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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Merzenich

View of Inden Open-Pit Mine – Niederzier Moated Castle loop from Merzenich

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Merzenich

View of Inden Open-Pit Mine – Niederzier Moated Castle loop from Merzenich

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View of Inden Open-Pit Mine – Niederzier Moated Castle loop from Merzenich

01:55

30.5km

60m

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: July 1, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Ruraue vom Merkener Busch bis zum Rurauenwald Indemündung

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.14 km

Gravel section of the Rur Cycle Path

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Enjoy nature and still give full throttle: both are possible on this passage of the Rur-Radweg. For pure racing bikes it will be difficult, for Gravel bikes a perfect route, …

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13.1 km

View of Inden Open-Pit Mine

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View of the Inden opencast mine

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Open-pit mine Inde

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Just for the sake of completeness: this is the Inden open-cast mine, not Garzweiler. 😉

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15.0 km

Rur River in Pierer Forest

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A beautiful view!

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20.5 km

Niederzier Moated Castle

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A Jülich ministerial dynasty that comes from the castle has been found since the 13th century, first a Heinrich von Zier in 1226, a Cologne choir bishop Conrad von Cirne …

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21.7 km

Jägerhof Tower Oberzier

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This was a resting place for a hunting tenant Dr. Wilms from Cologne, who built this building in 1860. List of architectural monuments Oberzier No. 24

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25.1 km

St. Thomas Catholic Parish Church, Ellen

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Beautiful church,
was built around 1856 in the style of neo-Gothic.
There were several predecessor buildings in the same place.

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30.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

8.01 km

5.03 km

4.72 km

2.44 km

112 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

3.94 km

3.91 km

3.48 km

473 m

399 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 9 July

29°C

13°C

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View of Inden Open-Pit Mine – Niederzier Moated Castle loop from Merzenich

Gravel section of the Rur Cycle Path

View of Inden Open-Pit Mine

Open-pit mine Inde

Rur River in Pierer Forest

Niederzier Moated Castle

Jägerhof Tower Oberzier

St. Thomas Catholic Parish Church, Ellen

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