Cycle route · Aachen · Updated on 14 November 2026

Mittelland-Route cycle route

Mittelland-Route is a cycle route of 1,043.2 km from Aachen. Along the way you'll find 3,458 benches, 29 water fountains and refill points, 102 public toilets, 23 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.

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1,043.2 km
± 11:35 h per stage
↑ 6,529 m · ↓ 6,502 m
Hard per stage
From A to B
National route

Start in Aachen
0 km
At the start: Centre Charlemagne, Domschatzkammer, 2 public toilets and water point.
160 m · 15 benches
Grashaus and 1 more
160 m
Aachen Cathedral and water point
171 m · 2 benches
Römische Mauer and 1 more
331 m
Elisenbrunnen, public toilet, water point and bike pump
253 m · 29 benches
Public toilet
584 m
1.4 km · 47 benches
Burg Frankenberg
2 km
2 public toilets
1.2 km · 16 benches
Public toilet
3.2 km
5.8 km · 27 benches
Bike pump
9 km
1.1 km · 11 benches
Bike pump
10.1 km
3 km · 21 benches
Bike pump
13.1 km
520 m · 16 benches
Public toilet
13.6 km
264 m · 3 benches
kunsthaus nrw
13.9 km
Museum
189 m · 16 benches
Water point
14.1 km
38.4 km · 73 benches
Public toilet
52.5 km
7 km · 35 benches
Public toilet
59.5 km
212 m · 6 benches
Burg Blens
59.7 km
Castle
825 m · bench
Public toilet
60.5 km
4.7 km · 7 benches
2 public toilets and water point
65.3 km
479 m · 17 benches
Burg Hengebach
65.7 km
3 public toilets and bike pump
15 km · 52 benches
2 public toilets
80.8 km
696 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
81.5 km
1.1 km · 4 benches
Burg Kommern
82.5 km
3 public toilets
1.9 km · 12 benches
Water point
84.4 km
12.3 km · 54 benches
Public toilet
96.7 km
13.8 km · 17 benches
Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung
110.5 km
Ruins · Audio story · 2 min
3.3 km
Bike pump
113.8 km
3.4 km · bench
Public toilet
117.2 km
6.5 km · 8 benches
Burg Odenhausen
123.7 km
Castle
3.5 km · 6 benches
Observation tower
127.2 km
Observation tower
8.9 km · 81 benches
von Carstanjen Mausoleum
136 km
Attraction
2.7 km · 14 benches
Bismarckturm Bonn-Gronau
138.7 km
Attraction

