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Bielefeld Köln

Bielefeld Köln

Bernd-Uwe Claudia planned a bike ride

September 14, 2025

Bielefeld Köln

Hard

20:43

339km

16.4km/h

1,890m

1,960m

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Overview

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

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 192 km for 103 m

Most people would complete this in 3-6 days

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94.4 km

Ruhr Floodplains Near Bigge

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Always good for a walk

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109 km

Ruhr Promenade Meschede

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After extensive renaturation measures and a decisive inner city appreciation a really successful location meanwhile ...

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131 km

Arnsberg Old Town

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In the Arnsberg-based restaurants (for example the Arnsberger Mühlenbräu restaurant or the Hotel Menge, one of NRW's 100 best restaurants), you have earned some cold drinks before you continue on …

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152 km

Ruhr Bridge, Wickede

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From the bridge it is worth taking a detour to the weir. Have a nice picnic there and go for a swim. Great.

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181 km

Wooded section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

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The Ruhrtalradweg is always nice :)

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196 km

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct

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Great corner on Hakortsee. And the viaduct is worth at least 1 photo. You can also take a break in Herdecke.

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205 km

Ruhr Floodplain Nature Reserve

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Some nutrias live in the Ruhrauen nature reserve, which sometimes come to the shore to look for food. Please do not feed!

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222 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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In some places on the Ruhr there is still the old historically paved towpath, for example at Horst, at Hattingen and at Stiepel.

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240 km

Lake Baldeney

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One of “the” leisure hotspots in the Ruhr area. During the week there is almost always enough space for all visitors, whether on foot, on a bike or on inline skates.

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267 km

Aquarius Water Tower

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The Aquarius water tower has become one of the landmarks of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr. Here you can learn a lot about water, its treatment and development …

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339 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

184 km

61.8 km

45.5 km

38.4 km

8.62 km

974 m

548 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

243 km

50.9 km

27.4 km

11.2 km

6.26 km

980 m

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Bielefeld Köln

Ruhr Floodplains Near Bigge

Ruhr Promenade Meschede

Arnsberg Old Town

Ruhr Bridge, Wickede

Wooded section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct

Ruhr Floodplain Nature Reserve

Towpath along the Ruhr

Lake Baldeney

Aquarius Water Tower

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