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The Schäl Sick – cycling through the Rhineland

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The Schäl Sick – cycling through the Rhineland

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The Schäl Sick – cycling through the Rhineland

01:44

27.6km

100m

Cycling

This “Schäl Sick” tour, a Rhenish term for “the wrong side,” won’t leave you in awe if you’re looking for classic beauty or impressive sights. The nickname of the city on the right bank of the Rhine already indicates how Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine looks at…

by KölnTourismus

Last updated: June 5, 2024

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Start point

Train Station

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378 m

Museum Ludwig

Highlight • Monument

The Ludwig Museum presents art from the 20th century and the present. The wave-like roof construction of the museum building takes up the dynamics of the Rhine and forms a flowing transition to Cologne Cathedral.

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2.75 km

Rhine bridges and cable car

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The section of the Rhine in Cologne's urban area can be crossed over seven bridges. The Rhine bridges were built in the 1950s to 1970s. In addition to the Zoobrücke, …

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15.1 km

Rheinpark Cologne

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On its 50th birthday in 2007, the Rheinpark was named the most beautiful park in Germany and the second most beautiful park in Europe.

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25.9 km

Gürzenich

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The Gürzenich Festhaus was built between 1441 and 1447 and the outer facade was rebuilt in the late Gothic style in 1995 after the destruction caused by the First and …

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26.4 km

Wallraf-Richartz Museum

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It is Cologne's art museum with the longest tradition. Wallraf's collection from the beginning of the 19th century was fundamental and has since been expanded many times. Special focus: medieval art, baroque, rococo and impressionism: wallraf.museum

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27.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

9.77 km

2.50 km

930 m

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

7.66 km

3.37 km

730 m

208 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 29 May

27°C

17°C

35 %

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Comments

May 5, 2022

This “Schäl Sick” tour, a Rhenish term for “the wrong side,” won’t leave you in awe if you’re looking for classic beauty or impressive sights. The nickname of the city on the right bank of the Rhine already indicates how Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine looks at its eastern counterpart with skepticism

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Trail Reviews

KölnTourismus

July 17, 2021, Die Schäl Sick Radtour

The "Schäl Sick" will not trigger any storms of enthusiasm if you are looking for classic beauty or impressive sights. Already the nickname of the right bank of the Rhine indicates how the left bank of the Rhine Cologne looks with skepticism on its eastern counterpart. On this tour, we explore parts of the city that experienced their first heyday at the time of industrialization and have since been in constant change. Whether immigration, structural change or approaches to gentrification, Schäl Sick does not stand still and sometimes reinvents itself. We will therefore take you on a bike tour that will take you on rough pavement through parts of Cologne's green lung and we are sure that you will like it and that you will discover new things. Otherwise: Cologne lime ban! ;-)

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The Schäl Sick – cycling through the Rhineland

Museum Ludwig

Rhine bridges and cable car

Rheinpark Cologne

Gürzenich

Wallraf-Richartz Museum

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