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North Rhine-Westphalia

View from Glessener Höhe – Pescher Lake loop from Pesch

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

View from Glessener Höhe – Pescher Lake loop from Pesch

Moderate

4.3

(3)

14

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View from Glessener Höhe – Pescher Lake loop from Pesch

02:08

39.6km

210m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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18.9 km

Bridge Over the Brown Coal Railway

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Connection between Glessener Höhe and Abtsbusch

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2

22.7 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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27.2 km

View of Cologne and the surrounding area from Naturpark Rheinland

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Route on the edge of the forest with a beautiful view of Cologne and the surrounding area

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35.3 km

Große Laache Trail

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From here you can drive right or left on the large Laache.
Right is the beautiful way, can be boggy. On the left you can drive well after rain.

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36.2 km

Wüstung Altenhof

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6

37.3 km

View over the fields near Pesch

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Directly behind the city limits you have a wide view over the fields.

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38.5 km

Pescher Lake

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Nice lake, good for a break

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39.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

8.26 km

4.33 km

1.63 km

1.34 km

101 m

Surfaces

21.2 km

9.24 km

7.71 km

1.35 km

187 m

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Tuesday 19 May

19°C

13°C

86 %

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