Why this ride
97 km from Monheim am Rhein to Monheim am Rhein, about 2 h 04 of riding. It goes by way of Cologne Cathedral, Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at and back through Cologne Cathedral.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Monheim-Haus Bürgel and Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 97 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 04
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Monheim-Haus Bürgel → Cologne Cathedral
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 29 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 29 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Monheim-Haus Bürgel
Haus Bürgel is a manor farm that sits on top of a Roman fort, quite literally. The walls of a late Roman fortification, built in the fourth century to guard the Rhine frontier, form part of the foundations and outer walls of the medieval and later farm buildings, and the site is part of the Lower German Limes World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2021. Between Monheim and Düsseldorf-Urdenbach, it lies in a broad meadow landscape on the right bank of the Rhine.
Read the complete Monheim-Haus Bürgel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Monheim-Haus Bürgel is where the day begins. Next is Cologne Cathedral.
2. Cologne Cathedral
Six hundred and thirty-two years. That is how long it took to finish Cologne Cathedral, from the laying of the foundation stone in 1248 to the completion of the spires in 1880, and when you stand at its foot by the main station it feels as though the building is still growing. The twin towers climb to around 157 metres, black with soot and weather, and for a few years after completion they made it the tallest building in the world.
Read the complete Cologne Cathedral write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cologne Cathedral comes up about 29 km into the recorded legs. Next is Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at.
3. Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at
Clemens August of Bavaria, prince-elector and archbishop of Cologne in the eighteenth century, loved two things above all: hunting with falcons and building in the latest style. At Brühl, just south of Cologne, he created two of the finest rococo buildings in Germany. Augustusburg Palace, his summer residence, has a staircase designed by Balthasar Neumann that is one of the masterpieces of the period, a whirl of marble, stucco and frescoes, and a formal French garden that stretches toward the forest. Falkenlust, a smaller hunting lodge at the end of a long avenue, was built for falconry, with a delightful interior decorated with tiles and lacquerwork. The two castles were listed by UNESCO in 1984.
Read the complete Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 47 km into the recorded legs you reach Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at. Next is back through Cologne Cathedral.
4. back through Cologne Cathedral
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cologne Cathedral write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cologne Cathedral, late in the day. Next is Monheim-Haus Bürgel.
5. Monheim-Haus Bürgel
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Monheim-Haus Bürgel write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Monheim-Haus Bürgel. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Monheim-Haus Bürgel to Cologne Cathedral
Monheim-Haus Bürgel → Cologne Cathedral is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cologne Cathedral to Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at
Cologne Cathedral → Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at to back through Cologne Cathedral
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at → back through Cologne Cathedral is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cologne Cathedral to Monheim-Haus Bürgel
back through Cologne Cathedral → Monheim-Haus Bürgel is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.