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Bergisches Land

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Leichlingen (Rhld.)

Marscheider Brook Valley – Marscheider Brook Valley loop from Leichlingen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Leichlingen (Rhld.)

Marscheider Brook Valley – Marscheider Brook Valley loop from Leichlingen

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Marscheider Brook Valley – Marscheider Brook Valley loop from Leichlingen

05:11

82.5km

820m

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 31, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 62 m for 27 m

After 82.5 km for 27 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.36 km

View of the Ölbach Valley from the Balkantrasse

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Not only is a view from the route into the Ölbachtal beautiful, but also a drive through the Ölbachtal is very worthwhile 😁

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11.7 km

Balkantrasse, Burscheid

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

On the former railway line, you can cycle at a relaxed pace through a varied landscape without any major inclines. Urban sections and rural idylls alternate harmoniously, ensuring a smooth and peaceful ride. Historical landmarks recall the railway past, while converted stations – such as Burscheid station – give this section its unique character.

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32.8 km

Oberlauf Marscheider Bachtal

Nature Reserve

34.4 km

Marscheider Brook Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Asphalted throughout! Hardly any traffic and very beautiful landscape.

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37.9 km

Marscheider Brook Valley

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Beautiful valley with a great bike path.

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44.4 km

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

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Always nice. That makes exactly the flair of the Nordbahntrasse. The viaducts, from which one looks over Wuppertal. In the evening from Barmen in the direction of Elberfeld you drive right into the sunset

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45.8 km

View of Wuppertal from the Kuhler Viaduct on the Nordbahntrasse

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The Kuhler Viaduct is one of the large and long viaducts of the northern railway line. From the top super passable and a nice view over the city. Below you can see what a great building is. Thanks to the Nordbahntrasse it will receive. Currently the stone wall is being restored. At the foot of the bridge, Barmer downtown begins

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45.9 km

Rott Tunnel

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The Nordbahntrasse in Wuppertal is an approximately 22 km long, wide footpath, cycle path and inline skater path on the former railway lines 2423 (Rhenish line) and 2713 (coal railway). It runs on a west-east axis along the northern slope of the Wuppertal urban area. The Nordbahntrasse is the longest inner-city former railway line in the world. The route includes bridges and viaducts with a total length of one and a half kilometers and five tunnels with a total length of two kilometers. The route passes numerous testimonies to Wuppertal's industrial and transport history, residential areas, monuments and geological features,[1] which are described on around 90 accompanying boards.

Wuppertal can be challenging for cyclists because of its narrow valley and steep slopes. With the continuous and mostly level Nordbahn route, a spacious and significant alternative route in terms of urban development was created for the first time, in whose immediate catchment area of one kilometer on both sides of the route more than 100,000 people live. Numerous schools and public institutions are located in the vicinity of the route with the city centers of Elberfeld and Barmen and can therefore be reached at any time via the footpath and cycle path.

The Nordbahntrasse connects Wuppertal to the national network of cycle paths (corkscrew route and Niederbergbahn in the west, Barmer Kohlenbahn in the east) and is part of the Bergisch Panorama Cycle Path.[2] The ten kilometers of the route, which lead through inner-city areas, are six meters wide and illuminated at night. In the outskirts of the city, the route is three and a half to four meters wide.

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49.1 km

Viewpoint

52.4 km

Eskesberg

Nature Reserve

55.1 km

Tescher Busch

Forest

65.6 km

View of Bergisches Land

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Beautiful passage with a small forest, then open view of the field

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82.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.3 km

12.8 km

10.00 km

2.51 km

2.49 km

1.37 km

110 m

Surfaces

74.1 km

3.91 km

1.71 km

1.61 km

1.24 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Monday 10 August

26°C

11°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 11, 2024,Leverkusen / Bergische Runde mit Bahntrassen - Korkenzieher, Nordbahn, Schwarzbach, Balkan

In wonderful summer weather and up to 28°, we went on an extensive tour through the Bergisches Land.

From Leverkusen via Leichlingen to Solingen, then across Wuppertal and a short stretch along the Wupper, through the Marscheider Bachtal (beautiful 🤩), past Remscheid to Wermelskirchen and via Burscheid back to the starting point.

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August 24, 2023,🚴🚉 Nordbahnbahn🚞Schwarzbach 🚆Balkan meets 🚊Korkenziehertrasse

Today I connected 4 railway lines😀The start was in Wuppertal Vohwinkel, then I went on the Rad🛣Nord🚈 route to W-Wichlinghausen. Then on the ⚫️bachtrasse down to Wupper💧 along the way to Laaken. Then turned into the Marscheider Bachtal🌳💧🌲, then the path was closed☹️without detour😡ok just 👀to and through, squeezed past the 🚚s standing in the way. Through the Marscheider Bachtal …

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July 10, 2023,Große Montagmorgenrunde mit vier Trassen 😅

On Monday morning, combine the necessary with the useful and just drive, drive and drive without much frills...

From Vohwinkel via the corkscrew route to Solingen and just get something done...
...then down to Leichlingen and on to Leverkusen...
...now on the Balkan route and always nice and easy uphill to Lennep...
...on to Lüttringhausen and then downhill through the …

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February 17, 2025,Solingen-Korkenziehertrasse-Gräfrath-Wuppertal-Vohwinkel-Nordbahntrasse-Barmen-Schwarzbachtrasse-Laaketal-Remscheid-Lüttringhausen-Lennep-Balkantrasse-Wermelskirchen-Burscheid-Neuenkirchen-Leichlingen

Ride with Holger, wonderful weather, 1-3C. Break in Wermelskirchen. There is still room for improvement in terms of fitness/muscle strength/willpower. Shoes: Shimano Mt34, blue

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June 10, 2022,größere und schönere Runde um Remscheid und durch das Diepental

was great fun - but wg. the steep inclines from the Wupper (W.tal-Laaken) up to the RS-Lennep train station only for eBike riders. Also has 35% battery.cap. = 175 Wh or 630 kJ cost.

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April 10, 2023,4-Trassen-Tour

Use the great weather to wake up the bike from hibernation and get a little exhausted.

From the tool route to Lennep to the Balkan route. From there against the UZS to Wuppertal on the Nordbahntrasse. 3 tunnels later, the Panoramaradweg Niederbergbahn came along as a connection to the corkscrew route. It went to Solingen, from there through the city …

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August 14, 2023,Korkenziehertrasse, Nordbahntrasse, Balkantrasse

Very nice tour, unfortunately with a construction site that some of us. caused problems.
99.5 km
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September 8, 2021,Balkan-Nordbahn-Korkenziehertrasse

The circular rail route with a detour to snow was very exhausting. The individual railway lines were beautiful. The connections to the individual routes and various city crossings were less beautiful.

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Marscheider Brook Valley – Marscheider Brook Valley loop from Leichlingen

View of the Ölbach Valley from the Balkantrasse

Balkantrasse, Burscheid

Marscheider Brook Valley

Marscheider Brook Valley

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

View of Wuppertal from the Kuhler Viaduct on the Nordbahntrasse

Rott Tunnel

View of Bergisches Land

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