Less frequented roads, narrow trails and gravel tracks in the most beautiful natural surroundings await you in the low mountain regions of Sauerland, Eifel, Teutoburg Forest and Bergisches Land. The selection ranges from easy beginner's tours to challenging routes where you can gain a lot of metres in altitude. Varied landscapes, marvellous views and beautiful stops accompany you on your gravel bike tours.
Pretty highlights and many metres in altitudeSauerland
The landscape with its sights, the terrain and the level of difficulty vary constantly on the selected tour suggestions in the Sauerland. The 50-kilometre-long Golddorf cycle route in the Schmallenberger Sauerland has no fewer than seven interesting destinations along the way. The half-timbered villages of Lenne, Fleckenberg, Grafschaft, Oberkirchen, Westfeld, Niedersorpe and Holthausen are not only pretty to look at, but also offer restaurants for a break. After a proper refreshment, the 638 metres in altitude that have to be conquered on the route are hardly worth mentioning.
Tours between the damsBergisches Land
Routes between 40 and 70 kilometres in length take you through the Bergisches Land region and past typical sights. For example, the tour "Between dams and church villages" not only gives you the opportunity to conquer almost 1,000 metres in altitude over around 70 kilometres and test your fitness, but also to make stops at the Bever and Schevelingen dams.
Slag heaps and ridgesRuhr area
The Ruhr region also has mountains and correspondingly challenging ascents and rapid descents to offer. Sporty tour suggestions will not only make your heart beat faster because of the climbs and the sometimes tricky passages through the forest, but also because of the views. You can take on the Ruhrhöhen mountain range on a tour between Mülheim an der Ruhr and Essen-Werden and collect metres in altitude and great views on the 55-kilometre circuit above the Ruhr. The "Haldencross mit dem Gravelbike" circuit connects three slagheaps in the very west of the region - Rheinpreußen, Norddeutschland and Pattberg - over a distance of around 50 kilometres, providing a good overview of the history of the former mining region.
