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Alt-Kaster City Gate – Vollrather Heights loop from Horrem

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Kerpen

Alt-Kaster City Gate – Vollrather Heights loop from Horrem

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Alt-Kaster City Gate – Vollrather Heights loop from Horrem

05:23

87.9km

730m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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21.6 km

Bedburg Castle

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In the 16th century, Count Werner von Salm-Reifferscheid had the castle rebuilt in the Renaissance style. In 1839, the Rhenish Knighthood acquired the property and used it as a knights' …

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24.2 km

Alt-Kaster City Gate

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The Erfttor belongs to the eastern Kasterer fortification and was rebuilt in 1626 after the city fire. List of architectural monuments Kaster 96

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24.3 km

Alt-Kaster Old Town

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A beautiful place with many places to stop for refreshments. The pumps are also still in operation. There is a very nice playground on the outskirts for the children, and …

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51.5 km

Vollrather Heights

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The Vollratherhöhe was created by the overburden of the Garzweiler brown coal opencast mine.

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53.9 km

Vollrather Heights

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The Vollrather Höhe is far and wide the only ascent that the flat land on the left bank of the Rhine has to offer. The 165 meter high hill was …

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78.5 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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87.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.7 km

20.1 km

12.6 km

5.89 km

1.69 km

Surfaces

38.6 km

28.4 km

11.7 km

7.96 km

1.15 km

128 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (-20 m)

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Alt-Kaster City Gate – Vollrather Heights loop from Horrem

Bedburg Castle

Alt-Kaster City Gate

Alt-Kaster Old Town

Vollrather Heights

Vollrather Heights

View from Glessener Höhe

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