View of the Erft – Wooden bridge over the Erft loop from Zülpich

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Euskirchen

Zülpich

View of the Erft – Wooden bridge over the Erft loop from Zülpich

Moderate

4.4

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100

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View of the Erft – Wooden bridge over the Erft loop from Zülpich

02:47

45.5km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.6 km for 169 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.5 km

Burg Redinghoven

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Beautiful water castle in Friesheim am Rotbach.
First documented in 1399.
The castle is private, but the local farm shop gives a good excuse to look around ^ ^
And …

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25.7 km

Strukturreicher Biotopkomplex westlich Derkum

Nature Reserve

26.5 km

View of the Erft

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Nice view

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27.7 km

Wooden bridge over the Erft

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Consistently solid ground or even asphalt, lots of shade and many benches for small breaks on the water

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28.5 km

Erft Cycle Path near Euskirchen

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Very nice bike path, which required good seat meat because the path is not very well maintained

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29.7 km

View of the Erft and the red building

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beautiful bike path that leads to a gravel path at the end. But also good to ride with normal bikes 🚴🏾

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31.1 km

Veybach–Erft confluence

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Here the Erft has an extended bed and meanders relatively well.

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31.4 km

Erft Meander Rest Area

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After the flood disaster, a beautiful rest area was created on the section of the Erft where the Erft flows naturally in loops past the Doktor Bütten Promenade.

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