Cycle route · Düren · Updated on 13 November 2026

Grünroute cycle route

Grünroute is a cycle route of 153.1 km from Düren. Along the way you'll find 481 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 2 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.

153.1 km
± 10:10 h
↑ 953 m · ↓ 1,037 m
Hard
From A to B
International route
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This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 481 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.

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The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.

13 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 5 more along the route are on the map.

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Castle
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Museum
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Attraction
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Monument
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Museum
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Monument
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Attraction
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Museum

Elevation and terrain

Up: ↑ 953 m
Down: ↓ 1,037 m
Highest point: 273 m
Lowest point: 35 m

5-10% slope · 4.6 km
10-15% slope · 769 m
15-20% slope · 1.5 km

Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.

Way types

153.1 km in total

Track: 57.5 km
Street: 33.1 km
Path: 25.6 km
Road: 25.1 km
Busy road: 5.1 km
Cycle path: 4.4 km
Footpath (walk your bike): 1.9 km

Surfaces

153.1 km in total

Asphalt: 91.4 km
Gravel: 27.9 km
Paved: 12.8 km
Unpaved: 3.8 km
Unknown: 16.8 km

About the cycle route Grünroute

Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.

Where do you cycle?

Grünroute is a cycle route of 153.1 km that starts in Düren. It does not end where it starts. You start in Düren and finish in Hasselt.

How hard is the route?

You climb 953 m in total and descend 1,037 m. Allow ± 10:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is track (57.5 km), street (33.1 km) and path (25.6 km). Of the surface, 91.4 km asphalt and 27.9 km gravel. For 16.8 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 481 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

The Grünroute is an international cycle route from Düren in Germany via Parkstad Limburg to Belgian Limburg; in our data it is 119 km long, mainly the section in South Limburg and the border area. The route links nature areas in what was once a major coal-mining region. Among other things you ride across the Brunssummerheide, through the Geleenbeekdal and the Schutterspark, and past castles such as Terworm, Amstenrade, Puth and Elsloo, as well as the ruins of Schaesberg. Nearly three quarters is asphalt or paved. We know of eight water taps and two toilets on the way.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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