Urft Valley Trail – Genfbachtal Cycle Path loop from Blankenheim

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Euskirchen

Blankenheim

Urft Valley Trail – Genfbachtal Cycle Path loop from Blankenheim

Hard

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(26)

110

riders

Urft Valley Trail – Genfbachtal Cycle Path loop from Blankenheim

03:09

46.5km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

246 m

St. George's Gate (Blankenheim)

Highlight • Historical Site

In 1672, Count Salentin Ernst von Manderscheid-Blankenheim (1630–1705) ordered the expansion and restoration of the town's fortifications. The construction of the fortifications involved the inclusion of the town's extended valley …

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388 m

Historic Old Town, Blankenheim

Highlight • Historical Site

Hardly any opportunity to take photos at the weekend, a lot of people

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4.66 km

Ahr Cycle Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet drive through beautiful countryside on good ground.

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31.2 km

Urft Valley Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

On the fine gravel you can hear the pleasantly gentle crunch of the tires while your gaze wanders over the expanses of the Eifel forests. Driving this route is balm for the soul.

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34.7 km

Roman road Agrippastraße, near Nettersheim

Highlight • Historical Site

The route between Nettersheim and Blankenheim station is always beautiful because of the landscape!

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36.0 km

View of the Urft River in Nettersheim

Highlight • River

You cycle comfortably along the babbling Urft through the friendly community of Nettersheim.

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36.7 km

Nettersheim Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Nice place on a cycle path that is easy to ride.

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39.3 km

Genfbachtal Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Wonderful route. Everything fits here, gentle curves, easy up and down and a wonderful landscape.

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39.8 km

Genfbachtal südöstlich Nettersheim

Nature Reserve

46.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.2 km

15.9 km

3.39 km

1.96 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.2 km

11.4 km

5.15 km

2.88 km

651 m

311 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

14°C

6°C

37 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

August 26, 2025,2025-08_Nettershein Tag 3 (Zur Ahrquelle in Blankenheim)

A seven-day cycling holiday in Nettersheim/Eifel with the ADFC Langenfeld/Monheim. Ute and Jürgen skillfully led the seven other participants on beautiful and at times challenging trails through a diverse landscape. And all in mostly perfect weather.
After a long coffee, cake, and ice cream break in Blankenheim, we visited the memorial for the victims of the July 2021 flood.

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