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Bergheim

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe – Abandoned Village of Manheim loop from Glesch

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe – Abandoned Village of Manheim loop from Glesch

Moderate

4.6

(43)

127

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Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe – Abandoned Village of Manheim loop from Glesch

04:09

56.8km

520m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 41.4 km for 122 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

Mammoth Forest

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Deduction in different directions 👀

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12.8 km

Viewpoint

13.3 km

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

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View into the Rheinische Windradrevier

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13.8 km

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

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Fixed the Hambacher First: aktion.campact.de/kohleaus/hambach-appell/teilnehmen?utm_campaign=%2Fkohleaus%2F&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=rec-lc&utm_term=inside_flow

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15.3 km

Findlingsdüne Viewpoint with Long Bench

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Here's another little highlight on the Sophienhöhen. Year of construction 2020/21
With a beautiful view and a long bench to rest on.
Children can run around on the sand hill.

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16.3 km

Sophienhöhe

Forest

17.1 km

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe

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The Sophienhöhe, also known as Monte Sophia, is a recultivated spoil heap created by the mining of lignite seams from the Hambach opencast mine.

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32.0 km

Die Bürge

Forest

41.0 km

Abandoned Village of Manheim

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Manheim has been successively resettled since 2013 due to the lignite mine Hambach. In 2016, around 350 people still lived there.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manheim

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42.9 km

Forest path near Hambach open-pit mine

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Great nature next to the Hambach opencast mine,

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48.3 km

Forum :terra nova – View of the Hambach open‑pit mine

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The Forum :terra nova is located directly at the Hambach opencast mine and offers a breathtaking view of the largest lignite mine in Europe. The facade represents the colors and …

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56.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.3 km

5.24 km

4.88 km

2.85 km

2.56 km

Surfaces

18.1 km

16.6 km

11.1 km

8.00 km

2.71 km

267 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

17°C

8°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Mammoth Forest

View of Jülicher Land and wind turbines

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

Findlingsdüne Viewpoint with Long Bench

Roman Tower on Sophienhöhe

Abandoned Village of Manheim

Forest path near Hambach open-pit mine

Forum :terra nova – View of the Hambach open‑pit mine

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