Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Aachen · Updated on 14 November 2026
[D4] Mittelland-Route (Nordrhein-Westfalen) cycle route
[D4] Mittelland-Route (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a cycle route of 312.9 km from Aachen. Along the way you'll find 1,079 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets, 12 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 312.9 km
- ± 20:50 h
- ↑ 2,260 m · ↓ 2,114 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Aachen
0 kmAt the start: Centre Charlemagne, Domschatzkammer, 2 public toilets and water point.
160 m · 15 benches
Grashaus and 1 more
160 mAachen Cathedral and water point
171 m · 2 benches
Römische Mauer and 1 more
331 mElisenbrunnen, public toilet, water point and bike pump
253 m · 29 benches
Public toilet
584 m1.4 km · 47 benches
Burg Frankenberg
2 km2 public toilets
1.2 km · 16 benches
Public toilet
3.2 km5.8 km · 27 benches
Bike pump
9 km1.1 km · 11 benches
Bike pump
10.1 km3 km · 21 benches
Bike pump
13.1 km520 m · 16 benches
Public toilet
13.6 km264 m · 3 benches
kunsthaus nrw
13.9 kmMuseum
189 m · 16 benches
Water point
14.1 km38.4 km · 73 benches
Public toilet
52.5 km7 km · 35 benches
Public toilet
59.5 km212 m · 6 benches
Burg Blens
59.7 kmCastle
825 m · bench
Public toilet
60.5 km4.7 km · 7 benches
2 public toilets and water point
65.3 km479 m · 17 benches
Burg Hengebach
65.7 km3 public toilets and bike pump
15 km · 52 benches
2 public toilets
80.8 km696 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
81.5 km1.1 km · 4 benches
Burg Kommern
82.5 km3 public toilets
1.9 km · 12 benches
Water point
84.4 km12.3 km · 54 benches
Public toilet
96.7 km13.8 km · 17 benches
Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung
110.5 kmRuins · Audio story · 2 min
3.3 km
Bike pump
113.8 km3.4 km · bench
Public toilet
117.2 km6.5 km · 8 benches
Burg Odenhausen
123.7 kmCastle
3.5 km · 6 benches
Observation tower
127.2 kmObservation tower
8.9 km · 81 benches
von Carstanjen Mausoleum
136 kmAttraction
2.7 km · 14 benches
Bismarckturm Bonn-Gronau
138.7 kmAttraction
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200 m · bench
Denkmal der Kriegsgefangenen
138.9 kmMemorial
550 m · 9 benches
Public toilet
139.4 km159 m · 4 benches
Altes Wasserwerk
139.6 kmAttraction
161 m · 5 benches
Ehemaliger Deutscher Bundestag
139.8 kmAttraction
475 m · 18 benches
Kanzler-Teehaus and 1 more
140.2 kmVilla Hammerschmidt
907 m · 38 benches
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus
141.1 kmMuseum
616 m · 24 benches
Beethoven and 2 more
141.8 kmAlter Zoll, Lenné-Haus and public toilet
167 m · 6 benches
Public toilet and water point
141.9 km239 m · 9 benches
Brückenmännchen and 1 more
142.2 kmSynagoge Bonn Denkmal and water point
21.4 km · 78 benches
Bike pump
163.5 km1.6 km · 20 benches
Bike pump
165.1 km15.5 km · 41 benches
Bike pump
180.6 km10.2 km · 28 benches
Water point
190.8 km7.4 km · 17 benches
Burg Dattenfeld
198.3 kmCastle
4.8 km · 19 benches
Burg Mauel
203.1 kmCastle
20.4 km · 56 benches
Schloss Schönstein
223.5 kmCastle
34.6 km · 21 benches
Honesty box
258.1 km4.1 km · 9 benches
Bike pump
262.2 km1.6 km
Public toilet and bike pump
263.7 km174 m · 8 benches
Public toilet
263.9 km3.1 km · 12 benches
2 public toilets
267 km151 m · bench
Public toilet
267.1 km708 m · 6 benches
Friedrich Flender vor der Hardt
267.8 kmMemorial
2.6 km · bench
Alte Burg
270.4 kmCastle
7.7 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
278.1 km6.6 km · 17 benches
Public toilet
284.7 km4.7 km
Observation tower
289.4 kmObservation tower
2.8 km · bench
Lahnquelle
292.2 kmAttraction
16.4 km · 17 benches
Internationales Radiomuseum
308.6 kmMuseum
3.4 km · 3 benches
Bike pump
312 km948 m · 3 benches
Finish
312.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 121.8 kmBetween 141.9 km and 263.7 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
35 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 27 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Armin Kleiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 30 m
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Photo: Berthold Werner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 88 m
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Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 160 m
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAachen Cathedral
Attraction · after 259 m
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Photo: BBKurt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site · after 331 m
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Photo: Karl Friedrich Schinkel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 476 m
