NL Rhine Cycle Route
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NL Rhine Cycle Route

A cycling route starting in Andermatt, Canton of Uri, Switzerland.

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Overview

About this route

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The Rhine Cycle Route is about 1,360 meters long and leads you through five countries. The track starts in the Swiss alps - the headwater area of the Rhine. Then it passes Austria, France and Germany. The route ends in Rotterdam in the Netherlands where the Rhine flows into the North Sea.

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Duration
1,365.4 km
Distance
12 m
Ascent
1,447 m
Descent
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Avg. speed
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Max. altitude
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created this 11 years ago

Route quality

Waytypes & surfaces along the route

Waytypes

  • Track

    368.7 km

    (27 %)

  • Quiet road

    286.7 km

    (21 %)

  • Path

    286.7 km

    (21 %)

Surfaces

Paved

887.5 km

(65 %)

Unpaved

286.7 km

(21 %)

  • Asphalt

    860.2 km

    (63 %)

  • Gravel

    177.5 km

    (13 %)

  • Loose gravel

    54.6 km

    (4 %)

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Highlight 1 along the Bikemap route "NL Rhine Cycle Route "

    Point of interest after 299.4 km

    The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in German) is the largest plain waterfall in Europe. They are 150 m wide and 23 m high.

  2. Highlight 2 along the Bikemap route "NL Rhine Cycle Route "

    Point of interest after 675.2 km

    Speyer is one of the oldest cities in Germany and is therefore historically and culturally important. Most famous is the Imperial Cathedral of Speyer.

  3. Highlight 3 along the Bikemap route "NL Rhine Cycle Route "

    Point of interest after 839.2 km

    The Lorelei is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine which soars some 120 metres above the waterline. It marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea, and is the most famous feature of the Rhine Gorge, a 65 km section of the river between Koblenz and Bingen that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in June 2002. A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat accidents there. Lorelei is also the name of a feminine water spirit, similar to mermaids or Rhine maidens, associated with this rock in popular folklore and in works of music, art and literature.

  4. Highlight 4 along the Bikemap route "NL Rhine Cycle Route "

    Point of interest after 903.5 km

    One of Andernach's natural attractions is the world's highest (max. 64 m) cold-water geyser, driven by carbon dioxide with force generated in a fashion similar to that in a shaken bottle of table water.

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