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Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 1 cycle route
Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 1 is a cycle route of 224.3 km from Bonn. Along the way you'll find 1,291 benches, 18 water fountains and refill points, 57 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 224.3 km
- ± 3:45 h per stage
- ↑ 504 m · ↓ 428 m
- Moderate per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Bonn
0 km2.5 km · 29 benches
Bike pump
2.5 km1.8 km · bench
Bike pump
4.3 km261 m
Bike pump
4.6 km221 m · 3 benches
Mahnmal für die Bonner Opfer des Nationalsozialismus and 1 more
4.8 kmPaul-Clemen-Museum
275 m · 6 benches
Universitätshauptgebäude
5.1 kmCastle
208 m · 10 benches
Beethoven and 1 more
5.3 kmKoblenzer Tor
432 m · 4 benches
Lenné-Haus and 1 more
5.7 kmAlter Zoll, public toilet and water point
194 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
5.9 km617 m · 24 benches
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus
6.5 kmMuseum
819 m · 35 benches
Villa Hammerschmidt and 1 more
7.4 kmKanzler-Teehaus
557 m · 21 benches
Ehemaliger Deutscher Bundestag
7.9 kmAttraction
166 m · 5 benches
Altes Wasserwerk
8.1 kmAttraction
157 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
8.2 km549 m · 9 benches
Denkmal der Kriegsgefangenen
8.8 kmMemorial
200 m · bench
Bismarckturm Bonn-Gronau
9 kmAttraction
2.7 km · 14 benches
von Carstanjen Mausoleum
11.7 kmAttraction
6.9 km · 100 benches
Public toilet
18.6 km3.8 km · 21 benches
Water point
22.4 km2.9 km · 7 benches
Schloss Marienfels
25.3 kmCastle
1.6 km · 26 benches
Römisches Museum
26.9 kmPublic toilet and water point
1.2 km · 42 benches
Friedensmuseum Brücke von Remagen
28.1 kmPublic toilet
638 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
28.7 km8.7 km · 78 benches
Public toilet
37.4 km3.3 km · 25 benches
Public toilet
40.7 km769 m · 8 benches
Public toilet
41.5 km7.2 km · 49 benches
2 public toilets
48.7 km529 m · 8 benches
Stadtburg Andernach
49.2 kmAttraction
12.5 km · 90 benches
Water point
61.7 km410 m · 3 benches
Water point
62.1 km
Show the other 46 steps
8 km · 33 benches
Public toilet
70.1 km367 m · bench
2 public toilets
70.5 km158 m
Public toilet and water point
70.7 km1.6 km · 11 benches
Alte Burg
72.2 kmCastle
199 m · 8 benches
Augenroller and 1 more
72.4 kmFlorinskirche
334 m · 18 benches
Peter-Altmeier-Denkmal and 1 more
72.8 kmKastorbrunnen
213 m · 11 benches
Ludwig-Museum im Deutschherrenhaus and 1 more
73 kmKaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal and public toilet
612 m · 7 benches
Rheinanschlusskaserne
73.6 kmRuins
6.3 km · 90 benches
Public toilet
79.9 km295 m · 11 benches
Baareschesser
80.2 kmPublic toilet
10.9 km · 57 benches
12 public toilets
91.1 km466 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
91.6 km178 m · 4 benches
Karlsburg
91.7 kmCastle
555 m · 16 benches
Public toilet and 6 water fountains and refill points
92.3 km464 m · 10 benches
Public toilet and water point
92.8 km209 m · 2 benches
Observation tower
93 kmObservation tower
7.3 km · 24 benches
Burg Stein
100.3 kmCastle
6.4 km · 18 benches
Public toilet
106.7 km8.4 km · 29 benches
Schloss Laurenburg
115.2 kmCastle
767 m · 4 benches
Water point
115.9 km8 km · 17 benches
Waldecksches Jagdschloß Geilnau
123.9 kmCastle
9.4 km · 20 benches
Grafenschloss Diez and 1 more
133.3 kmMuseum im Grafenschloss and 3 public toilets
2 km · 4 benches
Schloss Oranienstein
135.3 kmCastle
4.9 km · 8 benches
2 public toilets
140.2 km560 m · 5 benches
Alte Lahnbrücke
140.8 kmViewpoint
2.9 km · 20 benches
Bike pump
143.8 km187 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
143.9 km7.7 km · 29 benches
Burg Runkel and 1 more
151.6 kmBurg Runkel and public toilet
228 m · 9 benches
Alte Lahnbrücke
151.9 kmAttraction
17 km · 41 benches
Public toilet and water point
168.8 km271 m
2 public toilets
169.1 km234 m
Water point
169.3 km3.6 km · 17 benches
Public toilet
172.9 km2.9 km · 2 benches
Weilburger Schiffstunnel
175.8 kmAttraction
350 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
176.1 km1.4 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
177.5 km1.6 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
179.1 km2.3 km · bench
Laneburg
181.4 kmCastle
498 m
Water point
181.9 km3.2 km
Water point
185.2 km6.2 km · 3 benches
2 public toilets
191.4 km1.5 km
2 public toilets
192.9 km5.7 km · 8 benches
Public toilet
198.6 km14.9 km · 44 benches
2 public toilets
213.5 km2.6 km · 20 benches
Public toilet
216.1 km8.2 km · 31 benches
Finish
224.3 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 26.6 kmBetween 106.7 km and 133.3 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
42 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 34 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Axel Kirch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 4.8 km
Museum · after 5 km
Castle · after 5.1 km
Memorial · after 5.3 km
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Photo: Eckhard Henkel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 5.4 km
