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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bergisches Land
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Bergisch Gladbach

Climb to Hohkeppel – Dörrenberger Switchbacks loop from Hardt

Moderate

5.0

(1)

53

riders

Climb to Hohkeppel – Dörrenberger Switchbacks loop from Hardt

02:14

42.9km

660m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

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Parking

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1

3.05 km

Descent from Herkenrath to Sand

Highlight • Trail

Here you always have the feeling of floating above things.

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2

14.9 km

Climb to Hohkeppel

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Beautiful even slope. The cars take sometimes also momentum ...

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3

16.0 km

Hohkeppel Village Centre

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A place with old half-timbered houses and a beautiful church.

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4

16.2 km

Hohkeppel Cemetery Water Source

Highlight • Natural

This cemetery has a water source.

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5

16.2 km

Between Hohkeppel and Vellingen

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Fantastic asphalt through beautiful hills.

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6

19.7 km

Dörrenberger Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Very nice serpentine downhill through the forest.

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7

24.0 km

Road near Reudenbach

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New asphalt, little traffic.

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8

39.3 km

Bensberg Palace

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Our hotel on the short trip to the Bergisches Land and to Cologne.
A bike day was planned, it went to the Dühntalsperre, a scenic tour.

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42.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.5 km

8.39 km

2.13 km

883 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.4 km

8.45 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

98 %

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