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Von Rieden nach Bell

Von Rieden nach Bell

Rheinwaeller planned a gravel ride

February 24, 2021

Von Rieden nach Bell

Hard

05:46

60.2km

10.5km/h

1,320m

1,390m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 53.3 km for 261 m

Waypoints

Gänsehalsturm Observation Tower

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NOTE: The observation tower was closed at the end of October 2025. It is unclear when the tower will reopen.

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3.87 km

Udelshecke Hut and Viewpoint

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice view when the weather is nice

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5.69 km

Riedener Waldsee

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We like to have a cappuccino break at the Haus am See on our tours. A really nice place 😃🍵🥧

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7.83 km

Volkesfeld Healing Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

At this point / I would like to quickly / say something about the source:
And to quote the incomparable humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 - 1979), who was known to …

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8.56 km

Basalt Fountain at the Entrance to Volkesfeld

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For kids and young adults, it is a welcome change to splash around the fountain ...

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11.5 km

Morswiesen Nature Rest Area

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15.4 km

Bridge Over the Nette

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Bike path through the Nettetal. The trail is sometimes difficult to navigate, but shines through its seclusion.

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18.9 km

Entrance to Dr. Heinrich Menke Park

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The Dr. Heinrich Menke Park is a nature reserve in the Mayen-Koblenz district in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is located in the “Rhein-Ahr-Eifel” landscape conservation area in the municipality of Arft.

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19.3 km

Dr. Heinrich Menke Park Nature Reserve

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The park is part of popular hiking trails such as the Bergheidenweg and is maintained by the "Wacholderwacht Osteifel" initiative. Visitors can expect easy-to-walk paths, expansive views as far as …

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26.4 km

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower on the Hohe Acht

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The Hohe Acht is the highest elevation in the Eifel and with the observation tower one of the landmarks of the Hocheifel region. Nearby is the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower.

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34.3 km

Black Madonna Grotto

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A very romantic place of worship where you can let your thoughts wander. With a lovely rest area to linger.

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38.8 km

Virneburg Castle Ruins

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The ruins of Virneburg Castle stand on a slate hill at an altitude of around 430 metres. The Nitzbach stream flows around it. It is best to park at the …

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41.0 km

Shelter with a view over Blumenrather Heide and the Eifel

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A highlight for an overnighter, the mood in the morning when the sun rises is terrific. With a subsequent descent through the Nitzbachtal to Bürresheim Castle, a morning can hardly start better.

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49.9 km

Bürresheim Castle

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The castle was used as the fictional Brunwald Castle for the exterior shots for the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".

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53.7 km

Hochsimmer Tower

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Great view of the Pellenzer country. Mayen, Mendig and Ettringen. In good weather even to the Siebengebirge.

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56.4 km

Sandkaul Lava Formations

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A real "adventure playground"

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60.2 km

View from Gänsehals

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You pass this point on the way from Bell to Engeln. One has a fantastic view from here, among other things. in the background the Laacher See.
Even if the …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

16.7 km

8.07 km

2.01 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

27.6 km

22.6 km

7.27 km

1.53 km

1.00 km

102 m

Route Details

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Highest point (710 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Von Rieden nach Bell

Gänsehalsturm Observation Tower

Udelshecke Hut and Viewpoint

Riedener Waldsee

Volkesfeld Healing Spring

Basalt Fountain at the Entrance to Volkesfeld

Morswiesen Nature Rest Area

Bridge Over the Nette

Entrance to Dr. Heinrich Menke Park

Dr. Heinrich Menke Park Nature Reserve

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower on the Hohe Acht

Black Madonna Grotto

Virneburg Castle Ruins

Shelter with a view over Blumenrather Heide and the Eifel

Bürresheim Castle

Hochsimmer Tower

Sandkaul Lava Formations

View from Gänsehals

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