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North Rhine-Westphalia

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

(13)

riders

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

08:16

131km

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: June 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.45 km for 104 m

After 59.6 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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8.50 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 built. Architect was the Frenchman Robert de Cotte. Builders were the Cologne Elector Joseph Clemens and his nephew and successor Clemens August, who had it extended to plans by Balthasar Neumann. After its builders, it was also called Castle Clemensruhe.

Today, in the castle next to the rebuilt Mineralogical Museum of the University of Bonn various scientific institutions such as parts of the Steinmann Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology, the Institute of Zoology and the Institute of Molecular Physiology and Developmental Biology. There were temporarily housed parts of LIMES (Life and Medical Sciences Bonn), which, however, moved to this in 2010 after completion of its own building. In the courtyard, the Poppelsdorf Palace Concerts, which are performed by the Classical Philharmonic Orchestra Bonn under the baton of Heribert Beissel, take place every Saturday in the summer season.

(Https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppelsdorfer_Schloss)

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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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18.7 km

Kottenforst

Nature Reserve

36.2 km

Rheinbacher Wald

Nature Reserve

46.3 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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59.3 km

Vorstaubecken

Lake

73.6 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 of the road.
A plaque at the chapel informs: “The wooden figure of St. Anthony of Egypt standing in this chapel is therefore called 'Tönnes ceiling' because it is larger than life and, before the chapel was built around 1900, stood freely on a high plinth. According to legend, a trading Jew or a farmer from the area built the chapel as a fulfillment of a vow. According to the restorer Brühl, who worked on the sculpture a few years ago on behalf of the parish Effelsberg and replaced missing parts - the left hand with the Bible and the shepherd's staff with the two bells - it was made in the late Middle Ages (15th / 16th century) probably built in Steinfeld Monastery. ... ”

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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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102 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. Especially beautiful to look at in the spring when the apples are in bloom, but of course also in late summer and autumn when the fruits are ripe.

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109 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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131 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

101 km

15.1 km

8.32 km

5.12 km

1.44 km

659 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.2 km

40.4 km

40.1 km

2.40 km

2.13 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

28°C

18°C

13 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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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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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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