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Weilerswist

Swister Tower – Erft Bike Path loop from Weilerswist

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Euskirchen

Weilerswist

Swister Tower – Erft Bike Path loop from Weilerswist

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Swister Tower – Erft Bike Path loop from Weilerswist

02:55

54.0km

200m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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 12, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

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Start point

Train Station

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2.69 km

Swister Tower

Highlight • Religious Site

It is the landmark of Weilerswist and adorns the coat of arms of the community in the north of the Euskirchen district. That is not by accident. Because the "Swister Tower" is a spiritual place where the spiritual currents of European history are concentrated like in a magnifying glass. The small, rather unspectacular building is considered by connoisseurs of regional history to be an outstanding testimony to popular piety - from antiquity to the present day. (...) On their 2,500-kilometer hike from Cologne to Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrims encounter numerous religious sites. One of them is the Swister Tower. Its location, the Swister Berg, has been a spiritual place since Roman antiquity. This is not surprising, because the location of the tower is spectacular in the truest sense of the word. It is therefore worthwhile ... to linger and take in the special atmosphere of the place.
(Source: "To the tower between heaven and earth. Hiking on the EifelSpur" Between Ville and Eifel "by Michael Maiworm, in" Die Eifel ", magazine of the Eifelverein, issue 2/2021)

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2.73 km

Swisterberg Tower and Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the left is a nice trail (looking towards the tower). Watch out for strollers!

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6.01 km

Altwald Ville

Nature Reserve

7.22 km

Fields Near Bliesheim

Highlight • Natural

Good asphalt with some small potholes

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14.1 km

Rotbach Ahrem–Friesheim Wildflower Path

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A little wilder since the tide, but no problem to drive. Nice route.

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30.0 km

Lake Zülpich

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful See.Seit the Landesgartenschau was beautified here a lot. Top!!

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37.9 km

Kiesgrube nördlich von Elsig

Nature Reserve

38.4 km

Soda Bridge (Unfinished A56 Bridge) near Euskirchen

Highlight • Bridge

The so-called soda bridge was originally intended to be part of the never-built A56.

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46.2 km

Wooden bridge over the Erft

Highlight • Bridge

Consistently solid ground or even asphalt, lots of shade and many benches for small breaks on the water

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46.2 km

Erft Bike Path

Highlight • Cycleway

As a rule you can drive on both sides. Where the one side is wilder, the other is more like a bike path. In any case, a great track.

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54.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.2 km

8.66 km

5.59 km

3.92 km

964 m

704 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

13.3 km

8.20 km

5.05 km

545 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

23°C

14°C

46 %

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Swister Tower – Erft Bike Path loop from Weilerswist

Swister Tower

Swisterberg Tower and Viewpoint

Fields Near Bliesheim

Rotbach Ahrem–Friesheim Wildflower Path

Lake Zülpich

Soda Bridge (Unfinished A56 Bridge) near Euskirchen

Wooden bridge over the Erft

Erft Bike Path

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