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200 m · bench
Denkmal der Kriegsgefangenen
138.9 km
Memorial
550 m · 9 benches
Public toilet
139.4 km
159 m · 4 benches
Altes Wasserwerk
139.6 km
Attraction
161 m · 5 benches
Ehemaliger Deutscher Bundestag
139.8 km
Attraction
475 m · 18 benches
Kanzler-Teehaus and 1 more
140.2 km
Villa Hammerschmidt
907 m · 38 benches
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus
141.1 km
Museum
616 m · 24 benches
Beethoven and 2 more
141.8 km
Alter Zoll, Lenné-Haus and public toilet
167 m · 6 benches
Public toilet and water point
141.9 km
239 m · 9 benches
Brückenmännchen and 1 more
142.2 km
Synagoge Bonn Denkmal and water point
21.4 km · 78 benches
Bike pump
163.5 km
1.6 km · 20 benches
Bike pump
165.1 km
15.5 km · 41 benches
Bike pump
180.6 km
10.2 km · 28 benches
Water point
190.8 km
7.4 km · 17 benches
Burg Dattenfeld
198.3 km
Castle
4.8 km · 19 benches
Burg Mauel
203.1 km
Castle
20.4 km · 56 benches
Schloss Schönstein
223.5 km
Castle
34.6 km · 21 benches
Honesty box
258.1 km
4.1 km · 9 benches
Bike pump
262.2 km
1.6 km
Public toilet and bike pump
263.7 km
174 m · 8 benches
Public toilet
263.9 km
3.1 km · 12 benches
2 public toilets
267 km
151 m · bench
Public toilet
267.1 km
708 m · 6 benches
Friedrich Flender vor der Hardt
267.8 km
Memorial
2.6 km · bench
Alte Burg
270.4 km
Castle
7.7 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
278.1 km
6.6 km · 17 benches
Public toilet
284.7 km
4.7 km
Observation tower
289.4 km
Observation tower
2.8 km · bench
Lahnquelle
292.2 km
Attraction
16.4 km · 17 benches
Internationales Radiomuseum
308.6 km
Museum
3.4 km · 3 benches
Bike pump
312 km
15.6 km · 32 benches
Bike pump
327.6 km
2.9 km · 2 benches
Burg Buchenau
330.5 km
Archaeological site
19.5 km · 19 benches
Honesty box
350 km
4.3 km · 3 benches
Hunburg
354.3 km
Archaeological site
7.1 km · 4 benches
Public toilet
361.4 km
11 km · 14 benches
Public toilet
372.4 km
9.2 km · 58 benches
Junker-Hansen-Turm and 1 more
381.6 km
Schloss Dörnberg and honesty box
11.8 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
393.4 km
3.1 km
Water point and bike pump
396.5 km
9.5 km · 19 benches
Public toilet and water point
406 km
286 m · 2 benches
3 public toilets and water point
406.2 km
25.8 km · 18 benches
Water point
432.1 km
18.4 km · 16 benches
Public toilet
450.5 km
1.7 km · bench
Schloss Eichhof
452.2 km
Castle
40.8 km · 55 benches
Kalibergbau-Museum
493.1 km
Public toilet
7.3 km · 20 benches
Gefallenendenkmal
500.4 km
Memorial
7.8 km · 23 benches
Water point
508.2 km
6.9 km · 11 benches
Water point
515.1 km
4.9 km · 8 benches
Public toilet
520 km
5.6 km · 19 benches
Gefallenendenkmal
525.6 km
Memorial
1.7 km · 12 benches
Water point
527.3 km
9.6 km · 35 benches
St. Georg
536.8 km
Memorial
194 m · 18 benches
Stadtschloss Eisenach and 1 more
537 km
St. Georg-Brunnen and public toilet
157 m · 44 benches
Water point
537.2 km
258 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
537.4 km
195 m
Lutherdenkmal and 2 more
537.6 km
Ärztedenkmal and Nikolaitor
456 m · 16 benches
Public toilet
538.1 km
3.9 km · 8 benches
Hellwigdenkmal
542 km
Memorial
11.6 km · 17 benches
Bike pump
553.6 km
6.6 km · 3 benches
Water point
560.2 km
14.7 km · 3 benches
2 public toilets
574.9 km
253 m · bench
Public toilet
575.1 km
7.7 km · bench
Gefallenendenkmal
582.8 km
Memorial
281 m
Bach-Stammhaus
583.1 km
Museum
3.9 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
587 km
7.2 km · 14 benches
Christian Hunold (Menantes)
594.2 km
Memorial
13.3 km · 80 benches
Public toilet
607.4 km
5.3 km · 95 benches
St Thomas' Church
612.8 km
Attraction
295 m · 12 benches
Richard-Breslau-Denkmal
613.1 km
Memorial
672 m · 30 benches
2 public toilets and bike pump
613.7 km
521 m · 16 benches
Angermuseum Erfurt
614.3 km
2 water fountains and refill points
175 m · 3 benches
Angermuseum - Barfüßerkirche and 1 more
614.4 km
Barfüßerkirche and 2 public toilets
194 m · 5 benches
New Mill and 1 more
614.6 km
Römer, public toilet and water point
183 m · 3 benches
Kleine Synagoge and 5 more
614.8 km
Rathaus Erfurt, Alte Synagoge Erfurt, Zum Breiten Herd, Krämerbrücke, Mikwe and 3 public toilets
152 m · 5 benches
Krämerbrücke and 1 more
615 km
Krämerbrücke and 2 public toilets
309 m · 15 benches
Lutherdenkmal
615.3 km
Public toilet
24.5 km · 30 benches
Water point
639.8 km
250 m · 17 benches
Muschelbrunnen
640.1 km
Attraction
311 m · 10 benches
Kunsthalle Harry Graf Kessler and 3 more
640.4 km
Kasseturm, Brunnen am Graben, Pavillon-Presse and public toilet
176 m · 10 benches
Delphinbrunnen and 3 more
640.6 km
Johannes Falk, Löwenbrunnen, Museum zur bürgerlichen Wohnkultur im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert and public toilet
