Germania·2026

Rhine-Ruhr

The Rhine-Ruhr region is Germany's industrial heartland sprawling across Cologne, Düsseldorf, and the Ruhr Valley, with running dominated by flat riverside paths along the Rhine and Ruhr but seriously constrained by urban development and coal-mining terrain. Cyclists have it better: the Eifel hills rise 400–600m southwest within 30–50km, hosting events like the MyEifelRide Brevet (230km) and Graveln um die Burg Olbrück (50km), while the volcanic landscape around the Ahrtal offers dramatic ridge riding and gravel routes. The 34. Wildpferde RTF (150km) uses the region's rural edges, threading through Sauerland and Bergisches Land where elevation gains break the flatness of the industrial core.