Burgholz Station – Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo loop from Robert-Daum-Platz

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Burgholz Station – Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo loop from Robert-Daum-Platz

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Burgholz Station – Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo loop from Robert-Daum-Platz

01:23

20.3km

260m

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 4, 2026

Tips

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.14 km

View of the Tiger Enclosure from the Sambatrasse

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Tiger watching from above by bike and for free? Where else is there something like that? So go!

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3.26 km

Grüner Zoo Wuppertal Bridge (Tiger Enclosure)

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The bridge of the samba route leads over the tiger enclosure, from there you can watch the tigers and part of the green zoo well.

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5.87 km

Burgholz Station

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Ideal stop for a little refreshment, located directly on the route.

Opening hours:
Wednesdays to Saturdays from 12 noon,
Sundays from 11 a.m.

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10.2 km

Historic VT 95 railbus on the Sambatrasse

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I used to take the rail bus to school and work. 😊

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10.8 km

Sambatrasse Cronenberg station

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Very easy to drive from here, as the Samba race downhill runs steadily down to the zoo. It leads over a bridge directly through the zoo, past the lion and …

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17.5 km

Samba Trail at Wuppertal Zoo

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after going up the very steep road, you are on the Samabtrasse

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18.7 km

View of Elberfeld

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I can only confirm a really great view.

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20.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

5.26 km

2.65 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

7.35 km

1.45 km

670 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

October 6, 2024,Ich bin Master, Ivan der Blaster. Zusammen sind wir Masterblaster!

Everything hurts. Ivan is tough, but I am tougher. 😬😬😬

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August 18, 2024,TorTour

Der Metalhead spürte den tiefen Bass in seinem Brustkorb vibrieren, als die Gitarrenriffs durch seinen Helm donnerten. Er war eins mit der Musik, die ihn durch die leeren Weiten des Alls begleitete, wo kein Klang sich ausbreiten konnte außer dem, den er selbst erschuf. Die Sterne zogen als leuchtende Streifen an ihm vorbei, während er mit seinem treuen Fahrrad, das …

May 4, 2024,Der letzte Klapprad-Reiter

To put it briefly: it was hard. If I have to ride the pedal bike for much longer, I'll screw a wider handlebar onto the bike.

According to Orbea, I'm getting a new seat stay. Hopefully it will arrive next week.

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April 28, 2024,Der Ritt auf dem russischen Drachen

Ivan is back. The prince of the road, the folding shovel among two-wheelers, the dragon of the taiga leaves his trail of destruction through the city...

So, enough of that. After my Orbea spontaneously developed terminal osteoporosis yesterday, today I got Ivan out of the basement, removed the stupid luggage rack and pressed 3.5 bar into the 20" terror discs.

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