Dattenfeld Weir on the Sieg – View of Freusburg Castle loop from Eiserfeld (Sieg)

Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Siegen

Dattenfeld Weir on the Sieg – View of Freusburg Castle loop from Eiserfeld (Sieg)

Hard

4.4

(14)

245

riders

Dattenfeld Weir on the Sieg – View of Freusburg Castle loop from Eiserfeld (Sieg)

08:04

180km

1,680m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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31.6 km

View of the Sieg River

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Beautiful view of the Sieg

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50.9 km

Dattenfeld Weir on the Sieg

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To operate a mill, this weir was built in Dattenfeld to feed the mill moat with water. Today the weir is very controversial among nature conservationists because it is an obstacle to the fish pass.

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55.3 km

Sieg Cycle Path near Dattenfeld

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The Sieg is easy to reach from Cologne with the S-Bahn and you save yourself the inner-city warm-up

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73.9 km

View of Burg Blankenberg

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cozy restaurant below the castle with indoor and outdoor seating.

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87.3 km

Siegaue

Nature Reserve

89.3 km

German Avenue Road – Wahnbachtalstraße

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Definitely use the bike path, the road is suicide

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93.5 km

Sieglinde Beer Garden on the Sieg River

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Beautiful beer garden at the victory. Fast and friendly service

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123 km

Siegauen between Wilberhofen and Hoppengarten

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Beautiful section of the siegradweg

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169 km

View of Freusburg Castle

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View of the Freusburg (913 mentioned for the first time) on the mountain, today a youth hostel.

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172 km

Zigeunerwald

Forest

180 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.5 km

60.0 km

37.9 km

14.8 km

2.15 km

1.75 km

357 m

134 m

Surfaces

173 km

6.77 km

333 m

263 m

241 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Tuesday 10 November

8°C

3°C

82 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

July 3, 2022,Siegtal pur - Siegen nach Siegburg 💯

Tomorrow in the RB with the bike in the RB from Troisdorf, then to Siegen and back by bike. The route through the valley is longer than the komoot recommendation over the mountain.
The train was not prepared for the fact that on a car-free day in the Sieg valley people used the train with their bikes, it was good …

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