Imgenbroich-Vennbahn-45A-Einruhr-Imgenbroich 122 km
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Løypestatistikk
- Distanse
- 122,08 km
- Høydeøkning
- 1 263 m
- Teknisk vanskelighetsgrad
- Moderat
- Høydetap
- 1 263 m
- Maks høyde
- 684 m
- TrailRank
-
69
5
- Min. høyde
- 281 m
- Løypetype
- Runde
- Klokkeslett
- 7 timer 20 minutter
- Koordinater
- 3057
- Lastet opp
- 21. juni 2015
- Tatt opp
- juni 2015
nær Imgenbroich, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland)
Sett 10524 ganger, lastet ned 67 ganger
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Turbeskrivelse
The route starts in Imgenbroich, just off the Aachen-Monschau road. You directly cycle to the Vennbahn (see waypoint, and website www.vennbahn.eu), and follow this cycle path all the way (about 23 km) to Oberweywertz. You pass through beautiful scenery, the Hohes Venn and quiet countryside, as well as past Sourbrodt station (see waypoint), where you can still see old buildings, railway cars and other rail relics. In Oberweywerz, you turn left on the Vennquerbahn or Ravel 45A (see waypoint) cycle path to Losheimergraben (see http://ravel.wallonie.be/opencms/opencms/fr/parcours/sections/L45A/). Near Bütgenbach you pass over a railway viaduct and then past the Bütgenbach reservoir. Unfortunately, the smooth asphalt turns into rough gravel just past the reservoir, and I took a detour on my racing bike, staying close to the cycle track. You pass through Büllingen and Honsfeld to Buchholz. I continued on the road towards Losheimergraben, but could only connect to the cycle path at Losheim (no level junctions). Later I learned the stretch between Buchholz and Losheim is asphalted, but I missed the connection at Buchholz. At Losheim, I connected to the Kyll Radweg (see waypoint), on the former Jünkerath-Weywertz railway junction. This cycling path is brand new with wooden fences to avoid you falling off the track. You cycle down all the way to Jünkerath, passing by the reservoir Kronenburger See. In Jünkerath the cycle path ends. Here you go uphill towards Dahlem (see waypoint). From Dahlem you go to the airstrip Dahlemer Binz and on to Schmidtheim. Here you go up another hill on the K61 towards Oberschömbach where you have a beautiful view across the Eifel. You descend towards Manscheid and then through the Reifferscheider Bach valley on a busy road to the Olef valley at Blumenthal. Here you find a cycle route which takes you all the way to Schleiden, along a still intact rail track and the Olef river. In busy Schleiden you take a winding road up to Herhahn (see waypoint). On former army training ground Vogelsang you follow a concrete road to the entrance of the former Nazi Ordensburg Vogelsang. Here you take the busy B266 road down to Einruhr (see waypoint) on the Rursee, where you can eat or drink something close to the lake. You continue on the B266 on a smooth climb before you get to the turn-off for the Rur valley on a smaller road. About 3 km past Hammel the road steeply climbs back to Imgenbroich, the starting point.
The entire route is suited for the racing bike. On a tourbike you do not need to avoid the gravel on the Vennquerbahn and you can follow the former railway track all the way to Losheim. Some of the roads in the Eifel can be busy with cars and motor bikes, especially the B266. You can eat and drink something in several places on the Vennbahn and Vennquerbahn, as well as in Dahlem, Schleiden, Einruhr and Imgenbroich (among others). Route Imgenbroich-Bôsfagne/Sourbrodt-Weywertz-Oberweywertz-Bütgenbach-Büllingen-Honsfeld-Buchholz-Losheimergraben-Losheim-Kronenburg-Stadtkyll-Jünkerath-Dahlem-Schmidtheim-Oberschömbach-Winten-Manscheid-Wiesen-Reifferscheid-Blumenthal-Oberhausen-Schleiden-Herhahn-Einruhr-Dedenborn-Hammer-Imgenbroich.
