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Chorbusch Forest Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Südring

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Chorbusch Forest Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Südring

Hard

4.6

(62)

323

riders

Chorbusch Forest Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Südring

03:21

64.5km

150m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Norfbach

Naturpark Rheinland

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.11 km

View of the Rhine and Düsseldorf

Highlight • Viewpoint

Düsseldorf is always worth a visit.

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16.3 km

Mühlenbusch

Forest

19.5 km

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Nature Reserve

20.3 km

Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Knechtstedener Wald is a forest area west of Dormagen, which includes the parts Mühlenbusch, Knechtstedener Busch and Chorbusch. It is a flora-fauna-habitat area and headwaters of the Pletschbach. Species found include the Black Woodpecker, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Grass Snake and Agile Frog.

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25.7 km

Chorbusch Forest Trail

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The approximately 6 km long route through the Chorbusch is alternately asphalted or forest floor

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27.5 km

Chorbusch

Nature Reserve

40.5 km

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended

Highlight • Cycleway

Can be driven on in any weather.

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51.9 km

Eppinghoven Mill

Highlight • Monument

1765 and later. 2nd storey, 4-winged, washed brick building with hipped roof, segmental arched windows with Klobensteinen, colossal pilaster order, profiled storey cornice, gabled central part, stone tablet with volutes and chronogram. On the left the gate tract, recently converted into apartments, on the right the former mill building.

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54.7 km

Erft River and Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

The Erft offers relaxation for runners, hikers, water sports enthusiasts and cyclists, simply for everyone.

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56.2 km

Erft near Neuss

Highlight • River

Shortly before the mouth of the Erft in the Rhine, the watercourse is being renatured as part of the perspective concept for the Erft conversion. The backwaters, some of which can still be seen in the terrain, will be reconnected to the Erft and their straightened riverbed will be restored.

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59.5 km

Chestnut Avenue on the Rhine Dike

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very nice avenue and welcome shade.

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64.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.7 km

9.41 km

6.43 km

2.11 km

909 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.0 km

20.3 km

6.93 km

4.05 km

3.71 km

544 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

31°C

20°C

34 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

November 10, 2024,Eppinghovener Mühle – Erft-Radweg Runde von Norf S

Just graveling. I didn't see a single car and the dogs that were out and about with their walking app were friendly😉

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March 10, 2025,Grvl Strat.Bahndamm - Erft - Norfbach & etwas Düsseldorf

The great weather inspired me to go on another tour. Through the Chorbusch and along the Bruchrandwelle to the strategic railway embankment, which I had to myself today. Further along the Erft to the mouth at Grimlinghausen and over to Düsseldorf. With a direct turn back to the Rhine at the Fleher Bridge. 15 minutes of sunbathing and back along …

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June 16, 2023,Erft - Bahndamm

Thanks to my nice Komoot neighbors @Rolf 🚴‍♂️🏌️‍♀️ and @Rinaldini, modified a bit because I still have to work😁

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April 30, 2023,Fahrradtour nach Strategischer Bahndamm (Helpenstein (Erft) – Rommerskirchen)

One of the most beautiful laps I've done around here. Lots of nature and few cars. Gravel-heavy but can also be done with a racing bike

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May 19, 2025,Grvl Relax - Erft & Strat.Bahndamm

Today, after yesterday's cycling race on the roads in the Bergisches Land, a truly nature-oriented tour was essential.
Through Chorbusch - Knechtsteden - Tannenbusch, along the Norfbach stream into the Hummelbach floodplain near Norf. Through the golf course with a restaurant, we headed to the Erft River and along the Erft Cycle Path to Helpenstein. A short detour to the …

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May 23, 2026,Norf-Bach, Erftmündung, Strategischer Bahndamm

The route was adapted to the temperatures today, as there was a lot of shade. Through the bushes Chorbusch and Knechtsteden, we went along the Norf-Bach to Grimlinghausen to the Erft estuary. Always nicely shady along the Erft, the path continued to the strategic railway embankment and then home, today without the obligatory ice cream in Stommeln.

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June 15, 2023,🏞️Erft & Strat. Bahndamm 🚂

Inspired by yesterday's @Rinaldini tour 🙏
komoot.de/tour/1167744571
I made a Grvl-Bike variant out of it.
The Cube model wanted to be staged well again today 😂 and that's how it went
Forest conservation area Chorbusch/Knechtsteden to the Knechtsteden monastery and on to Rosellerheide. Along the Norfbach to the Erft and
Following the course of the Erft, the path led me …

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Chorbusch Forest Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Südring

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Chorbusch Forest Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Südring

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Knechtsteden forest nature reserve

Chorbusch Forest Trail

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended

Eppinghoven Mill

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Chestnut Avenue on the Rhine Dike

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