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Photo: ArthurMcGill · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 2 km
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Photo: Moltkeplatz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 13.9 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,260 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,114 m
- Highest point
- 659 m
- Lowest point
- 49 m
- 5-10% slope · 12.6 km
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
312.9 km in total- Path: 93.4 km
- Street: 64 km
- Road: 51.6 km
- Track: 50 km
- Busy road: 34.5 km
- Cycle path: 12.2 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 6.2 km
Surfaces
312.9 km in total- Asphalt: 281.4 km
- Gravel: 17.1 km
- Paved: 6.1 km
- Unpaved: 2.4 km
- Unknown: 4.9 km
About the cycle route [D4] Mittelland-Route (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
[D4] Mittelland-Route (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a cycle route of 312.9 km that starts in Aachen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Aachen and finish in Bad Laasphe. Along the way you pass Centre Charlemagne (after 30 m), Domschatzkammer (after 88 m) and Grashaus (after 160 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,260 m in total and descend 2,114 m. Allow ± 20:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is path (93.4 km), street (64 km) and road (51.6 km). Of the surface, 281.4 km asphalt and 17.1 km gravel. For 4.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,079 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets, 12 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The longest stretch without a toilet is 121.8 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Mittelland-Route
Cycle routes nearby
6- Pilgerroute NRWHard · From A to B492.7 km
- Deutsche Fußball Route NRW (West)Hard · From A to B257.7 km
- Wasserburgen-Route Etappe 4Hard · From A to B72.4 km
- EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrim's Route - part Germany Wasserburgen RouteHard · From A to B137.1 km
- Wasserburgen-Route Etappe 5Easy · From A to B22.9 km
- Bahntrassenradweg Aachen - JülichModerate · From A to B32.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel VaalsbroekCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 2
Huis BloemendalCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 3
Kasteel LemiersCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 4
Beethoven HouseMuseum · 426 m from the route - 5
Palais SchaumburgAttraction · 295 m from the route - 6
Schloß DrachenburgAttraction · 982 m from the route - 7
Aachen Town HallAttraction · 114 m from the route - 8
Discovery MuseumMuseum · 9.7 km from the route - 9
Hoeve OverhuizenCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 10
Kasteel De BongardCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 11
Kasteel NijswillerCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 12
Geologisch monument ZandsteenblokkenMemorial · 8.9 km from the route - 13
Museum VaalsMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 14
De Schat van SimpelveldMuseum · 9.2 km from the route - 15
Tumuli VijlenerbosArchaeological site · 7.5 km from the route - 16
VliegermonumentMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 17
Dyon de Jong / Jan GoemansMemorial · 8.8 km from the route - 18
UlanendenkmalMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 19
Couven-MuseumMuseum · 129 m from the route - 20
Museum Alexander KoenigMuseum · 344 m from the route - 21
Altes RathausAttraction · 350 m from the route - 22
Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik DeutschlandMuseum · 494 m from the route - 23
Border tripointAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 24
International Newspaper MuseumMuseum · 170 m from the route - 25
Market fountainAttraction · 408 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is [D4] Mittelland-Route (Nordrhein-Westfalen)?
[D4] Mittelland-Route (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is 312.9 km long. Allow ± 20:50 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Aachen to Bad Laasphe.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Aachen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,260 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 34 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 121.8 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Centre Charlemagne, Domschatzkammer and Grashaus.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
Yes. Sign in with your Outdoor Pitstop account and choose Download GPX at the top of this page: 10 routes a month for free, unlimited with Pro.
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