Bad Neuenahr Nuerburgring Effelsberg
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Last edit: 12-09-2024
Route Summary By mixing beautiful roads, history, science and culture, this route gets 5 stars.
Start: Aral Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
End: Aral Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
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5h 4m
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Car or motorcycle
Distance
143.56 km
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RouteXpert Review What started as a Sunday afternoon ride has turned into a whole day on the road. After all, you can make the visits planned in this route as short or as long as you want.
You start at the Aral in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (further BNA), so that you can set off with a full tank. In BNA you can see the consequences of the disaster of July 14/15, 2021 right at the beginning (in 2024). Because no sooner have you left the gas station than you have to cross the Ahr over an emergency bridge. The Ahr had destroyed almost all bridges. But when you leave the historic town, which is definitely worth a visit, you quickly notice that this is all about one thing: good steering. You are only 5 km outside BNA when you are already directed to the side to take your first photo, namely a beautiful view over BNA. Drive on quickly! You meander to the other side of the road that connects the A61 with the Nürburgring. We leave this large, wide Bundesstraße B412 on the left and right. You dive under it and continue driving parallel to it, making a loop, until you finally take a small part of the road to the Nürburgring: a must for every motorcycle enthusiast: the Nürburgring! This legendary race track is known for its challenging Nordschleife. Feel the tension as you drive through the green hills of the Eifel and sniff the spirit of racers from the past. The author of this has been there a few times (easy to say, because he lives nearby) and it is worth visiting the Ring, "die grüne Hölle" once.
After a short or long visit, you drive back a bit and then turn left towards Adenau. After the Nürburgring, you make a stop at Bistro Cockpit. This cozy restaurant is not only a place to strengthen the inner man, but also a meeting place for like-minded motorcycle enthusiasts. The stories fly across the table while you enjoy a tasty meal. You can also take a look at the embankment, what is happening on "the Ring".
After lunch you drive straight through Adenau and go up towards Honerath. You take the exit and now drive on a very narrow road, with a few tight hairpins, to the next viewpoint and then a very nice curve course on fantastic asphalt. After Antweiler follows a section with very nice long turns. Watch your speed here, because you are soon doing something illegal!
After Insul, you will not only find some very nice hairpin bends, but also a fantastic view of the village itself. After a lot of twisting and turning, you will arrive at Effelsberg, until a few years ago the largest radio telescope in the world. A visit here is also definitely worth it!
Someone once said: "every disadvantage has its advantage". That also applies here, the flooding was disastrous, but the advantage is that new asphalt had to be laid. And you will notice that in the next 20 kilometers. This part is not explored by many motorcyclists, but it is definitely a highlight. In Altenahr you can still see the remains of once large hotels, restaurants and shops. In 2024, many of these buildings are now ruins. Then quickly along the Ahr, to one of the highlights in terms of viewpoints. After a few very nice bends you arrive at the Sonderberg, where you have a beautiful view of Dernau and the Ahrtal from a considerable height. The last few kilometers are mainly downhill and you reach the Aral gas station, where it all began.
And while you gently push the filling gun into your tank you think: phew, with that MRA you learn and see a lot. Not only nice motorcycling, but also an old town, the Ring, science with the Effelsberg and many viewpoints. It doesn't stop there!
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Several chains can be distinguished in the Eifel:
The northernmost part is called the Nordeifel, which in Belgium connects to the High Fens;
To the east of this is the Ahrgebirge, this part is located north of the Ahr in the Ahrweiler district;
South of the Ahr is the Hohe Eifel (or Hocheifel), of which the Hohe Acht (747 m) is the highest point, and also the highest point in the entire Eifel region;
To the west, near the Belgian border, the hills are known as Schneifel, part of the wider Snow Eifel area with peaks reaching up to 698 metres;
South and east of the Hohe Eifel is the Volcano-Eifel, a volcanic area with many crater lakes (Maare).
The southern part of the Eifel is less high. The area is bisected by streams and rivers running southwards. These streams flow into the Moselle. The largest of these rivers is the Kyll; the hills around this river are known as the Kyllwald;
In the south, the Eifel ends in the Voreifel.
In the north of the Eifel there are some large reservoirs. The largest of these is the reservoir in the Roer that was created by the construction of the Roerdal dam.
The Nürburgring is also located in the Eifel, a well-known car circuit for Formula 1 races, among other things. Since 2004, part of the north of the Eifel has become the Eifel National Park. This National Park falls entirely within the German-Belgian nature park High Fens-Eifel. Another part of the Eifel falls within the South Eifel Nature Park.
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