Bensberg Palace – Serpentine Ascent to Spitze loop from Duckterath

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach

Bensberg Palace – Serpentine Ascent to Spitze loop from Duckterath

Moderate

4.3

(8)

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Bensberg Palace – Serpentine Ascent to Spitze loop from Duckterath

02:14

44.4km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 41.5 km for 105 m

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Start point

Train Station

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6.68 km

Bensberg Palace

Highlight • Castle

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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7.72 km

Cycle Path Between Untereschbach and Overath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The cycle path is also very easy to use for racing bikes as far as Forsbach and on to Bensberg.

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17.1 km

Hoffnungsthal Village Center and Volberg Church

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Today's Rösrath district of Hoffnungsthal actually goes back to the Volberg an der Sülz settlement, which forms the old town center. The name of the Protestant church in Volberg, whose …

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28.3 km

Sülztalbahn Bridge Remains

Highlight • Monument

The remains of the bridge over the Sülz of the Cologne-Mülheim-Lindlar railway line are still standing on the slope
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31.6 km

Dürschbachtal

Nature Reserve

34.3 km

Serpentine Ascent to Spitze

Highlight • Climb

Here I prefer to stay on the road, it's nice to drive - despite the traffic

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35.8 km

Climb from Herrenstrunden to Spitze

Highlight • Climb

I admit: I only drove this route downhill - with great pleasure on "Rund um Köln"

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41.6 km

Villa Zanders

Highlight • Historical Site

In the vicinity of Villa Zanders and the town hall the most beautiful corner of Bergisch Gladbach. We recommend the weekly market on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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41.8 km

Bergisch Gladbach Town Hall

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The three-wing building in the German Renaissance style was constructed from 1905 to 1906 under the direction of Ludwig Bopp, a representative of the Munich School. The central building, which …

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