Best strenuous trails in North Rhine-Westphalia

Highlights: Baldeneysee - Ruhrauen (Essen, Bochum, Hattingen) - Horst House - Eflringhauser Switzerland - Langenberg old town - panorama bike path

This extensive cycle tour connects three of North Rhine-Westphalia's most famous landmarks and crosses a landscape characterized by glacial history and industrial change. The route leads through the Neandertal, the world-famous site where the first Neanderthal fossils were found in 1856, situated in a limestone gorge named after the hymn poet Joachim Neander. Cyclists then switch to the award-winning Nordbahntrasse in Wuppertal, a 23-kilometre-long former railroad line that offers...

Varied round tour from Weseling. The difficulty of the route is based solely on its considerable distance, not on technical terrain. The route is predominantly asphalted and non-technical and leads from the Rhine Valley near Wesseling through the hilly landscape of the Kottenforst-Ville Nature Park to Billig.

Official route of the RTF of the RSC Mastholte. This route follows the 155-kilometre route of the "RTF durch's Delbrücker Land", a traditional organized racing bike event. Designed exclusively for "racing bikes", this tour represents a considerable endurance challenge. The route is completely asphalted and follows public roads through the "Delbrücker Land" in North Rhine-Westphalia. This area is known for its "flat" or "undulating" parkland. Although the route has no technical difficulties...

Official route of the RTF. This long road bike tour is a considerable endurance challenge and combines cultural highlights in the Rhine-Neckar region. The route is almost entirely asphalted and takes racing bike enthusiasts from Mannheim across the Rhine to the Palatinate. A highlight is the ride through Wachenheim, a famous wine town on the German Wine Route, which includes some gentle, hilly climbs. The tour ends with a visit to the imperial city of Speyer before returning to the starting...

Cycling marathon - Cup Germany. This is the marathon route for the RTF from August 31, 2019.

150 kilometer long cycle-tourism ride (RTF) of the RSC Kromach. This is an extreme feat of endurance through the extremely demanding, hilly Siegerland and Sauerland regions. The biggest challenge lies in the constant ups and downs. Although the course is on asphalt roads, the numerous steep climbs and long, fast descents in this region are extremely demanding. This technically easy but physically very extreme route is a borderline experience for even experienced cyclists.

Official route of the RTF. Further details can be found directly from the organizer: http://rsgh.esy.es