Poppelsdorfer Allee – Poppelsdorf Palace loop from Menden (Rheinland)

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Sankt Augustin

Poppelsdorfer Allee – Poppelsdorf Palace loop from Menden (Rheinland)

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Poppelsdorfer Allee – Poppelsdorf Palace loop from Menden (Rheinland)

08:13

130km

1,350m

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.45 km for 104 m

After 58.7 km for 98 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

7.47 km

Viewpoint

8.50 km

Universitätshauptgebäude

Castle

9.77 km

Poppelsdorfer Allee

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The Poppelsdorfer Allee is a boulevard in Bonn. Originally it connected the electoral palace with the Poppelsdorf palace over a length of exactly one kilometer. Today the inner city end …

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10.1 km

Poppelsdorf Palace

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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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18.8 km

Kottenforst

Nature Reserve

36.2 km

Rheinbacher Wald

Nature Reserve

46.3 km

Hunnensiefenteiche

Lake

57.5 km

View of the empty Steinbachtalsperre dam

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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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58.4 km

Vorstaubecken

Lake

72.7 km

St. Antoni Chapel, Am Decke Tönnes

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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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77.6 km

Forest pond in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Beautiful paths around it and very idyllic.

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101 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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108 km

View of Burg Gudenau

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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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130 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

99.8 km

15.1 km

9.36 km

4.56 km

1.44 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.5 km

41.1 km

39.8 km

2.56 km

2.40 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

6°C

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Comments

June 1, 2025,Gravel-Fahrt RCB Bonn

A fantastic tour – 100 km of forest and meadow paths.
I've never been so dirty.

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June 1, 2025,250601-GR-Beach 2 Beach-vom Radcampus Bonn

Awesome ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great track👍, with over 40mm/m² of rain the day before and the heavy showers that morning, the track conditions were appropriate – incredibly dirty 🤩🙈, lots of water, and tough conditions for both riders and machines. Excellent organization by the RCB and a great atmosphere with the participants. Highly recommended, for example, for 2026 and subsequent years ☝️🤓.

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