336 m · 4 benches
Albert-Schweitzer-Museum and 2 more
640.9 km
Albert-Schweitzer-Denkmal and Adam-Mickiewicz-Denkmal
757 m · 14 benches
Stone of Good Fortune and 1 more
641.6 km
Goethes Gartenhaus and public toilet
1.4 km · 14 benches
Deutsches Bienenmuseum
643 km
Museum
4.7 km · 10 benches
Bike pump
647.7 km
13.8 km · 8 benches
Bike pump
661.5 km
2 km · 28 benches
Ergo Bibamus and 1 more
663.5 km
Johannistor, 3 public toilets, 2 water fountains and refill points and bike pump
158 m · 26 benches
Anatomieturm
663.7 km
Public toilet and bike pump
176 m · 22 benches
Friedrich Maurer and 1 more
663.8 km
Löbdertor and water point
194 m · 13 benches
Karmelitenkloster
664 km
Water point
157 m · 4 benches
Volksbad
664.2 km
Public toilet
177 m · 13 benches
Romantikerhaus and 1 more
664.4 km
Roter Turm and public toilet
3 km · 27 benches
Zum Gedenken an die Gefallenen des 2. Weltkrieges
667.4 km
Memorial
32 km · 134 benches
Milo-Barus Ausstellung
699.4 km
Museum
2.2 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
701.5 km
21.8 km · 49 benches
Otto-Dix-Haus
723.3 km
Water point
719 m · 8 benches
Villa Jahr
724 km
Public toilet
955 m · 9 benches
Bike pump
725 km
2.4 km · bench
Public toilet
727.3 km
7 km · 32 benches
Ronneburger Schloss
734.3 km
Attraction
12.7 km · 6 benches
Water point
747 km
7.4 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
754.3 km
8.4 km · 7 benches
Public toilet
762.7 km
9.9 km · 8 benches
Public toilet
772.6 km
20.4 km · 11 benches
Public toilet
793 km
1.1 km · 3 benches
Maria-Josepha-Turm
794.1 km
Observation tower
10.7 km · 26 benches
Industriemuseum Chemnitz
804.8 km
Museum
648 m · 8 benches
Museum für Sächsische Fahrzeuge Chemnitz
805.4 km
Museum
546 m · bench
Museum Gunzenhauser
806 km
Museum
225 m
Public toilet
806.2 km
1.6 km · 60 benches
Karl Marx Monument
807.8 km
Attraction
216 m · 12 benches
smac Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz
808.1 km
Museum
823 m · 12 benches
Public toilet
808.9 km
1.7 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
810.6 km
5.7 km · 8 benches
Anton Günther Gedenkstein (Euba)
816.2 km
Memorial
4.9 km · 9 benches
Schloss Erdmannsdorf
821.1 km
Castle
2.9 km · 5 benches
Holzbrücke Hennersdorf
824 km
Attraction
3.4 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
827.4 km
925 m · 8 benches
Gänsediebbrunnen
828.3 km
Attraction
4.8 km · 7 benches
Public toilet
833.1 km
7 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
840.2 km
16.4 km · 8 benches
Bike pump
856.6 km
988 m · 6 benches
Kreuzbrunnen
857.5 km
2 public toilets
382 m · 27 benches
Klatschweiberbrunnen
857.9 km
Public toilet
281 m · 20 benches
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule and 1 more
858.2 km
Bismarckgedenktafel
22.3 km · 48 benches
Hetzdorfer Heimatpyramide
880.5 km
Public toilet
8.4 km · 40 benches
Forstvermessungsdenkmal
888.9 km
Memorial
5.5 km · 15 benches
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule and 1 more
894.4 km
Schloss Tharandt
775 m · 31 benches
Bike pump
895.1 km
2.9 km · 27 benches
Water point
898 km
1.5 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
899.6 km
6.2 km · 102 benches
Begerburg
905.8 km
Castle
1.6 km · 7 benches
Hohenplauensches Wasserhaus (Fundamentreste) and 1 more
907.4 km
Museum Hofmühle
1.6 km · 23 benches
2 public toilets
909 km
2.4 km · 95 benches
Yenidze
911.4 km
Attraction
870 m · 5 benches
Saxon State Parliament
912.3 km
Attraction
406 m · 12 benches
Theaterkahn Dresden and 2 more
912.7 km
Napoleonstein, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony Monument and public toilet
281 m · 14 benches
Brühl's Terrace
912.9 km
Public toilet
152 m · 27 benches
Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau and 4 more
913.1 km
Museum Festung Dresden, Hinsehen, Gottfried Semper Denkmal and Ludwig Richter Denkmal
155 m · 27 benches
Johann Friedrich Böttger Denkmal and 1 more
913.3 km
Moritzmonument and public toilet
1.8 km · 36 benches
Public toilet
915 km
7.6 km · 83 benches
Hungersteine
922.7 km
Attraction
3.7 km · 19 benches
Public toilet
926.4 km
6.8 km · 16 benches
Public toilet
933.2 km
3.5 km · 4 benches
Public toilet
936.7 km
1.2 km · 11 benches
Elektrizitätswerk Copitz
937.9 km
Ruins
211 m · 4 benches
Richard-Wagner-Denkmal
938.1 km
Memorial
5.3 km · 12 benches
Public toilet
943.4 km
46.9 km · 44 benches
Ecce-Homo
990.3 km
Memorial
13.3 km · 29 benches
Public toilet
1,003.6 km
21.2 km · 16 benches
Wetterstudio Ost - "Zittauer Gebirge"
1,024.9 km
Museum
10.7 km · 16 benches
Althörnitz
1,035.6 km
Castle
2.1 km · 17 benches
Public toilet
1,037.7 km
5.6 km · 52 benches
Finish
1,043.2 km

