Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended – Eppinghoven Mill loop from Stommeln

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Pulheim

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended – Eppinghoven Mill loop from Stommeln

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Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended – Eppinghoven Mill loop from Stommeln

03:16

53.7km

130m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

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Train Station

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9.01 km

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended

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Can be driven on in any weather.

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10.5 km

Bridge ruins on the strategic railroad embankment at Sittarder Acker

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The strategic railway embankment was actually planned as a railway line, but no train ever ran here. The construction project was stopped and the route fell into oblivion. This bridge …

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19.9 km

Eppinghoven Mill

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1765 and later. 2nd storey, 4-winged, washed brick building with hipped roof, segmental arched windows with Klobensteinen, colossal pilaster order, profiled storey cornice, gabled central part, stone tablet with volutes …

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20.8 km

Erprather Mill

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The Erprather mills were historically named for the first time in 1166. In 1909 the facilities were expanded with the help of steam engines to become the most modern mill on the Lower Rhine.

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22.7 km

Erft River and Cycle Path

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The Erft offers relaxation for runners, hikers, water sports enthusiasts and cyclists, simply for everyone.

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24.3 km

Erft near Neuss

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Shortly before the mouth of the Erft in the Rhine, the watercourse is being renatured as part of the perspective concept for the Erft conversion. The backwaters, some of which …

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