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North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Pulheim

Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim – Paffendorf Castle loop from Stommeln

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Pulheim

Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim – Paffendorf Castle loop from Stommeln

Hard

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Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim – Paffendorf Castle loop from Stommeln

07:03

112km

270m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

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Naturpark Rheinland

Waldnaturschutzgebiet Knechtsteden

Waypoints

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Train Station

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27.1 km

Erft River

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We were walking on the Erftradweg. We liked it so much. The Erft and the Swist are small rivers that wind through meadows and meadows

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37.3 km

Parrig

Nature Reserve

38.5 km

Erft Cycle Path in the Rhineland Nature Park

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Attention after heavy rain there is a risk of flooding

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45.2 km

Vogelwäldchen

Forest

45.9 km

Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim

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Very nice cycle path, in places a lot of people on the road

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48.6 km

Erft River near Bergheim

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Just like all the others, a beautiful section on the Erft, here the small Erft joins the Erft.

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50.1 km

First mentioned in 1230 as the bailiwick of Paffendorf, this Renaissance-style moated castle is completely surrounded by water. Today, a brasserie invites visitors to enjoy coffee, cakes, and light meals. …

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50.8 km

Erft Cycle Path

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Along the Erft is definitely worth it. With little slope and slope so not too exhausting so that you can enjoy the tour

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54.0 km

Ehemalige Klärteiche Bedburg

Nature Reserve

67.9 km

Erft Riverside Trail

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If you didn't know better, you would think there was a lake here.

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69.6 km

Erft

Lake

71.3 km

Dohmer Loch

Lake

83.2 km

Eppinghoven Mill

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1765 and later. 2nd storey, 4-winged, washed brick building with hipped roof, segmental arched windows with Klobensteinen, colossal pilaster order, profiled storey cornice, gabled central part, stone tablet with volutes …

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112 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.9 km

36.5 km

14.7 km

7.43 km

2.25 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

67.2 km

15.3 km

14.5 km

9.32 km

4.23 km

1.12 km

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Friday 21 August

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Comments

September 20, 2025,Neuss - Grevenbroich - Bergheim - Erftstadt

Today I took advantage of the summer weather to explore the Erft Cycle Path. The very beautiful first section of the route, from the mouth of the Erft River to Grevenbroich, was already familiar to me from previous tours. The second section was well-developed, with varied routes. Shortly before my destination, the cycle path at the gravel pit outside Blessem …

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Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim – Paffendorf Castle loop from Stommeln

Erft River

Erft Cycle Path in the Rhineland Nature Park

Erft Cycle Path near Bergheim

Erft River near Bergheim

Paffendorf Castle

Erft Cycle Path

Erft Riverside Trail

Eppinghoven Mill

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