Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Solingen Grünewald

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Solingen Grünewald

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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Solingen Grünewald

02:07

47.4km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Bergisches Land

Wupperhang mit Henkensiepen und Hüscheider Bachtal

Wiembachtal und Ölbachtal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.98 km

Zimmertisch Restaurant at Haasenmühle

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This is a nicely located restaurant.

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7.07 km

Juckel Bridge (Wupper footbridge Horn–Kradenpuhl)

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In addition to a beautiful location, the bridge offers the opportunity to bypass the lower part of the Wipperauer Strasse, which is not dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians.

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14.7 km

Trailhead of the Balkantrasse in Opladen

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Here the Balkan route starts in the direction of Lennep.

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14.8 km

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid

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It's an uninterrupted 1% incline from Opladen to Wermelskirchen. Only a few streets are crossed. There are a lot of branches into the Bergisches Land. The pavement is at its …

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26.5 km

Hamco Tunnel on the Balkantrasse

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Very nice route with a pleasant gradient. The surface is good and is cleaned regularly.

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35.9 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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On the level between joke heroes and Leichlingen

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38.5 km

Leysiefen Quiet Ascent

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Has a few rough spots, especially in the beginning, but is very easy to drive overall. Beautiful, low-traffic, evenly mobile slope.

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40.8 km

Historic Manor on the Wupper

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Nice little street with a view of the Wupper, which shimmers beautifully through the trees here.

No lanterns and expect hikers and their cars on weekends.

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47.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.2 km

17.8 km

3.90 km

3.12 km

181 m

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.5 km

607 m

166 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

7°C

41 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

June 14, 2026,Rennradtour ins Bergische

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February 23, 2025,🚴‍♂️ BMC Tour 🚴‍♂️ Hilden 🔛 Hilgen 😎

From Hilden we went via Leichlingen, Bergisch Neukirchen to the Balkantrasse. Further up into the Bergisches Land via Burscheid to Hilgen. From there via Witzhelden back to the Wupper and home with a pretty good km average, but it was only the second training session 😎✌

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