Where you start the relaxed gravel tour along the Wupper and through the beautiful Murbach valley is up to you. Because the start of the 45-kilometre route is flexible. The official start and finish point is the train station in Leichlingen, so it is also easy to get there by public transport or the Bergische FahradBus. The climbs are only very gentle, as the tour runs partly along the Balkantrasse panoramic cycle path. This owes its name to the railroad line between Leverkusen-Opladen and Remscheid-Lennep, popularly known as the "Balkan Express". Today, trains no longer run here. Instead, you cycle leisurely through small villages to Schloss Burg in Solingen, which once served as a knight's castle and aristocratic palace. After several opportunities to stop for refreshments, the return journey follows the course of the Wupper in varied loops.
- 45 km
- 3:23 Hours
- medium
This gravel tour leads along the Wupper river on parts of the Balkantrasse panoramic cycle route to a landmark and real highlight of the Bergisches Land: Burg Castle.
- Start and finishParkplatz am Sportzentrum Balker Aue, Osker-Erbslöh-Straße, 42799 Leichlingen
- Difficultymedium
- Length45 km
- Duration3:23 Hours
- Uphill540 m
- Downhill539 m
- Good public transport connections
- Predominantly shady
- Circular route
- Gravel-Tour "Wupper, Balkantrasse und Schloss Burg"
Oskar-Erbslöh-Straße 42799 Leichlingen
+49 2204 / 843000
Maren Pussak / Das Bergische, Burg Castle with equestrian statue in the inner courtyard. Maren Pussak / Das Bergische, Inner courtyard of Burg Castle with half-timbered building, archway and cobblestones. Maren Pussak, Das Bergische, The Wupper flows through a green, wooded landscape in Solingen-Burg. Maren Pussak / Das Bergische, Diepentaler Talsperre near Leichlingen is surrounded by wooded hills.
