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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe loop from Glesch

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe loop from Glesch

Hard

4.6

(233)

393

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Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe loop from Glesch

05:38

61.0km

1,240m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Lindenberger Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.5 km

Rest Area by the Pond in the Eifel

Highlight • Lake

Up here you do not suspect a small lake it is very nicely laid out with benches to rest! The view from up here is just as good 👍

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16.0 km

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

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View into the Rheinische Windradrevier

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16.6 km

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fixed the Hambacher First: aktion.campact.de/kohleaus/hambach-appell/teilnehmen?utm_campaign=%2Fkohleaus%2F&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=rec-lc&utm_term=inside_flow

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18.4 km

Sophienhöhe

Forest

21.9 km

View of the Rhenish Lignite Mining Area

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nice view into the distance 👍👀💨

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24.8 km

Lindenberger Wald

Forest

41.5 km

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Sophienhöhe, also known as Monte Sophia, is a recultivated spoil heap created by the mining of lignite seams from the Hambach opencast mine.

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44.3 km

View of the Tagebau Hambach open-pit mine

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Far-reaching view of the opencast mine, to the edge of the opencast mine 👀

unfortunately the access is forbidden !!

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45.1 km

Viewpoint Goldene Aue (Sophienhöhe)

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Beautiful viewpoint with strong color contrast, depending on the light.
The cone, at the front left, is accessible. Really good panoramic view there.

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46.2 km

Findlingsdüne Viewpoint with Long Bench

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Here's another little highlight on the Sophienhöhen. Year of construction 2020/21
With a beautiful view and a long bench to rest on.
Children can run around on the sand hill.

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48.2 km

Viewpoint

61.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.6 km

2.59 km

1.60 km

266 m

Surfaces

28.7 km

18.1 km

6.70 km

4.87 km

2.50 km

228 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (-10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

37°C

21°C

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Comments

April 28, 2026,MTB > Sophienhöhe bei Elsdorf 🤪

Start from Oberemb and arrival by car. Overall very nice, but mostly impassable paths😳 with a lot of ups and downs. This makes the tour difficult. Nevertheless recommended👍. Good, reliable navigation is absolutely essential, otherwise you will be driving there for quite a long time 😉

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May 26, 2023,Neuron CF9: dachte es werden 1200HM😜

The suggestion for the tour came from Komoot, a so-called smart tour. Allegedly almost 1200 HM, in the end it was 650 😜

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August 19, 2023,Sophienhöhe rauf und runter mega

Perfect tour. Driven exactly between 2 rain phases. Partially very slippery on the sand on the descents. According to Komoot, the tour should have 1200 meters of altitude 😁

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July 31, 2021,Suche nach Höhenmeter 😎

Finally out again and weather even played along. Nice varied MTB tour with a lot of gravel to the mountain down full throttle 😎 unfortunately some passages in the forest are not passable because they are so overgrown. Again and again the problem that the forests in Germany are very poorly cared for and overgrown, I don't even know from …

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Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe loop from Glesch

Rest Area by the Pond in the Eifel

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

View of the Rhenish Lignite Mining Area

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe

View of the Tagebau Hambach open-pit mine

Viewpoint Goldene Aue (Sophienhöhe)

Findlingsdüne Viewpoint with Long Bench

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