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North Rhine-Westphalia

Gräfrath old town – View of Burgholz loop from Erkrath

Road cycling routes

North Rhine-Westphalia

Gräfrath old town – View of Burgholz loop from Erkrath

Hard

3.0

(2)

20

riders

Gräfrath old town – View of Burgholz loop from Erkrath

02:56

54.8km

920m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 45.7 km for 259 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.73 km

Steepest Mainline Railway in Europe (Hochdahl Incline)

Highlight • Monument

Inconspicuous, but worth reading information board on the former steepest railway main line in Europe

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2

14.1 km

Gräfrath old town

Highlight • Historical Site

An idyllic market place surrounded by typical, mountainous half-timbered houses: here you can take a break and fortify yourself in restaurants, cafes or ice cream parlors around the fountain on …

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3

20.1 km

View of Burgholz

Highlight • Viewpoint

30.7 km

Morsbach und Rheinbach

Nature Reserve

5

33.7 km

Descent on well-paved road in Naturpark Bergisches Land

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice descent, sometimes too much traffic.

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6

36.5 km

Penguin statue on Kohlfurth Bridge

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"Friedchen", the name of the bridge penguin, is reminiscent of Elfriede Gröll. The landlady of the then "Wuppertaler Hof" was not a tram conductor, but sold tickets for the …

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7

42.1 km

Start of the Korkenziehertrasse

Highlight • Cycleway

Of course, you can take the corkscrew train from here, but you can also follow the indications to the PanoramaRadweg niederbergbahn to Essen, which officially starts only in Oberdüssel but is tethered to this point.

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8

42.1 km

Buffer Stop at the End of the Korkenziehertrasse

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There are connections here to the railway lines in Wuppertal (Nordbahn/Samba route) and also a former tram route NW 4.08a (see bahntrassenradeln.de).

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9

53.0 km

View of the Canola Fields on Römerweg

Highlight • Viewpoint

B

54.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.3 km

16.5 km

11.8 km

570 m

401 m

266 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.2 km

2.92 km

1.03 km

471 m

203 m

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Saturday 18 July

22°C

12°C

17 %

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