Erft cycle path
Map with all linked sites from the | Erft cycle path | |||
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| overall length | 110 km | ||
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| Starting point |
Nettersheim-Holzmülheim 50 ° 29 '33.7 " N , 6 ° 37' 48.4" E |
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| Target point |
Neuss-Grimlinghausen 51 ° 11 '6 " N , 6 ° 43' 51.2" E |
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| Places along the way | Blankenheim , Nettersheim , Bad Münstereifel , Euskirchen , Weilerswist , Erftstadt , Kerpen , Bergheim , Bedburg , Grevenbroich , Neuss | ||
| Flooring | mostly paved | ||
| difficulty | easy (<5%) | ||
| Traffic volume | to Bad Münstereifel mostly streets,
later cycle or farm roads |
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| Connection to | Rhine Cycle Path , Kaiser Route , Fietsallee on the North Canal , Moated Castle Route | ||
| Website URL | Erftradweg | ||
The Erft cycle path runs for around 110 kilometers along the Erft from the source in Nettersheim - Holzmülheim to the confluence with the Rhine in Neuss . It is part of the NiederRheinroute long-distance cycle route network .
You can travel by train to Nettersheim train station. From there it is a few kilometers to Holzmülheim.
Route
The Erft Cycle Path begins at the source of the Erft in the German-Belgian nature park Nordeifel near Holzmülheim and initially runs on a road with little traffic. There is a separate cycle path between Schönau and Bad Münstereifel . From there it leads to Euskirchen , where the Rhineland Nature Park begins. From here, the Erft cycle path shares the route with the moated castle route . After about 13 kilometers you will reach Weilerswist . The course follows the Erft in a north-west direction via Erftstadt , where the Kaiser route is added between Liblar and Lechenich (Gemeindeverbindungsstrasse / Erft) . It continues via Kerpen , Bergheim and Bedburg . In the Kaster district , the Erft cycle path bends to the northeast and crosses the administrative district border between Cologne and Düsseldorf . From Grevenbroich the cycle path runs along the river to Neuss where it flows into the Rhine .
Attractions
- Clemens Sels Museum , Neuss
- Dyck Castle , Neuss
- Foundation Insel Hombroich , Neuss
- Paffendorf Castle , Bergheim
- Eifel aqueduct , cross vineyard
- Roman lime distillery Iversheim
- Pharmacy Museum Bad Münstereifel , Bad Münstereifel
- Hand weaving museum , Bad Münstereifel
- Eifel Museum
Rail connections
The cycle path connects directly to the following routes:
There are important rail connections to other routes with Euskirchen train station and Neuss main train station as well as Grevenbroich train station .
literature
- Dirk Holterman, Harald Herzog: The Erft cycle path. From the source to the mouth. 3rd edition, Bouvier, Bonn 2007 ISBN 3-416-03029-X .
Web links
- Erftradweg at Radreise-wiki
- Erftradweg on erftweg.de
- Travel report