Roll out of Schelsen and let the ride unfold: past Haus Horst castle, on through the Hoppbruch nature reserve and over the Quarzitkuppe Liedberg. Then it's castle after castle — Haus Glehn, Haus Katz and Schloss Wickrath — before the Bruchwaldrest and the Röhrichtbestand of Schloss Wickrath. With 71.8 km ahead and just a sliver of unpaved surface, you climb 224 m along the way. The route loops back to Schelsen where it began.
