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Bahntrassenradweg Balkantrasse – Teilstück Bahntrassen Radweg Runde von Bergisch Gladbach

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Bahntrassenradweg Balkantrasse – Teilstück Bahntrassen Radweg Runde von Bergisch Gladbach

Ekmi planned a bike ride

May 23, 2021

Bahntrassenradweg Balkantrasse – Teilstück Bahntrassen Radweg Runde von Bergisch Gladbach

Hard

04:59

80.7km

16.2km/h

710m

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Overview

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.4 km

Trailhead of the Balkantrasse in Opladen

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Here the Balkan route starts in the direction of Lennep.

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18.1 km

Pattscheid Station on the Balkantrasse

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Very nice section with many details of previous use - such as signals and route stones. There are benches here for a break. Of course, the route also deserves a …

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37.0 km

Balkantrasse Rail Trail

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Cycling on the former railway line through the hilly landscape is possible without much effort and therefore also suitable for families. Tunnels, bridges and viaducts still shape the landscape today and make cycling a special experience.

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38.0 km

Wippertalbahn section Bergisch Born <> Hückeswagen

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The route from Hückeswagen to Bergisch Born has a continuous gradient and is perfect as a training route and is an integral part of my laps in the Bergisches Land.

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45.5 km

View of the Wuppertalsperre near Karquelle

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The Bergische Panorama cycle path goes past it, but be careful, the Wuppertal dam is VERY large. It's not really worth making a detour from here. Either enjoy the view …

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46.8 km

Wippertalbahn section Hückeswagen <> Wipperfürth

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At the point you can see a lot of the previous track usage. There are many details and tracks have been preserved. Also the staircase to the no evidence of …

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52.2 km

Wipperfürth Transit Camp Memorial Railcar

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In the 40s / 50s of the last century, Wipperfürth was a transit camp for displaced people - this rail bus reminds of this. Models of this type ran on …

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77.9 km

LVR Industrial Museum: Alte Dombach Paper Mill

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The porridge was once prepared in a kind of washtub, the bucket, scooped out with a fine-meshed sieve and then pressed into a leaf. If you want to know more, …

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80.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.0 km

8.70 km

3.52 km

1.73 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.4 km

7.00 km

1.81 km

651 m

503 m

234 m

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Bahntrassenradweg Balkantrasse – Teilstück Bahntrassen Radweg Runde von Bergisch Gladbach

Trailhead of the Balkantrasse in Opladen

Pattscheid Station on the Balkantrasse

Balkantrasse Rail Trail

Wippertalbahn section Bergisch Born <> Hückeswagen

View of the Wuppertalsperre near Karquelle

Wippertalbahn section Hückeswagen <> Wipperfürth

Wipperfürth Transit Camp Memorial Railcar

LVR Industrial Museum: Alte Dombach Paper Mill

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