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North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Niederzier

Wild horses at Sophienhöhe – Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe loop from Selhausen

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Niederzier

Wild horses at Sophienhöhe – Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe loop from Selhausen

Hard

4.7

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370

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Wild horses at Sophienhöhe – Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe loop from Selhausen

05:14

60.1km

970m

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: July 9, 2026

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Lindenberger Wald

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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10.3 km

Lindenberger Wald

Forest

12.0 km

Lindenberger Wald

Nature Reserve

3

30.8 km

Rest area by the pond

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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4

31.8 km

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

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View into the Rheinische Windradrevier

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32.3 km

6

33.9 km

Findlingsdüne Viewpoint with Long Bench

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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35.0 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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35.7 km

Wild horses at Sophienhöhe

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A natural herd of Konik horses has been living on the Golden Aue since June 13, 2024.

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38.5 km

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe

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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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42.1 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

11

42.7 km

View of the Rhenish Lignite Mining Area

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nice view into the distance 👍👀💨

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60.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.7 km

2.47 km

1.18 km

1.15 km

558 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.7 km

24.5 km

5.82 km

3.45 km

1.66 km

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (-10 m)

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Sunday 6 September

30°C

16°C

15 %

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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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April 26, 2026,Mountainbike-Fahrt Sophienhöhe, Lieblingsrunde
There are 2 or 3 push sections, but they are not too long

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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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September 4, 2021,Mountainbike-Tour 04.09.2021 12:49
At the beginning there is again a mistake in the altitude profile.

Does anyone else have that or is it because of my old junk cell phone?

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November 21, 2021,Im Matsch auf die Sophienhöhe
Going out in light rain with little motivation. But after the climb to the Sophienhöhe it was better. Nice mud today

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May 11, 2025,MTB Runde zu den Wildpferden und Ginsterblüte auf der Sophienhöhe.
I have deliberately marked this as a MTB tour, as cycling on the Sophienhöhe on the gravel paths is quite challenging when it is dry!

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