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Steinbach Reservoir – Wachendorf Castle loop from Flamersheim

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Steinbach Reservoir – Wachendorf Castle loop from Flamersheim

Moderate

4.6

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Steinbach Reservoir – Wachendorf Castle loop from Flamersheim

02:29

35.2km

400m

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: July 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 5.12 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.57 km

Steinbach Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Very busy on weekends. The circular route is completely paved.

Edit: The dam was badly damaged by the events around the flood. The circular route is currently not possible because the new drain has been cut into the dam.

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5.13 km

Steinbachtalsperre

Lake

14.4 km

Wachendorf Castle

Highlight • Castle

Wachendorf Castle was probably built around 1780 and was rebuilt several times.
Between around 1970 and 1980 it was used as a girls' boarding school.
It then became a Buddhist …

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15.8 km

Bruder Klaus Field Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The Scheidtweiler couple, who run a farmstead in Wachendorf, commissioned the renowned Swiss architect Peter Zumthor to build the chapel. Mr. Scheidtweiler had written to the architect, describing his plan …

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22.9 km

Zievel Castle

Highlight • Castle

Here you will find a beautiful golf course with a real green despite the dryness. But I was most impressed by the 300-year-old oak whose last crown branch has dried …

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24.2 km

View of the Eifel from Naturpark Rheinland

Highlight • Viewpoint

Seating available: two benches
no shelter

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30.6 km

Hardtwald

Forest

32.2 km

View of Cologne and the Siebengebirge from Naturpark Rheinland

Highlight • Viewpoint

... from Cologne to the Siebengebirge as a reward after a not steep but long climb.

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33.4 km

Niederkastenholz Castle

Highlight • Castle

The manorial rule of the moated castle and the village of Niederkastenholz of the imperial abbey Kornelimünster under the protection of the Duke of Jülich is attested in the 11th …

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34.9 km

Historic half-timbered house (ca. 1800)

Highlight • Historical Site

Flamersheim Mönchstrasse 7

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35.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

9.55 km

8.67 km

1.61 km

1.02 km

217 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

6.49 km

6.21 km

2.35 km

1.54 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

31°C

15°C

15 %

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Steinbach Reservoir – Wachendorf Castle loop from Flamersheim

Steinbach Reservoir

Wachendorf Castle

Bruder Klaus Field Chapel

Zievel Castle

View of the Eifel from Naturpark Rheinland

View of Cologne and the Siebengebirge from Naturpark Rheinland

Niederkastenholz Castle

Historic half-timbered house (ca. 1800)

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