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Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Wupper River loop from Beyenburg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Wupper River loop from Beyenburg

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Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Wupper River loop from Beyenburg

03:50

63.1km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

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8.42 km

Blue Footbridge at Lennep Station

Highlight • Bridge

After a very long phase of diversion through the allotment gardens and the construction work on the two bridges at RS-Lennep station, every visitor to the route can now look forward to the new direct connection.

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9.06 km

Balkantrasse Cycle Path

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Super asphalt and little frequented :)

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13.7 km

View of the Cycle Path (Former Wippertal Railway)

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17.4 km

Bat Tunnel (Höhsieper Tunnel)

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Each passage a refreshing and cooling highlight :)

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18.2 km

Wuppertalbahn Rail Trail Near Karquelle

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A beautiful bike path 🤙

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18.4 km

View of the Wuppertalsperre near Karquelle

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The Bergische Panorama cycle path goes past it, but be careful, the Wuppertal dam is VERY large. It's not really worth making a detour from here. Either enjoy the view and stay on the railway line path or re-plan the route from here towards the dam and cycle the other way around.

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19.9 km

Wupper River

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One of the lifelines of the Bergisches Land

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22.2 km

Wupperaue bei Westenbrücke

Nature Reserve

37.2 km

Wippertalbahn section Hückeswagen <> Wipperfürth

Highlight • Monument

At the point you can see a lot of the previous track usage. There are many details and tracks have been preserved. Also the staircase to the no evidence of it. The Samba wagon also documents what used to be there and shaped the entire region.
But the Samba cart addresses yet another topic. Here fleeting people were caught after the war and then distributed to NRW. Déjà-vu? Yes exactly. A hot topic. It pays to stop for a moment and think about it.

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63.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.1 km

22.1 km

1.90 km

1.68 km

611 m

512 m

218 m

Surfaces

60.7 km

1.41 km

542 m

520 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

27°C

15°C

12 %

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Comments

July 12, 2025,Bahntrassen-Radtour ab Remscheid-Lennep über Hückeswagen bis Wipperfürth und retour

A perfectly sunny Saturday: We started at the free P+R parking lot near Remscheid-Lennep train station. The so-called Balkantrasse (Balkan Route) begins there, heading towards Leverkusen-Oppladen. But after just a few kilometers, we found a turnoff to the left toward Hückeswagen and Wipperfürth.

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Balkantrasse Cycle Path – Wupper River loop from Beyenburg

Blue Footbridge at Lennep Station

Balkantrasse Cycle Path

View of the Cycle Path (Former Wippertal Railway)

Bat Tunnel (Höhsieper Tunnel)

Wuppertalbahn Rail Trail Near Karquelle

View of the Wuppertalsperre near Karquelle

Wupper River

Wippertalbahn section Hückeswagen <> Wipperfürth

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