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 5.8 km
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Photo: HKuhse-Bonn · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint · after 5.8 km
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Photo: Hagman · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 6.5 km
Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 504 m
- Down
- ↓ 428 m
- Highest point
- 162 m
- Lowest point
- 49 m
- 5-10% slope · 1 km
- 1 flight of stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
224.3 km in total- Path: 73.8 km
- Track: 57.1 km
- Street: 48.5 km
- Cycle path: 16.9 km
- Road: 15.3 km
- Busy road: 6.2 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 5.6 km
- Steps (carry your bike): 1 flight of stairs
- Unknown: 225 m
Surfaces
224.3 km in total- Asphalt: 188.6 km
- Paved: 25.3 km
- Gravel: 9.4 km
- Unknown: 400 m
About the cycle route Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 1 is a cycle route of 224.3 km that starts in Bonn. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bonn and finish in Gießen. Along the way you pass Mahnmal für die Bonner Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (after 4.8 km), Paul-Clemen-Museum (after 5 km) and Universitätshauptgebäude (after 5.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 504 m in total and descend 428 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 3:45 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is moderate.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is path (73.8 km), track (57.1 km) and street (48.5 km). Of the surface, 188.6 km asphalt and 25.3 km paved. For 400 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,291 benches, 18 water fountains and refill points, 57 public toilets and 4 bike pumps. The longest stretch without a toilet is 26.6 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Radweg Deutsche Einheit
Website of the routeCycle routes nearby
6- Erlebnisweg Rheinschiene (West (Süd))Hard · From A to B102.3 km
- EuroVelo 15 - Rheinradweg - Verbindung Bonn Konrad-Adenauer-BrückeEasy · From A to B3.9 km
- Pilgerroute NRWHard · From A to B492.7 km
- Rhein-Route D8 [NRW]Hard · From A to B235.1 km
- [D4] Mittelland-Route (Nordrhein-Westfalen)Hard · From A to B312.9 km
- EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Germany RheinradwegHard · From A to B166.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 701 m from the route - 2
Deutsches EckViewpoint · 196 m from the route - 3
Schloss StolzenfelsCastle · 714 m from the route - 4
Benediktinerabtei Maria LaachAttraction · 9.6 km from the route - 5
Beethoven HouseMuseum · 294 m from the route - 6
Palais SchaumburgAttraction · 263 m from the route - 7
Schloß DrachenburgAttraction · 1 km from the route - 8
Schloß BraunfelsCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 9
MarksburgMuseum · 4.2 km from the route - 10
Schloß SchaumburgCastle · 889 m from the route - 11
Gedenkstätte HadamarMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 12
UlanendenkmalMemorial · 928 m from the route - 13
Museum Alexander KoenigMuseum · 135 m from the route - 14
Altes RathausAttraction · 127 m from the route - 15
Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik DeutschlandMuseum · 173 m from the route - 16
Market fountainAttraction · 198 m from the route - 17
Poppelsdorf PalaceAttraction · 965 m from the route - 18
Schumannhaus und Schumann-GrabmalMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 19
Namedy CastleAttraction · 104 m from the route - 20
Andernach GeyserAttraction · 110 m from the route - 21
Kunstmuseum BonnMuseum · 177 m from the route - 22
BundeskunsthalleMuseum · 184 m from the route - 23
SynagogeMemorial · 612 m from the route - 24
WolfsburgCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 25
GlockenspielAttraction · 1.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 1?
Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 1 is 224.3 km long, in 4 stages of 56.1 km on average. Allow ± 3:45 h per stage of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
How many stages does this route have?
The route is split into 4 stages of 56.1 km on average, 224.3 km in all. The shortest stage is 39 km, the longest 73 km.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Bonn to Gießen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bonn.
How hard is this route?
Moderate per stage, with 126 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 57 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 26.6 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 18 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Mahnmal für die Bonner Opfer des Nationalsozialismus, Paul-Clemen-Museum and Universitätshauptgebäude.
Which stage of this route has the most points of interest?
Stage 1 (73 km), with 26 points of interest along the route, such as Mahnmal für die Bonner Opfer des Nationalsozialismus, Paul-Clemen-Museum and Universitätshauptgebäude.
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