The Ahr Cycleway (german: Ahr-Radweg) is a

cycle path A bike path is a bikeway separated from motorized traffic and dedicated to cycling or shared with pedestrians or other non-motorized users. In the US a bike path sometimes encompasses ''shared use paths'', "multi-use path", or "Class III bikewa ...

, that runs from the source of the River Ahr in Blankenheim, in the

Eifel The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of ...

region of Germany, along the river to its mouth on the Rhine near Kripp. Several sections are on an old railway trackbed. The route starts in the middle of the

mountains and runs initially through a valley landscape with broad river bends. From the hamlet of

Schuld Schuld () is a municipality in the Ahrweiler (district), district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the River Ahr. In July 2021, the village was severely damaged by 2021 European floods, floods. Approximately 50 houses were dama ...

the Ahr Valley narrows and swings around the settlement in a loop. In

Altenahr Altenahr () is a municipality in the Ahrweiler (district), district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative centre for the Verbandsgemeinde Altenahr, eponymous collective municipality, to which it belongs. Altenahr ...

, hillsides and rocks come close to the river itself and offer the best conditions for the

wine growing Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

. Behind the spa town of

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German States of Germany, Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the Capital (political), capital of the Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler district. The Bundesautobahn 61, A61 motorway conne ...

the Ahr reaches its broad delta on the Rhine. The cycleway is not difficult and suitable for leisure cyclists. The route is uniformly signed with the cycleway's logo.

Literature

* Dirk Holterman, Harald Herzog: ''Der Ahr-Radweg. Radeln zwischen Rhein und Eifel.'' Bouvier, 2003, * ''Radwanderkarte Ahrtal-Radweg'', 1 : 50 000, Publicpress-Verlag, * ''ADFC-Regionalkarte Eifel / Mosel'', 1:75.000. Bielefelder Verlag, 1st edition, 2006. * ''Radatlas Radatlas "Südeifel" - zwischen Ardennen und Vulkaneifel'', 1:75.000. Verlag Esterbauer.

External links

Ahr Cycleway at radreise-wiki.de

Route description
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