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North Rhine-Westphalia

Burgauer Wald Avenue – Burgau Castle loop from Merzenich

Bike touring routes & trails

North Rhine-Westphalia

Burgauer Wald Avenue – Burgau Castle loop from Merzenich

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Burgauer Wald Avenue – Burgau Castle loop from Merzenich

02:28

36.1km

210m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 16.8 km for 100 m

After 25.3 km for 211 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.60 km

Alte Kirche Merzenich

Highlight • Religious Site

The old parish church was mentioned in the Liber valoris around 1300. The exact year of construction is unclear, but should be before 1300. At the turn of the 14th …

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12.3 km

Burgauer Wald

Nature Reserve

3

12.9 km

Burgauer Wald Avenue

Highlight • Forest

leads from Düren straight towards Burgau Castle in Niederau.
Top gravel route

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4

13.6 km

Gut Weyern

Highlight • Historical Site

Surrounded by water.
Spectacular: the crooked gate pillar

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16.9 km

Burgauer Wald

Forest

6

17.5 km

Burgau Castle

Highlight • Castle

The main castle of Burgau Castle looks back on an eventful history. Built at the beginning of the 14th century by the Counts of Heinsberg and given to Wilhelm von …

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7

22.6 km

Forest Path in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Highlight • Forest

8

22.8 km

Walldstreet Bank

Highlight • Rest Area

The forest near Kreuzau provides plenty of shade for cyclists

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9

22.9 km

Muttergotteshäuschen Wayside Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

Photo: Sophia Eckerle, district of Düren

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10

24.6 km

Allee at the Niederau/Düren Animal Shelter

Highlight • Trail

Woe to man if even a single animal sits in the Last Judgment.
Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

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36.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

3.60 km

3.28 km

3.23 km

2.55 km

157 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

8.64 km

7.46 km

6.74 km

616 m

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Thursday 28 May

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