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Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Grevenbroich

Erft Riverside Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Kapellen-Wevelinghoven

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Grevenbroich

Erft Riverside Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Kapellen-Wevelinghoven

Moderate

4.7

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Erft Riverside Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Kapellen-Wevelinghoven

02:08

39.8km

120m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: June 21, 2026

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An der Schwarzen Brücke

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Start point

Train Station

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5.70 km

Erft

Lake

7.50 km

Erft Riverside Trail

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If you didn't know better, you would think there was a lake here.

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7.94 km

Erft River Bridge

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Convenient bank-to-bank connection.

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25.7 km

Landscape Gallery Strategic Railway Embankment (Lommertzhof)

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Very nice route… Especially in the heat… Lots of shade, cool path… Highly recommended… I will definitely come back, that's for sure

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25.8 km

Strategic Railway Embankment

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Favorite route 👌 Bus stops are finally gone 👌 will come again, no question

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25.9 km

Strategic railroad embankment on Oekovener Weg Butzheim

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From here you can drive over the strategic railway embankment to the Museum Island Hombroich. The track surface is ideal for cycling. Especially in summer, the route offers a lot of shade, almost in its entirety.

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28.2 km

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended

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Can be driven on in any weather.

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29.7 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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34.4 km

Strategic railway embankment

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Very good to drive

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38.3 km

An der Schwarzen Brücke

Nature Reserve

39.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

9.04 km

4.44 km

3.41 km

2.42 km

605 m

555 m

Surfaces

15.5 km

10.8 km

8.77 km

3.43 km

1.36 km

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Sunday 12 July

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Erft Riverside Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Kapellen-Wevelinghoven

Erft Riverside Trail

Erft River Bridge

Landscape Gallery Strategic Railway Embankment (Lommertzhof)

Strategic Railway Embankment

Strategic railroad embankment on Oekovener Weg Butzheim

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended

Bridge ruins on the strategic railroad embankment at Sittarder Acker

Strategic railway embankment

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