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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Solingen Grünewald

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Solingen Grünewald

Moderate

4.7

(46)

446

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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Solingen Grünewald

02:06

47.2km

460m

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: June 11, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Wupperhang mit Henkensiepen und Hüscheider Bachtal

Wiembachtal und Ölbachtal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.98 km

Zimmertisch Restaurant at Haasenmühle

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This is a nicely located restaurant.

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14.4 km

Trailhead of the Balkantrasse in Opladen

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Here the Balkan route starts in the direction of Lennep.

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14.5 km

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid

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It's an uninterrupted 1% incline from Opladen to Wermelskirchen. Only a few streets are crossed. There are a lot of branches into the Bergisches Land. The pavement is at its finest, especially when swept by the city. Otherwise it can get very slippery here in autumn.

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24.4 km

Alter Bahnhof Burscheid Beer Garden

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Delicious food and an even better beer from the Weltenburg monastery brewery. If you drive down the Balkan route, you should definitely take a look at a wheat beer.

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26.4 km

Bergisches Land Rail Trail

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Very nice route with a pleasant gradient. The surface is good and is cleaned regularly.

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35.7 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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On the level between joke heroes and Leichlingen

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38.3 km

Leysiefen Quiet Ascent

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Has a few rough spots, especially in the beginning, but is very easy to drive overall. Beautiful, low-traffic, evenly mobile slope.

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40.7 km

Historic Manor on the Wupper

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Nice little street with a view of the Wupper, which shimmers beautifully through the trees here.

No lanterns and expect hikers and their cars on weekends.

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47.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.7 km

17.8 km

4.98 km

3.54 km

140 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.5 km

661 m

103 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

34°C

20°C

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Comments

February 23, 2025,🚴‍♂️ BMC Tour 🚴‍♂️ Hilden 🔛 Hilgen 😎

From Hilden we went via Leichlingen, Bergisch Neukirchen to the Balkantrasse. Further up into the Bergisches Land via Burscheid to Hilgen. From there via Witzhelden back to the Wupper and home with a pretty good km average, but it was only the second training session 😎✌

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Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid – Bergisches Land Rail Trail loop from Solingen Grünewald

Zimmertisch Restaurant at Haasenmühle

Trailhead of the Balkantrasse in Opladen

Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid

Alter Bahnhof Burscheid Beer Garden

Bergisches Land Rail Trail

View of the Rhine Plain

Leysiefen Quiet Ascent

Historic Manor on the Wupper

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