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Frankenforst Residential Road – Bensberg Palace loop from Rath/Heumar

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Frankenforst Residential Road – Bensberg Palace loop from Rath/Heumar

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4.5

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Frankenforst Residential Road – Bensberg Palace loop from Rath/Heumar

01:19

27.8km

210m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Gierather Wald

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

1

4.90 km

Frankenforst Residential Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Past the BASt up to Bensberg. Traffic-calmed alternative to Kölner Straße (many gentle bumps) with mostly good asphalt. Better uphill than downhill.

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2

8.37 km

Bensberg Palace

Highlight • Castle

Our hotel on the short trip to the Bergisches Land and to Cologne.
A bike day was planned, it went to the Dühntalsperre, a scenic tour.

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3

13.3 km

Descent from Herkenrath to Sand

Highlight • Trail

Here you always have the feeling of floating above things.

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4

15.2 km

St. Severin Church Sand

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful church above the Ommerbornstrasse.
Heard in the Neo-Gothic, but you can see that yourself 😉

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5

15.3 km

Lerbach Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Great climb up to Sand from the south side. Initially to drive briskly, from the sharp left turn at the Gutshof Oberlerbach becoming ever steeper.

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6

17.5 km

Church of the Peace of God

Highlight • Religious Site

The Church of God's Peace is a listed Protestant sacred building.
When an architectural competition was announced for the church building project, the choice fell on the architectural office Hübotter-Lebeboer-Busch …

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7

19.4 km

Sheep Pasture at Lückerather Anger, Gierather Wald

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

along the Lückerather Anger with many sheep.

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8

27.7 km

Schmitzebud

Highlight • Restaurant

Always good as a tour star / end point.

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B

27.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

11.1 km

2.02 km

734 m

136 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

10.7 km

846 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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