Water Castles Route
Wasserburgen-Route Etappe 6a
A collection of 3 cycling routes.
Overview
About this collection
Compact section of the well-known Water Castles Route in the Rhineland. Stage 6a mostly takes you along quiet secondary roads and agricultural paths, passing water castles, parks, and fields. The surface is mostly asphalt; there are short sections of gravel, cobblestones, and some setts – suitable for touring or gravel bikes. Short stretches on busier roads and through pedestrian zones may occur.
The Water Castles Route is a roughly 470 km loop connecting over 100 castles, palaces, and mills between Cologne, Bonn, and Aachen. Mostly flat to gently rolling – perfect for relaxed cruising with photo stops and café breaks.
Tip: It can get bumpy in town centers, and loose gravel may be found on field paths. Signage is generally good, but a map or GPX track helps at junctions. Ideal for half a day of culture and landscape by bike.
- 3
- Routes
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- Duration
- 59.9 km
- Distance
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- Avg. speed
- 583 m
- Ascent
- 564 m
- Descent
Wasserburgen-Route Etappe 6a
Routes in this collection
All 3 routes in this collection can be opened on the map or in the Bikemap App for more details, where you can adjust them in the route planner, or download them as GPX or KML file. Use them as a template for planning your own rides, or let Bikemap navigate you along them directly.
Wasserburgen-Route Etappe 6b: Stolberg–Eschweiler
Cycling route in Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 96 m
- Ascent
- 142 m
- Descent
Wasserburgen-Route Etappe 6b: Eschweiler – Kreuzau
Cycling route in Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- 25.5 km
- Distance
- 173 m
- Ascent
- 180 m
- Descent
Wasserburgen-Route Etappe 6a: Kreuzau – Heimbach
Cycling route in Kreuzau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- 25.2 km
- Distance
- 314 m
- Ascent
- 242 m
- Descent