Pleiner Tunnel – Pleiner Viaduct loop from Saxler

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Pleiner Tunnel – Pleiner Viaduct loop from Saxler

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Pleiner Tunnel – Pleiner Viaduct loop from Saxler

05:31

91.6km

850m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.99 km

Holzmaar

Lake

17.9 km

Eichenhain bei Hasborn

Forest

22.0 km

Pleiner Tunnel

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Pleiner Tunnel - Hasborn–Wittlich
Directly after the former Plein train station, approximately 5 km beyond Hasborn, the cycle path leads through the 585-meter-long Pleiner Tunnel. It then continues downhill through …

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23.3 km

Pleiner Viaduct

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Main inspection of the Pleiner Viaduct on the Maare-Mosel Cycle Route
Plein Viaduct, length 98 meters, height above valley 31 meters
Unkenstein Tunnel, length 140 meters
Grünewald Tunnel, length 124 …

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24.7 km

Old Railway Bridge near Plein

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Unfortunately not with the 🚴🏻♂️ to drive ✌🏻

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47.0 km

View of Lieser Across the Moselle

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Picturesque view over the Moselle to Lieser

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57.1 km

Platten Archway Entrance

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Platten is a municipality in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Wittlich-Land.

Platten was first mentioned in a document in 1084 as villa Platana. From …

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66.0 km

50th Parallel North at Wittlich

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He crosses the Maar Moselle bike path twice.

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68.3 km

Historic Railway Viaduct Near Plein

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Almost didn't see this bridge because it was pretty overgrown.

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68.5 km

Grünewald Tunnel

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Longer than you think :-)

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91.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.5 km

13.0 km

2.98 km

2.74 km

1.45 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

78.1 km

6.30 km

4.08 km

2.70 km

421 m

173 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 23 October

9°C

4°C

80 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

June 9, 2023,🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️☀️…(Mosel)von Daun den Maare-Mosel-Radweg nach Liers

Wonderful tour!!! 👍🏻😄 The signage to/around the Maare left a lot to be desired! We came to Schalkenmehren on the way around the Maare, but somehow it was badly marked that we bisl helplessly cycled around the Schalkenmehren Maar and then somehow got off the route!😭But otherwise great to drive, through 3 tunnels (possibly take a jacket with you, the …

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August 13, 2025,MTB-Tour: Maare - Mosel

From Daun, we climb tough trails up to the Dronke Tower, offering fantastic views of the Eifel from up here on the "crater rim." Now, however, comes a steady descent, mostly along a railway line (the Maare-Mosel cycle path) with cool tunnels, all the way to the Liesertal valley and the Moselle, finally continuing on to Bernkastel. It's already quite …

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July 8, 2023,Maare - Mosel Radweg 8.7.23

Hello, my dears. Something easy today. Our tour today only leads a little uphill at the beginning, then longer ups and downs, until after about 30 km it is almost all downhill. After a ride on line 555 (the 555 stands for express, it gets you to your destination quicker) or 300 from Bernkastel to Daun, we start from there …

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