The 30 km tour starts in the former fortified town of Jülich. After just a few hundred meters, we reach the first information stele and can find out more about the Roman roadside settlement of Neubourheim. Further on, we pass Engelsdorf Castle, which dates back to the 11th century and can look back on an eventful history. We cycle through the flat Bördeland landscape, where further information steles provide information about former Roman settlements located in the fields. With the spoil tip of the former Emil Mayrisch mine, we finally reach the first of numerous spoil tips that will be in our field of vision from now on, reminding us of the region's coal and mining past. We pass three historically significant buildings - Setterich Castle, the former Setterich windmill and Baesweiler Castle - which provide us with further interesting information before we reach the next spoil tip, Carl-Alexander-Park. The impressive ascent to the slag heap and a fantastic viewing platform invite you to walk up the slag heap and marvel at the rest of the cycle tour from above. A mansio has also been erected at the foot of the slag heap and an information point provides information about the local settlement landscape in Roman times. From Gut Blaustein, we are back on the ancient highway and the statue of a legionnaire at the entrance to Boscheln is a reminder of the region's Roman roots. The route continues along the Carolus Magnus spoil tip towards the border, past the water tower, which was once the landmark of the former mine and thus also of the town of Übach-Palenberg. Shortly before the end of our journey into the Roman past, we come across another Roman highlight, the Roman baths, which were discovered in 1988 as part of the development of the local spa area and preserved following excavations. Via the Wurmtal valley, we finally reach the idyllically situated moated castle of Rimburg, where in Roman times a street settlement, the "Vicus Rimburg", stretched along both sides of the Wurm. Our journey into the Roman past ends at the train station in Übach-Palenberg and we start our return journey.

Highlights/stops along the route

• Vicus Neubourheim
• Engelsdorf Castle
• Roman settlements Aldenhoven
• Former Emil Mayrisch mine
• Setterich Castle
• Setterich windmill
• Baesweiler Castle
• CarlAlexanderPark
• Legionary Boscheln
• Carolus Magnus water tower
• Roman baths in the Wurmtal
• Rimburg Castle/Vicus Rimburg