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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Erftstadt

Türnich Castle Park – Erft Cycle Path loop from Kernzone Erftaue Gymnich

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Erftstadt

Türnich Castle Park – Erft Cycle Path loop from Kernzone Erftaue Gymnich

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Türnich Castle Park – Erft Cycle Path loop from Kernzone Erftaue Gymnich

02:04

33.6km

80m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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1

1.38 km

Erft River near Brüggen

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Here the Erft will soon extend its course by 3km.

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2

1.67 km

Exciting when one river carries more water than the other.

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3

5.24 km

Türnich Castle Park

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Beautiful castle park with great old trees :)

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4

5.66 km

Cafe at Schloss Türnich

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The Hofcafé offers home-made cake with seasonal fruits as well as breakfast, cool healthy refreshments and hot drinks. All this can be enjoyed in the library or on the sunny …

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10.6 km

Boisdorfer See und Fürstenberggraben

Nature Reserve

6

12.8 km

Moedrath House

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The plan for the associated park is said to have been drawn up by Peter Joseph Lenné. It was initially planned to relocate the Stockhausen studio for electronic music from …

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16.5 km

Stadtwald Horrem

Nature Reserve

8

22.8 km

Attention after heavy rain there is a risk of flooding

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9

23.2 km

Erft Waterfall

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Relaxed break corner at the Erft. With bench to rest.

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28.3 km

Erft Cycle Path

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Beautiful Erft Cycle Path

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33.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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14.7 km

12.1 km

3.34 km

3.18 km

248 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.0 km

3.94 km

3.00 km

2.28 km

275 m

114 m

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Tuesday 1 September

22°C

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Comments

April 23, 2022,„Wasser.Erlebnis.Erft“ Radrundroute
I became aware of the approx. 33-kilometer-long "Water.Experience.Erft" themed cycle path a while ago through a report on WDR and downloaded the gpx file from the Rhein-Erft district tourism information page (https ://rhein-erft-tourismus.de). It officially starts at the Gymnicher Mühle Nature Park Center (naturparkzentrum-gymnichermuehle.de/) near Kerpen and is well signposted.
When the navigation system then wants to direct us onto …

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Itinerary from:
regio-gruen.de/regiogruen-erleben/themenradrouten/wassererlebniserft
Today the new/first bike rack on the car was used for the first time; therefore a radius extension for future tour planning.
Beautiful, flat route over easy-to-navigate paths, starting at the idyllic Gymnicher Mühle nature park center.
1/3 of the tour runs through avenues or forest, so that the tour is also suitable for warm days. 👍☀️

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In the triangle between Horrem- Frechen and Türnich lay the Frechen open-cast mine. Today, this area is largely reclaimed for agriculture. The World Youth Day took place here in 2005 - including a visit from Pope Benedict. Our Papsthügel (Pope's Hill), which is always worth a visit, now commemorates this. The Boisdorfer See (Boisdorf Lake) is a reminder of the …

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