Radarena am Ring: Start in Insul, Road bike route 2

The cycle path network of the Radarena am Ring and many quiet roads in beautiful landscapes offer great opportunities for cyclists of all kinds. Flat routes through river valleys and former railway tracks contrast with the hilly low mountain landscape. Extreme climbs are offered by the area around the Nürburgring and the Hohe Acht.

From the starting point in Insul, it initially climbs steeply to the elevated town of Sierscheid. The Schweissberg lives up to its name over a length of 4.56 km. The route impresses with the special charm of the Ahr river valley and the heights of the Ahrgebirge with breathtaking panoramic views.

Over a total route length of 64.7 km, 1180 m of elevation gain are covered. The altitude difference is 317 m. The route is classified as "medium" difficulty.

Other routes in the Radarena am Ring are possible from the start point Insul:               

• Road bike route 1: length 30.1 km, difficulty level easy
• Road bike route 3: length 93.1 km, difficulty level hard

Route:   Insul – Sierscheid – Harscheid – Schuld – Wershofen – Ohlenhard – Lommersdorf – Aremberg – Antweiler – Rodder – Wirft – Kirmutscheid – Pomster – Barweiler – Wimbach – Adenau – Leimbach – Niederadenau – Dümpelfeld – Insul

km 0.0  Start (and finish): Insul, Brückenstraße 10 straight ahead into Brückenstraße/K25 towards Sierscheid km  2.6  Sierscheid town center left into Harscheider Straße/K25 towards Harscheid km  4.6  Harscheid village entrance left into Talstraße/K26 towards Schuld km  7.5  Schuld  right into Hauptstraße/L73 towards Fuchshofen km  8.1  Turn-off Münstereifeler Straße/L75 left towards Fuchshofen (stay on L73) km  11.2  Junction L74 right onto L74 towards Wershofen km  17.9  Turn-off L74 straight onto K9 towards Ohlenhard km  23.0  Turn-off K8 straight onto agricultural path towards Lommersdorf km  24.5  Lommersdorf village entrance right into Nippes km  24.9  Lommersdorf village entrance left into Freilinger Straße km  25.5  Lommersdorf town center left into Neuhofer Straße km  25.6  Lommersdorf town center right into Aremberger Straße/K7 towards Aremberg km 29.7  Aremberg village entrance right into Burgstraße towards Antweiler km  30.5  Turn-off K6 (Lenzenhof) left into K6 towards Antweiler km 33.4  Antweiler town center right into Ahrtalstraße/L73 towards Müsch km 33.5  Antweiler left into Rodderweg/K15 towards Rodder km  36.9  Rodder town center stay on K15 km  37.5  Turn-off agricultural path (by equipment shed) right onto agricultural path towards Wirft km  40.2  Turn-off on agricultural path straight continuing on agricultural path km  40.7  Wirft village entrance right into Schulstraße km  41.1  Wirft town center right into Adenauer Straße/L10 towards Kirmutscheid  km  42.3  Kirmutscheid junction (L10/B258) straight on L10 towards Nohn, then left into Mühlenau/K3 towards Pomster   km  47.0  K3/B258 junction straight onto Pomsterweg, Barweiler km  47.1  Barweiler right into Hauptstraße  km  48.1  Barweiler village exit left into K18 towards Adenau km 51.6  Wimbach village entrance left into Hauptstraße/K18 towards Adenau km  54.9  Adenau town center left into Hauptstraße/B257 towards Leimbach km  55.4  Adenau village exit (turn-off behind DRK Adenau) first right, then left into Am Alten Wehr (parallel to the Federal Road)   km  56.5  End of industrial area Adenau left onto cycle path (behind turning circle)  km  56.6  Cycle path turn-off right onto cycle path towards Leimbach km  58.0  Leimbach town center straight across B257 onto cycle path km  61.0  Niederadenau village entrance left into Wiesenweg/cycle path km 62.8  Dümpelfeld town center right into Hauptstraße, then left into Ahrstraße/cycle path   km  63.1  Dümpelfeld village exit left onto cycle path, then left towards Insul  km  64.7 

End of route: Insul, Brückenstraße 10   

Current detour in Lommersdorf: Lommersdorf village entrance left into Nippes, 2nd right into Neuhofer Straße, then left onto Aremberger Straße/K7 towards Aremberg