Knechtsteden Monastery – Werther Weg loop from Köln Volkhovener Weg

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Knechtsteden Monastery – Werther Weg loop from Köln Volkhovener Weg

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Knechtsteden Monastery – Werther Weg loop from Köln Volkhovener Weg

02:36

63.5km

270m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

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After 48.4 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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27.4 km

Ascent to Vollrather Höhe from Neuenhausen

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A classic! Mountain category HC in the Rhein-Erft district. No hairpin bend follows the next. But definitely usable for a few crisp training altitude meters. The climb from Neuenhausen is …

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30.3 km

View of the Vollrather Höhe wind farm

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Collect a few HM times!

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31.2 km

Vollrather Höhe – Cols de Cologne

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The spoil dump, located south of Grevenbroich in the Rhenish lignite mining area, is known to many as the "Mont Ventoux of the Rhineland". Its exposed location and the three …

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46.0 km

Knechtsteden Monastery

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Absolutely worth a visit, the way there is well signposted from all directions.
In the courtyard of the facility there is a toilet and the opportunity to strengthen yourself with snacks.

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48.7 km

Werther Weg

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Pretty little road through the fields between Delhoven and Hackenbroich and past the Werther Hof. Asphalt acceptable and practically without cars.

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53.7 km

Lehmbergweg and Fürther Weg

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Passing the Chorbusch, the Groß-Sassenhof and Haus Furth on a small street with little traffic.
Connection to popular cycle paths on Pletschbach Randkanal - and in places an alternative to this.

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55.3 km

Pletschbach Rand Canal

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The canal mainly serves to keep the Rhenish lignite opencast mines near Frechen. In addition, he supports the drainage of the Rhein-Erft district and takes in the cleaned waste water …

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57.1 km

Am Horn Cycle Path between Sinnersdorf and Esch

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Good asphalt, no cars. The best conditions to set the pace.

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63.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.9 km

21.4 km

6.50 km

5.21 km

347 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.0 km

3.62 km

921 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

9°C

41 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

September 28, 2025,Frischer 🌞Neurath(er)

Early in the morning, we headed through the villages past Knechtsteden Monastery up to Anstel. Via Evinghoven - Widdeshoven - Barrenstein & Oekoven to the RWE Neurath power plant. Returning through Rommerskirchen and Stommeln.

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