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Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Sankt Augustin

Poppelsdorf Palace – View of Burg Gudenau loop from Menden (Rheinland)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Sankt Augustin

Poppelsdorf Palace – View of Burg Gudenau loop from Menden (Rheinland)

Hard

5.0

(3)

riders

Poppelsdorf Palace – View of Burg Gudenau loop from Menden (Rheinland)

08:16

130km

1,360m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.45 km for 104 m

After 59.5 km for 98 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.60 km

View of the Siebengebirge from the Kennedy Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the Bonn side and especially from the Kennedy Bridge and the so-called Südbrücke one has the best view of the Siebengebirge. Especially nice when in the evening the low sun lets the panorama shine in warm colors. 😍

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8.51 km

Universitätshauptgebäude

Castle

10.0 km

Poppelsdorf Palace

Highlight • Castle

The Poppelsdorf Castle is the successor of a destroyed in the Truchsess War in 1583 Gothic moated castle and was planned from 1715 (cornerstone laying 21 August) to 1740 and …

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16.1 km

Winding forest trail in the Kottenforst

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The route through the forest is very demanding. But only for experienced cyclists. Attention e-bikes, here you need a good physical constitution and motor skills to steer the bike.

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36.1 km

Rheinbacher Wald

Nature Reserve

46.2 km

Hunnensiefenteiche

Lake

58.4 km

View of the empty Steinbachtalsperre dam

Highlight • Monument

On the night of the flood in July 2021, the dam crest became unstable, so the Steinbach Dam is currently completely empty.

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59.2 km

Vorstaubecken

Lake

73.5 km

St. Antoni Chapel, Am Decke Tönnes

Highlight • Religious Site

The name ceiling Tönnes (Tönnes = Toni = Antonius) comes from a saint figure in a small chapel just below the highest point of the L234 directly to the right …

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78.4 km

Forest pond in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful paths around it and very idyllic.

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100 km

Apple Orchards of Meckenheim

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

On this section of the Rhenish Apple Route you cycle through impressively large apple orchards. No wonder, you are in the largest fruit and vegetable growing area in North Rhine-Westphalia. …

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107 km

View of Burg Gudenau

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a clear view of the beautiful moated castle with its onion domes, which is surrounded by large old trees. A picture-book sight.

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109 km

Kottenforst

Nature Reserve

130 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

101 km

15.0 km

8.31 km

3.83 km

1.62 km

659 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.2 km

41.6 km

41.3 km

2.40 km

1.83 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

22°C

12°C

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Poppelsdorf Palace – View of Burg Gudenau loop from Menden (Rheinland)

View of the Siebengebirge from the Kennedy Bridge

Poppelsdorf Palace

Winding forest trail in the Kottenforst

View of the empty Steinbachtalsperre dam

St. Antoni Chapel, Am Decke Tönnes

Forest pond in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Apple Orchards of Meckenheim

View of Burg Gudenau

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