Fietsallee on the north canal

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Fietsallee on the north canal
overall length 100 km
location
Flag of Germany.svg North Rhine-Westphalia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Starting point Neuss
51 ° 11 ′ 55 ″  N , 6 ° 41 ′ 29 ″  E
Target point Nederweert
51 ° 16 ′ 58 ″  N , 5 ° 44 ′ 50 ″  E
Height difference Ascent 255 m , descent 249 m
difficulty family-friendly / incline-free
Traffic volume no to little traffic
Website URL http://www.nordkanal.net
Route
   
 Neuss , connection Erft cycle path , Rhine cycle path
   
 Kaarst , connection to the Niederrheinroute
   
 Korschenbroich
   
 I want to
   
 Mönchengladbach , connection to the NRW soccer route
   
 Viersen
   
 Grefrath
   
 Nettetal
   
 Straelen
   
 Venlo , connection LF 13 (NL)
   
 Maasbree
   
 Heroes
   
 Meijel
   
 Nederweert

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The Fietsallee on the north channel is about 100 km long cycle track at North Channel in the Dutch-German border region. It connects the two rivers Rhine and Maas and is based on the historical course of the North Canal. It was created for Euroga 2002 and was chosen as the 2009 cycle route in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Particularly noteworthy is the Euroga adventure bridge at km 19.3. Here people and bicycles with muscle power can be transferred over the Niers , which the North Canal would have crossed at this point.

Route marking

The route is marked on the German side by signposts ; also by a light turquoise line on the floor, which is divided like a measuring tape every 10 meters by a line, every 50 meters by an enlarged marking, which should represent the water of the canal. Alternatively, steles of the same color were set up at 10 or 50 m intervals on the side of the path or hung on lamp posts. The marking gives the impression of an oversized measuring tape.

In addition to the turquoise-colored markings, there are red-and-white-striped steles at special points, which are intended to remind of the planned course of the canal and the associated engineering services in the canal construction. The red and white steles are intended to be reminiscent of measuring rods.

There are no special signposts in the Netherlands; the light turquoise steles are only set up at a distance of 50 m. In the city center of Venlo and thus on the last section of the route to the Meuse, miniature steles are attached to the lamp posts.

Info points

There are information points along the way that explain the meaning, functionality and history of the North Canal.

km place
0.0 Neuss sports harbor
2.3 Neuss, Epanchoir
11.0 Kaarst, station Kaarster See
15.3 Willich, Büttgerwald
17.3 Willich, Im Eschert
19.3 Willich, adventure bridge
20.4 Mönchengladbach, sewage treatment plant
21.8 Viersen-Donk
24.9 Viersen, bridge keeper's house
28.7 Viersen- Süchteln
37.5 Grefrath
39.5 Nettetal, breakthrough valley of the Nette
41.2 Straelen-Herschel
43.8 Straelen, Louisenburg lock
46.2 Straelen- Herongen

  • Beginning of Fietsallee in Neuss (km 0.0)

  • Path marking in Viersen

  • Euroga adventure bridge over the Niers (km 19.3)

Geocaches

There are geocaches at 15 stations along Fietsallee , which can offer variety on a bike tour along the canal.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fietsallee on the North Canal [ID 82569] ( Memento from November 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ "Fietsallee am Nordkanal" is "Cycle Route of the Year 2009 in North Rhine-Westphalia" , accessed on October 31, 2017
  3. ↑ Fietsallee am Nordkanal is cycle route of the year 2009 ( memento from November 7th 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 31, 2017
  4. ↑ http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?key=grand+canal+du+nord&submit4=Go (site subject to registration)