Eichenrather Weg – Herzogenrath Retention Pond loop from Würselen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Würselen

Eichenrather Weg – Herzogenrath Retention Pond loop from Würselen

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Eichenrather Weg – Herzogenrath Retention Pond loop from Würselen

01:31

23.2km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Mittleres Broichbachtal zwischen Broicher Siedlung und Ofden

Unteres Broichbachtal südlich Noppenberg

Wurmtal südlich Herzogenrath, einschließlich Meisbach, Würselen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.38 km

Eichenrather Weg

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great cycle path from Euchen to Morsbach

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4.22 km

Aachener Industriebahn Rail Trail

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The route of the Aachen industrial railway leads into the area surrounding the fortified city of Jülich, which is characterized by opencast lignite mining. Since October 2019, the entire route …

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5.45 km

Old railway underpass on the Aachen–Jülich rail trail

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The old railway underpass is located on the former Aachen - Jülich railway line.

If you leave the railway line you come from here to Ofden, a district of Alsdorf.

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5.95 km

Cycle Path Along Forest and Fields

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9.91 km

Lower Broichbach Valley south of Noppenberg

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Here you can cycle relaxed.

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11.4 km

Herzogenrath Retention Pond

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Beautiful pond with large fields of water lilies and quiet shores where you can watch the water birds. There is a beautiful circular path around the lake.

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11.8 km

View of the Pond

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You can also walk around the lake.

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19.0 km

Granite Egg Trail at Gouley Dump

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The entire area was once the Würselener Heide. But that was a long time ago. Only the narrow strip to the right of the "old railway line" (from the direction …

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21.1 km

Wurmtal südlich Herzogenrath, einschließlich Meisbach, Würselen

Nature Reserve

23.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.13 km

6.30 km

5.58 km

4.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

3.59 km

2.57 km

1.64 km

635 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

9°C

2°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

March 17, 2023,Würselen - Broichbachtal

Used the cloudy start of spring at 16°C for a post-winter stress test (on a cross bike) to see what condition the winter had left.
Very nice path through meadows, fields, forest and along small streams. 2/3 paved bicycle path, 1/3 partly muddy, yet easy to drive forest paths. Short single trail passages and a few meters of altitude.
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