Eppinghoven Mill – Erft River at Kottmann Mill loop from Kaarst IKEA

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Kreis Neuss

Kaarst

Eppinghoven Mill – Erft River at Kottmann Mill loop from Kaarst IKEA

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Eppinghoven Mill – Erft River at Kottmann Mill loop from Kaarst IKEA

03:33

56.2km

120m

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: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 39 m for 2 m

After 56.3 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.02 km

Historic Empellement Weir

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Under Napoleon, the North Channel has been planned as a navigable waterway between the Rhine and the Meuse as the Grand Canal du Nord. From 1809 to 1810 was built. …

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11.3 km

Erft Cycle Path near Weckhoven

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Here you usually drive alone along the Erft.

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11.9 km

Erprather Mill

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The Erprather mills were historically named for the first time in 1166. In 1909 the facilities were expanded with the help of steam engines to become the most modern mill on the Lower Rhine.

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12.8 km

1765 and later. 2nd storey, 4-winged, washed brick building with hipped roof, segmental arched windows with Klobensteinen, colossal pilaster order, profiled storey cornice, gabled central part, stone tablet with volutes …

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24.6 km

Erft River at Kottmann Mill

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The mill Kottmann was mentioned in its original form as early as the 12th century. As Düppersmühle, the great-great-grandfather of the present owner bought the mill and since then she …

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25.7 km

Dohmer Loch

Lake

27.4 km

Erft

Lake

34.9 km

Bench at the Wayside Cross

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With small shade dispensers

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52.3 km

Nordkanal

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You can ride a bike along the north canal (cycle path north of the canal) or go hiking or walking in the neighboring Vorster forest (south of the canal). The …

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55.3 km

Nordkanal in Kaarst

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The “Fietsallee am Nordkanal” cycle route follows the North Canal once planned by Napoleon Bonaparte from Neuss am Rhein to Nederweert in the Netherlands (50 km on the German side, …

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56.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.6 km

18.9 km

7.99 km

4.48 km

4.22 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.6 km

8.87 km

5.59 km

3.16 km

2.99 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

March 12, 2022,Durch den Rhein-Kreis Neuss

The round around the Tuppenhof can be solved more elegantly. Overall, the tour sometimes went along roads. I would choose a different route next time. Don't forget the detour to Castle Dyk. You can't get close enough to take a picture without paying the entrance fee.

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