Very cool tour, map, 22 km one way. We went Wuppertal - Hattingen - Wuppertal.

There would have been some nice cafes in old railway stations, but due to Covid we took our own lunch.

Here is the other tunnel

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Cycling on an old railway line

Build to transport coal / iron from Hattingen to Wuppertal and Solingen where it all was turned into cutlery, knives and tools.

One of the tunnels, closed at night during parts of the year to protect the bats.

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We drove East to the Rhine, then followed it downriver, skipping some of the bends. Worringen, Zons, … until we hit the mouth of the river Erft. Wie followed the Eft upwards, going West. We left the Erft in Allerheiligen and turned south towards Knechtsteden Abey, then Home via the Chorbusch.

Sunny day, though not warm. Just short of 60 km.

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Now that we both have e-bike’s our driving radius got a lot bigger and the fun increased with it.

We also found out how much fun converted railway lines are. First stop is Bahntrassenradeln where German and also (some) European routes are listed with descriptions, maps, and gpx-trails.

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Circumcycling Baldeney See

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Strategic Railroad Embankment

Never used for trains, build between 1904 and 1916

Now a walking and cycling path

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