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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61.7 km

Red Cross Peace Trail Eifel

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A really nice idea! People from all over the world have written down their ideas for peace and these have been hung on the trees. It is very thought-provoking!

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65.0 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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65.6 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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80.0 km

Stream valleys of the Dreiborn Plateau

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The stream valleys drain the plateau towards the larger river systems of the Rur, Urft and Olef. Today they are important refuges for plants and animals and are entirely within the protected area of the Eifel National Park.

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89.7 km

Memorial to the Three Fallen GIs

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Respect to all those who take care of the clarification of the fate of missing people. Respect (!) to the group of young Belgians who clarified the three fates here.

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91.2 km

Hollerith Shelter

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Very nice and above all clean shelter with indoor and outdoor benches in a sunlit place.

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92.6 km

Westwall Tank Barrier

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Remains of the western wall 👀

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93.5 km

The Westwall covered in snow

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94.1 km

Westwall Dragon's Teeth and Memorial Plaque at Hollerath

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On 16.12.1944 started from this place the lossy fights of the German Ardennes offensive.

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94.1 km

Siegfried Line Remnants – Ardennes Offensive Memorial

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A strange feeling to drive past the wall. The paths are not asphalted, by the way, you can barely do so with a racing bike.

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94.2 km

Westwall Remnants at Hollerath

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One of the many places that remind of the past war. However, today you can enjoy the peace and quiet of nature. In the evening you can often see deer that scares you while cycling ..

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98.2 km

Remains of the Hollerath Ski Jump

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Krass how steep it goes down to the hill .. that must have done Gaudi.

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102 km

Tank barriers on the Westwall

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There are many anti-tank traps in the Ramscheid area. But there was already a lot going on here during the First World War.

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103 km

Ramscheid Grill Hut

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Nice, quiet place for a rest. From here several beautiful paths and descents.

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105 km

Westwall tank barriers in Hellenthal-Kamberg

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These anti-tank barriers were erected between 1936 and 1939 to prevent Allied tanks from advancing. The Siegfried Line marked the border of what was then the German Empire; there were …

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107 km

NSG Bunkeranlagen

Nature Reserve

108 km

NSG Bunkeranlagen

Nature Reserve

109 km

NSG Bunkeranlagen

Nature Reserve

109 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.1 km

10.8 km

9.85 km

2.86 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.9 km

26.4 km

17.0 km

11.7 km

8.45 km

3.24 km

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