Tagebau Hambach
A cycling route starting in Merzenich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Overview
About this route
The Hambach open-pit mine is located between Jülich in the Düren district and Elsdorf (Erft district) in the heart of the Rhenish lignite mining area. It was started in 1978 near the Niederzier district of Hambach and is currently about 370 meters deep. Beneath its 85 square kilometer mining field lie 2.5 billion tons of lignite, found at depths of up to 450 meters.
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- Duration
- 59.1 km
- Distance
- 86 m
- Ascent
- 136 m
- Descent
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- Avg. speed
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- Max. altitude
Route quality
Waytypes & surfaces along the route
Waytypes
Track
25.4 km
(43 %)
Quiet road
10.6 km
(18 %)
Surfaces
Paved
33.1 km
(56 %)
Unpaved
12.4 km
(21 %)
Asphalt
24.2 km
(41 %)
Paved (undefined)
8.9 km
(15 %)
Route highlights
Points of interest along the route
Point of interest after 5.3 km
St Thomas in Ellen
Point of interest after 11.8 km
Hambach
Point of interest after 17.2 km
Birkenallee
Point of interest after 25.2 km
Tagebau Hambach, Bagger 290, einer der größten Bagger weltweit
Point of interest after 26.6 km
Tagebau Hambach
Accommodation after 33.7 km
"Terra Nova" in 50189 Elsdorf
Point of interest after 40.5 km
Manheim ist ein Stadtteil von Kerpen im Rhein-Erft-Kreis in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Manheim liegt in der Abbauzone des Tagebaus Hambach und muss diesem nach den Plänen von RWE bis zum Jahr 2022 weichen
Accommodation after 43.9 km
Alt Buir-Kroatisch Restaurant Steinweg 33 50170 Kerpen-Buir Tel 02275-7797 Öffnungzeit: 11:30 / 14:30 17:00 / 23:00
Photo after 51.4 km
Manheim Neu Erstes Haus
Accommodation after 57.3 km
Restaurant Sorgenfrei Johannes-Kepler-Straße 1 50170 Kerpen-Sindorf 02273 6036810 Küchenzeiten Sa.11:30 - 22:30
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