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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Path Along the Railway – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Glessen

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Path Along the Railway – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Glessen

Hard

4.6

(63)

155

riders

Path Along the Railway – View from Glessener Höhe loop from Glessen

01:44

25.5km

200m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 21, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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6.04 km

Path Along the Railway

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Great section, lots of fun.

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9.18 km

Descent from Glessener Höhe (Southern Route)

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From the vantage point you can let your bike over the forest path run beautiful. But you should pay attention to hikers!

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9.95 km

View from Glessener Höhe

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Between 1955 and 1970, the Glessener Höhe was heaped up as an external landfill from the masses of the opencast mines north of the forest. On its recultivated slope edge, …

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11.9 km

Short trail in Naturpark Rheinland

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Small, short crisp trail. That's fun!

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13.0 km

Bridge Over the Brown Coal Railway

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Connection between Glessener Höhe and Abtsbusch

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14.3 km

Bridge Over the Lignite Railway

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it continues to Glessener Höhe 👍👀💨

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15.1 km

Trail in Königsdorfer Wald, Naturpark Rheinland

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nice trail section 👍👀💨

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18.3 km

Himmelsleiter (Rhineland Nature Park)

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220 steps up and down again ... and who can and wants to do it a few more times;)

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23.9 km

Quellgebiet Glessener Bach

Nature Reserve

25.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

1.88 km

823 m

658 m

627 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

6.62 km

3.35 km

1.43 km

177 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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