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North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Odenthal

Rausmühle – Altenberg Cathedral loop from Odenthal

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Odenthal

Rausmühle – Altenberg Cathedral loop from Odenthal

Hard

4.3

(15)

280

riders

Rausmühle – Altenberg Cathedral loop from Odenthal

03:45

43.0km

680m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: June 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.5 km for 85 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.40 km

View of Cologne from Glöbusch

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of Cologne and far beyond. Worth seeing!

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9.77 km

New Bridge over the Eifgenbach

Highlight • Bridge

Unfortunately, the bridge fell victim to the flood catastrophe in 2021. A few meters further downstream you can easily cross the Eifgenbach with the help of this "makeshift bridge".

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14.5 km

Rausmühle

Highlight • Restaurant

Great property, lots to see, not just the restaurant. The Eifgental is worth a trip in itself.

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15.6 km

Eifgenbach Bridge

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Very beautiful brook valley. Good connection possibility between Rausmühle and he the Straußen-Farm Emminghausen.

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17.2 km

Eifgenbachtal und Seitentäler

Nature Reserve

25.5 km

Stone Archway on the Dhünnradweg

Highlight • Monument

From Maria in der Aue or the Schöllerhof hiking car park you can perfectly hike into the Dhünntal... nice destinations include the dam of the Dhünntalsperre or a hike along the black powder route.

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32.0 km

Dhünntal und Linnefetal mit Seitentälern

Nature Reserve

38.1 km

Altenberg Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Altenberg Cathedral is a central rest stop and landmark in the Dhünn Valley and one of the most beautiful Gothic churches in Germany. Inside, the 144-square-meter west window is well …

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38.2 km

The Küchenhof, with its more than 260-year-old tradition, was built as a square farm in 1755 next to St. Mark's Chapel and served the monks as a farmyard with a dairy, stables, and a vegetable and herb garden.

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40.1 km

Dhünn bridge

Highlight • River

July 2025: The newly built bridge will be open to pedestrians and vehicles again. Now, visitors can quickly access the southern part of the wildlife park, where the fallow deer and wild boar live.

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40.9 km

Glöbuscher Bach

Lake

43.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

10.8 km

7.80 km

4.13 km

3.91 km

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

14.3 km

1.94 km

1.83 km

364 m

337 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Sunday 21 June

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Comments

August 4, 2021,Dem Teufel ins Anlitz gesehen 😈

what a tour! at the beginning laid on the face and the lamp broken off! later the time was tight and it was too dark! 4km before the goal I had to cross the forest ... I didn't see anything and went back to the main road and then back the road! nice 300hm high serpentine 😅 I'm glad to …

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Rausmühle – Altenberg Cathedral loop from Odenthal

View of Cologne from Glöbusch

New Bridge over the Eifgenbach

Rausmühle

Eifgenbach Bridge

Stone Archway on the Dhünnradweg

Altenberg Cathedral

Küchenhof

Dhünn bridge

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