Erpel Old Town – Unkel's historic old town loop from Bad Honnef (Rhein)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Bad Honnef

Erpel Old Town – Unkel's historic old town loop from Bad Honnef (Rhein)

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Erpel Old Town – Unkel's historic old town loop from Bad Honnef (Rhein)

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17.1km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

7.23 km

Neutor (Erpel)

Highlight • Monument

Guided tours and visits by appointment
Contact person:
Mr. Siebertz
Telephone: 02644 95210
Source: vgvunkel.de/vg_unkel/Tourism%20&%20Freizeit/Kultur

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7.30 km

Kölner Street and Town Gate, Erpel

Highlight • Historical Site

Some streets in Erpel were able to retain their charm, around the market square, on Kölner Straße and the neighboring streets you can often see half-timbered houses.

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7.52 km

Erpel Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Worth seeing old wine village with beautiful half-timbered houses in the center. Is absolutely worth a visit.

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7.56 km

Erpel — Historic Half-Timbered Village

Highlight • Settlement

A traditional little town with many half-timbered houses!
A must-see!

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7.57 km

Erpel Village Square

Highlight • Settlement

beautiful little village with lots of half-timbered houses, really cozy! There are of course a couple of very nice and rustic restaurants!

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8.06 km

Remagen Bridge Towers

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The remains of the former bridge look really impressive and were worth a longer stop on our Rhine tour.

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11.6 km

Unkel's historic old town

Highlight • Historical Site

Unkel has a beautiful old town and is located with its Rhine promenade directly on the beautiful Rhine. The Willy Brandt Forum was opened in Unkel in 2011 in honor …

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11.8 km

Historic timber-framed old town of Unkel

Highlight • Historical Site

Unkel is truly worth a visit! Not big, but incredibly cute and historically valuable!
Konrad Adenauer lived here from 1935 to 1936 and the good Willi Brand from 1979 to …

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17.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.82 km

4.48 km

3.41 km

847 m

366 m

211 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

2.29 km

499 m

204 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

18°C

9°C

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Comments

September 24, 2023,vom Stellpl über Remagen bis Rolandseck, mit Fähre "Siebengebirge" auf die andere Rheinseite, (heute sehr viel Radfahrer) bis Erpel und mit "Ni xe" zurück, war traumhaft

Today was a great day, just sun, everything that had legs was out and about, there was also a flea market in Remagen, hardly any getting through, just briefly bought a few crime novels and then to Rolandseck, a short break and the ferry "Siebengebirge" to the other Rhine side and to Unkel, Erpel then back to Remagen with a …

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