In my last blog entry I wrote about the first cycling route along the Niers river from its origin near Erkelenz to the Volksgarten park near the manor-house Schloss Rheydt. The following second route continues from there along the Niers north toward the airport of Mönchengladbach. It follows Grenzweg straight to Suechteln, through Brinnacker, Niershorst to Grefrath and the center for ice sports.
Then it leads back on the very same way until Grenzweg crosses with Schanzweg. The route doesn’t continue on Grenzweg, but follows Schanzweg toward the A52 Autobahn and Kaldenkirchener Street, then back into the city on Bismarckstreet.
The route is 55 kilometers long, flat and easy to ride. It’s generally a nice route, beautiful without any doubt, and it is as enjoyable as a lot of the previous routes around Mönchengladbach — but because of its long straight segments and leading back the same way I personally wouldn’t count this one to my favorite routes. I would love to ride along the Niers river the entire length of 117 kilometers, from its origin in Erkelenz to Gennep in the Netherlands where it flows into the Meuse, but this would require alternative ways of transportation to return back to Mönchengladbach.