Veipunkter
Informasjonspunkt
285 m
Climb B266
Here starts the climb on the B266 away from the Rur reservoir. It is a busy road, with a cycle path next to it on the first stretch. To the right you have views of Einruhr and the reservoir. It is a smooth climb.
Informasjonspunkt
437 m
Climb to Dahlem
You climb out of the valley on a small country lane past a church. At the end of the lane you turn right on a broader road towards Dahlem.
Informasjonspunkt
365 m
Climb to Herhahn
Climb on the wide L207 to Herhahn. Quite a few cars pass you during this climb. On arriving in Herhahn you turn left on a smaller road and then continue on concrete slabs on a former military training ground.
Informasjonspunkt
410 m
Climb to Imgenbroich
Here the steep (15% grade in places) climb towards Imgenbroich starts. You ascend 135 m in 1.5 km (9%), and the first 800 m have an average grade of 12%.
Informasjonspunkt
533 m
Climb to Oberschömbach
On the K61 secondary road you climb smoothly through the forest towards Oberschömbach. From here you have a nice view across the Eifel.
Informasjonspunkt
565 m
Detour to avoid gravel 45A
To avoid the gravel I took parallel country roads. You pass through Büllingen and Honsfeld to Buchholz and on to Losheimergraben. I could only connect to the asphalted cycle path at Losheim. Later I learned the stretch between Buchholz and Losheim is asphalted, but I missed the connection at Buchholz, and between Buchholz and Losheim there are no level junctions to get on the cycling path.
Informasjonspunkt
284 m
Einruhr
At this waypoint there are two restaurants on the lake. There is also a small ferry landing nearby which you could take to make a boat trip towards Rurberg.
Informasjonspunkt
554 m
Gravel 45A
Here the asphalt ends and is replaced by gravel. It looks quite coarse here and I decided to take a detour on country roads. The cycle path is gravel all the way to Buchholz.
Informasjonspunkt
567 m
Kyll Radweg
Here you get back on the cycling track on what is called the Kyll Radweg in Germany. This is a brand new cycling path with wooden barriers to prevent cyclists falling off... The cycling path alternately enters Rheinland Pfalz and Nord-Rhein Westfalen which is indicated with white lines on the asphalt.
Informasjonspunkt
393 m
Olef valley
In the Olef valley you take a cycle route parallel to the busy B265.
Informasjonspunkt
560 m
Ravel 45A
Here starts the Vennquerbahn, or Ravel 45A. This cycle path goes all the way to the German border, but is partly gravel (see waypoint).
Informasjonspunkt
306 m
Rur valley
From the B266 you descend to Dedenborn and follow the Rur valley after a short climb in Dedenborn.
Informasjonspunkt
562 m
Sourbrodt Station
At Sourbrodt station you will find all kind of railway relicts: station buildings, rails, railcars, etc.
Informasjonspunkt
524 m
Vennbahn
Here you enter the Vennbahn, a beautiful cycling path on the former railway track of the Aachen-Troisvierges line.
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Wat een prachtige route! Eén van de mooiste die ik in deze omgeving heb gereden. Dank je wel Tjaart!
Dag Hans, bedankt voor je review! Blij dat je het een mooie route vond.
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J'ai fait ce parcours au départ de Sourbrodt (Belgique). Premier tiers très facile sur ancienne voie de chemin de fer aménagée. Il n'est plus nécessaire de quitter cette voie pour éviter les graviers (comme indiqué par l'auteur du parcours) tout est asphalté à présent.
Deuxième tiers vallonné, d'une vallée à l'autre. Longues montées, longues descentes...
Dernier tiers assez raide et les kilomètres commençaient à s'accumuler... J'étais content d'arriver....
120 km au final par la faute d'un pont barré qui m'a obligé à modifier le parcours.
Merci Schmin pour ton commentaire! La Vennquerbahn est en effet complètement asphaltée depuis ~ 2 ans. Bien que vous ayez apprécié malgré la partie plus lourde de retour à Imgenbroich. Quant à la dernière côte, c'est assez difficile. Quel pont a été barré?