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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 water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.

138 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 130 more along the route are on the map.

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Museum · after 30 m
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Museum · after 88 m
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Attraction · after 160 m
Audio story · 2 min
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Aachen Cathedral
Attraction · after 259 m
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Archaeological site · after 331 m
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Attraction · after 476 m
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Museum · after 2 km
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Museum · after 13.9 km

Stages (6)

Elevation and terrain

Up: ↑ 6,529 m
Down: ↓ 6,502 m
Highest point: 643 m
Lowest point: 50 m

5-10% slope · 16.2 km
10-15% slope · 1.1 km

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

Way types

1,043.2 km in total

Street: 252.7 km
Path: 233.4 km
Track: 223.5 km
Road: 202 km
Busy road: 78.2 km
Cycle path: 34.6 km
Footpath (walk your bike): 15.5 km
Unknown: 100 m

Surfaces

1,043.2 km in total

Asphalt: 869.6 km
Gravel: 70.6 km
Paved: 51.3 km
Unpaved: 2.9 km
Natural: 475 m
Unknown: 45.3 km

About the cycle route Mittelland-Route

Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.

Where do you cycle?

Mittelland-Route is a cycle route of 1,043.2 km that starts in Aachen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Aachen and finish in Zittau. 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 6,529 m in total and descend 6,502 m. Allow ± 11:35 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is street (252.7 km), path (233.4 km) and track (223.5 km). Of the surface, 869.6 km asphalt and 70.6 km gravel. For 45.3 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 3,458 benches, 29 water fountains and refill points, 102 public toilets, 23 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The longest stretch without a toilet is 121.8 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.