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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Erft Riverside Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Grevenbroich

Bike touring routes & trails

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Erft Riverside Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Grevenbroich

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4.8

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Erft Riverside Trail – Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended loop from Grevenbroich

02:36

39.4km

120m

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: April 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.8 km for 266 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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2.29 km

Erft Riverside Trail

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If you didn't know better, you would think there was a lake here.

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2

14.1 km

Strategic railroad embankment on Oekovener Weg Butzheim

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From here you can drive over the strategic railway embankment to the Museum Island Hombroich. The track surface is ideal for cycling. Especially in summer, the route offers a lot of shade, almost in its entirety.

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16.5 km

Strategic railroad embankment 🤩 unfortunately awesome 🤩 highly recommended

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Can be driven on in any weather.

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17.9 km

Bridge ruins on the strategic railroad embankment at Sittarder Acker

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The strategic railway embankment was actually planned as a railway line, but no train ever ran here. The construction project was stopped and the route fell into oblivion. This bridge …

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5

19.6 km

Rest Area with Lounge Chairs Under the Bridge

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Super nicely redesigned

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6

32.0 km

Weir on the Erft at the An der Schwarzen Brücke Nature Reserve

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A great intersection if you want to cycle or walk along the Erft to Grevenbroich.

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7

32.1 km

Erft River

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The 110-kilometer ride takes you comfortably along the river

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8

32.1 km

Erft Riverside Trail

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A nice section along the Erft with a good bike path.

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37.1 km

Dohmer Loch

Lake

B

39.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.2 km

5.78 km

5.17 km

2.27 km

1.96 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

10.4 km

6.43 km

5.95 km

2.18 km

801 m

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