About Christoph Nillies
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1176:53 h
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It's nice to already know your holiday destination. From the marina, it's only 5 km to the pier in Boltenhagen. There, you can quench your thirst at the beach bar and watch the hustle and bustle. Then it's off to do some shopping, since you left things like shaving cream and socks at home just in case
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Christoph Nillies went for a bike ride.
August 17, 2025
Vom Hotel Estrel in Berlin immer an der Mauer entlang bis zum Hotel Lili Marleen in Barbelsberg
03:50
63.2km
16.5km/h
200m
200m
The third and final section of the Wall Trail is also easy to cycle and mostly runs through forests and meadows or along the river. However, there are few places to stop for refreshments along this stretch. We reach our destination in the early afternoon, leaving time for the long journey home for those
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Christoph Nillies went gravel riding.
August 16, 2025
Heute geht’s von Henningsdorf zur Humboldhöhe, den Invaliden Friedhof, durch das Regierungsviertel und das Brandenburger Tor bis zum größten Hotel Deutschlands.
03:45
56.6km
15.1km/h
220m
220m
Today we're cycling along the section of the Wall Trail that divided Berlin for over 30 years. The weather is great for cycling (below 30 degrees Celsius), and at the beginning we cycle through forests and beautiful landscapes. You don't get the feeling you've just arrived in a capital city. Once in
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Christoph Nillies went for a bike ride.
August 15, 2025
Von Babelsberg nach Hennigsdorf
04:28
70.9km
15.9km/h
310m
300m
Seven old college friends meet up more than 35 years after graduating at the Hotel Lilli Marleen in Barbelsberg/Potsdam to cycle the Berlin Wall Cycle Route together. Four of us still work, and three of us still ride our biobikes. One of us is even just under 60.
The first day will be a temperature challenge
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Christoph Nillies went gravel riding.
July 12, 2025
01:56
33.9km
17.6km/h
750m
750m
After doing the shopping, running the washing machine and hanging it up, having a late breakfast, and watching a great documentary about South American countries under US influence, I have no excuse not to get moving. So I get on my bike and head up and down the Felberg. Then I can cheer on the German
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Since we'd made such good progress in the previous days, we had less than 30 kilometers left for the final leg. It was already drizzling at the start, and shortly afterward, a strong, rough headwind hurled raindrops at us. Leisurely riding isn't the way to go, and we arrived in Cologne soaking wet. Our
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At our hotel, we learned that Bad Münstereifel was also severely affected by the 2021 floods. As in the Ahr Valley, there were fatalities here too.
Today we're driving along the Erft to its confluence with the Rhine. Then we want to look for accommodation. We'll end up in the beautiful town of Zons, where
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Today we'll head up the Ahr to its source. Then we'll continue to the source of the Erft. Then we'll follow the Erft to Bad Münstereifel.
We'll start in Ahrweiler and are surprised by the still-visible destruction from the floods four years ago, which claimed 135 lives. The houses, roads, bridges, and
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I find a parking space near Cologne Cathedral, and while I'm getting my bike ready, the train arrives carrying Andreas on his bike from Bochum. We start up the Rhine toward Bonn, staying on the west bank and enjoying the view of Petersberg, Drachenburg Castle, and Drachenfels. A self-built, seated biobike
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It's still raining in the morning, so we have a late breakfast, load the bikes into the car, and drive to the causeway that connects the island of Poel to the mainland. We get stuck in traffic outside Wismar, so we don't start our circumnavigation until 12:00 PM in a light drizzle. The weather quickly
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