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Rondje Burg Metternich en Brauselay
Distance
77 km
Ascent
1,279 m
Highest point
535 m
99% paved
Start from your location
Ride there from home: we find the shortest way to the loop and start the loop from there.
The ride
Roll out of Merl and straight into the Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel, then on through the Müllenbachtal - Kaulenbachtal. The Jünkernwald forest leads you to the Brauselay nature reserve before Burg Metternich's castle marks the way home. 76.8 km with 1279 m of climbing, almost all on paved surface.
Along the way
Climbs
Climb 1Cat. 4
2.9 km at 5% · max 34.3%
Climb 2Hill
1.1 km at 3.2% · max 9.1%
Climb 3Cat. 3
3.9 km at 4.7% · max 11%
Climb 4Cat. 2
9 km at 3.8% · max 19.5%
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