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Balkantrasse - Sengbachtalsperre - an der Wupper lang bis zur Mündung

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Balkantrasse - Sengbachtalsperre - an der Wupper lang bis zur Mündung

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May 20, 2018

Balkantrasse - Sengbachtalsperre - an der Wupper lang bis zur Mündung

Hard

04:04

54.0km

13.3km/h

330m

620m

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Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Includes a ferry crossing

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After 50.8 km for 463 m

Waypoints

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Start of the Balkantrasse at Remscheid-Lennep station

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From early 2009 to June 2010, the station was rebuilt. This created two outer platforms, which are connected by an underpass. In addition, the old station building was partially restored, …

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4.68 km

Balkantrasse

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Junction 28 (RadRegionRheinland) (Thanks @Marcel for the hint)
Crossing the Balkan route and the Alleenradweg water quintet
Here meet the two former railway lines Balkan route and water quintet. It …

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8.60 km

Cafe Wild, Wermelskirchen

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Wermelskirchen is a Bergisch town with a very well-kept city center, here slate and half-timbered architecture determine the beautiful cityscape. There are numerous cafes and restaurants to take a break. …

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21.0 km

View of Schloss Burg

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“...We keep catching glimpses of the imposing Burg Castle between the trees, perched high up on a mountain spur...”
You can find further information about the idyllic hike to Burg Castle at: netreisetagebuch.de/schloss-burg-wandern

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21.4 km

View of Schloss Burg from Diederichstempel

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If the leaves have not grown too dense, you can catch a great view of Schloss Burg.

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24.6 km

Balkhauser Kotten Knife-Sharpening Museum

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Shortly before Solingen lies the village of Balkhausen, idyllic and typically mountainous. Beautifully restored half-timbered houses decorate the place with colorful flowers on the windowsill. From here you reach the …

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25.5 km

Balkhausen half-timbered village

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Balkhausen is like the gateway to the Bergisches Land. Especially when you come from the south, this is where you enter the world of slate houses with green decorations. The …

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29.0 km

Gaststätte Rüdenstein

Restaurant

8

32.3 km

9

36.2 km

Pastorat Footbridge, Leichlingen

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In 2008, the filigree pedestrian bridge at the pastorate Leichlingen was opened in order to enable schoolchildren in particular a safer way away from motorized traffic. The bridge should as …

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36.5 km

Marly-le-Roi Bridge

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Nice or not, that's where opinions differ. The self-supporting arch bridge made of reinforced concrete with its seven meter high curves has now become the landmark of Leichlingen.

Because the …

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36.9 km

Wupper nature trail

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Interesting facts about the habitat "Wupper"

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40.0 km

Lucasweg Riverside Trail Along the Wupper

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Very close to the Wupper but very bumpy route

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42.7 km

Wiembach Fountain in Ludwig Rehbock Park

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Built in the 1930s, the park connects the "Frankenberg" with the Wiembach settlement in the valley. The sky ladder, also a historic staircase, leads from the forested mountain down into …

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44.6 km

Reuschenberger Mill Stream

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As the region's lifeline, the Wupper is fed by more than ten dams along its approximately 113 km length. Due to the high level of industrialization, it often had to …

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45.0 km

Reuschenberger Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

The history of the Reuschenberger mill goes back to 1477. It was already producing grain meal and oil back then, the drive energy came from the Wupper via Mühlengraben. After …

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47.0 km

Strong water current of the Wupper

Highlight • Other

Nice place to pause, bank available

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49.4 km

Section Between Wupper Mouth and Hitdorf-Langel Ferry

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful view of the Rhine including the shipping traffic and the opposite shore

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50.8 km

Rhine Ferry St. Michael (Cologne‑Langel – Leverkusen‑Hitdorf)

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

The new ferry has been in operation again since August 1, 2024

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54.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

11.4 km

8.77 km

2.39 km

1.65 km

1.42 km

479 m

436 m

133 m

127 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

19.2 km

6.87 km

6.28 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

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