Bergisch Panorama Radwege

RuhrtalRadweg / Open Data Hub Touren / Bergisch Panorama Radwege

--- Current route information ---
Full closure of the footpath and cycle path: L70n Niedersprockhövel bypass
From 6 January to April 2025, the Bergische Panorama Radweg will be closed for approx. 3 months due to bridge construction work in the area of the Glückauf-Allee/local bypass in Sprockhövel. The route will be signposted as a detour via Hombergstraße. Thank you for your understanding!

Cycling on disused railroad lines. Through tunnels and over viaducts. From the Ruhr through the Bergisches Land to the Sauerland.

Tour starting point:

Leinpfad / Isenbergstraße 48 (near DLRG), 45529 Hattingen

Tour destination point:

Seeweg (at the Olpe leisure pool), 57462 Olpe

Properties:

Bathing
Suitable for bicycles
Culinary interesting
Family friendly
Culturally interesting
Refreshment stop
Multi-day tour
Accommodation option
Signage
Good public transport connections

Additional Information

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Length

132.9 km

Duration

9:53 h

Elevation ascent

1575 m

Elevation descent

1333 m

Lowest point

72 m

Highest point

458 m

Condition

Difficulty

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J F M A M J J A S O N D

Discover numerous attractions in a relaxed manner from the saddle

The Bergisch Panorama Radwege connects the Ruhrgebiet, Bergisches Land and Sauerland over a distance of almost 133 kilometers. It is also suitable for several stages. An orange sign shows you the way and you

can look forward to many extraordinary insights and views
14 tunnels, viaducts up to 40 meters high and numerous bridges with wonderful views of wide landscapes or the sea of houses in Wuppertal - you can now discover by bike what the art of engineering once developed for the railways.

Experience the wooded and water-rich low mountain range landscape, exciting traces of industrial culture and plenty of highlights that invite you to make a stop: for example the Müngsten Bridge Park under Germany's highest railroad bridge, the small floating ferry across the Wupper, which requires muscle power. Or the hill to Burg Castle, where the cable car also helps bikes (not e-bikes) to climb.

Part of the "Route of the Water Quintet" takes you past blue reservoirs, through the castle town of Hückeswagen and the Hanseatic town of Wipperfürth. On the final stretch from Marienheide to Olpe in the Sauerland, the Bergisch Panorama Radwege then runs along normal cycle paths.

Tip for the cycling season: the Bergische FahrradBus

From April to October, the "Bergische FahrradBus" runs between Leverkusen-Opladen and Marienheide on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. It stops in Hückeswagen and Wipperfürth along the Bergisch Panorama Radwege. This means you can cover part of the route comfortably by bus. Since 2019, there has been an additional route from Burscheid via Odenthal to Bergisch Gladbach. There is space for up to 20 bikes on the trailer and in the bus at the same time. More information at www.bergischer-fahrradbus.de

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Directions

Difficulty: mediumDistance: 132 kilometers from Hattingen to OlpeAscent: approx. 1506 mDescent: approx. 1264 mSurface: Due to the length, there are different surfaces: Mostly asphalt in the towns, partly forest road (mountain railway route from Solingen down to Brückenpark Müngsten), partly fine gravel (Hattingen to Wuppertal)Recommended bike type: mountain bike / e-bike / trekking bikeSignage: signposted throughoutOverview map

Safty guidelines

Full closure of the footpath and cycle path
near the L70n Niedersprockhövel bypass
The Bergische Panorama Radweg will be closed for approx. 3 months from 07.01. to approx. 31.03.2025 due to bridge construction work in the area of the Glückauf-Allee/local bypass in Sprockhövel. The route will be signposted as a detour via Hombergstraße.