Best bike touring trails in Schleiden

As the name of the route suggests, this is a high-contrast route: the first half of the route is over asphalt, so it could also be done by road bike. The second half, however, goes over small field and forest paths, which are largely unpaved. There is no getting through on a racing bike here. Recommended bike: gravel bike (ideal) mountain bike, trekking bike.

The first 10 km go over the old Panzerstrasse. Then it goes a few kilometers along the B258 until the route turns right to the Oleftalsperre. This is where the gravel / gravel begins. From km15 to km35, the route is mostly unpaved. Then come 20km over roads before it goes back to the gravel at km59. The difficulty of the day is the 16% climb from the Victor Neels Bridge up to Vogelsang. The route ends at the terrace / restaurant.

Varied and idyllic circular route in the Eifel National Park. The "Olef-Tour" is a bike tour of the economic network church in the Eifel National Park. This varied route starts at the national park gate in Gemünd (bicycles can also be hired here) and leads through deciduous forests, over meadows and fields, secluded paths, past exciting rocky passages and romantic torrents and of course: numerous churches. Highlights: - Church in Gemünd - Church in Olef - Castle Church in Schleiden -...

Interesting bike tour in the Eifel National Park, North Rhine-Westphalia. The first kilometers are on the old tank road at Vogelsang IP. Then it's off to Belgium. There the Elsenborg camp is circumnavigated on dirt roads. Alternatively, there is also the possibility to drive through the camp on armored roads or gravel sections. You should definitely pay attention to the signs at the entrances to the camp, on which the times of target practice are published. It continues a few kilometers...