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View of Inden Open-Pit Mine – Niederzier Moated Castle loop from Merzenich

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North Rhine-Westphalia

View of Inden Open-Pit Mine – Niederzier Moated Castle loop from Merzenich

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View of Inden Open-Pit Mine – Niederzier Moated Castle loop from Merzenich

01:50

29.9km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 1 m for 34 m

After 29.9 km for 34 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

7.15 km

Gravel section of the Rur Cycle Path

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Enjoy nature and still give full throttle: both are possible on this passage of the Rur-Radweg. For pure racing bikes it will be difficult, for Gravel bikes a perfect route, …

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2

9.19 km

View of the Rur River from the Merken Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here and there you can see anglers

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3

13.4 km

View of Inden Open-Pit Mine

Highlight • Monument

View of the Inden opencast mine

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4

13.4 km

Open-pit mine Inde

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Just for the sake of completeness: this is the Inden open-cast mine, not Garzweiler. 😉

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5

15.4 km

Rur River in Pierer Forest

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A beautiful view!

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6

20.9 km

Niederzier Moated Castle

Highlight • Castle

A Jülich ministerial dynasty that comes from the castle has been found since the 13th century, first a Heinrich von Zier in 1226, a Cologne choir bishop Conrad von Cirne …

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7

22.1 km

Jägerhof Tower Oberzier

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This was a resting place for a hunting tenant Dr. Wilms from Cologne, who built this building in 1860. List of architectural monuments Oberzier No. 24

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B

29.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

7.39 km

4.27 km

3.04 km

2.47 km

Surfaces

21.5 km

3.00 km

2.72 km

1.94 km

410 m

366 m

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Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

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