Wiehl is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Nümbrecht, 40km from Schloss Drachenburg.
Wiehl is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 26,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nümbrecht, about 5 km away.
Wiehl (German pronunciation: [viːl] ) is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 41 km east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersbach border on the town.
Within an hour or so of Wiehl: Freudenberg Alter Flecken (23 km), Schloss Drachenburg (40 km), Drachenfels (40 km), Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Wiehl?
The nearest famous roads are Mosel Valley Wine Route, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Schottenring.
Where is Wiehl?
Wiehl is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 5 km from Nümbrecht.
Road trip
Drive to Wiehl
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
From the Kurpark steps, Freudenberg's Alter Flecken, rows of near-identical black-and-white half-timbered gables rebuilt after a 1666 fire: lines up into one of Germany's most graphic photographs.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Schloss Drachenburg
A flamboyant 19th-century villa-castle on the Drachenfels above the Rhine, reached by Germany's oldest cogwheel railway.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Drachenfels
A dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.
40 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Phantasialand
Award-winning German theme park near Cologne known for incredibly detailed theming and innovative ride experiences.
50 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Nationales Automuseum – The Loh Collection
Opened in 2023 in rural Hesse, this 7,500 m² museum parades some 150 milestone cars, from pre-war Grand Prix machines to Le Mans winners and modern hypercars.
54 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Wiehl
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
40 kmDrachenfelsA dragon-legend hilltop ruin in the Siebengebirge offers Rhine panoramas that inspired Byron and generations of romantics.