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Waldrach

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer Cycle Path loop from Waldrach

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Waldrach

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer Cycle Path loop from Waldrach

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4.8

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1,289

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Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer Cycle Path loop from Waldrach

04:41

77.2km

660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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1.65 km

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River

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The Ruwer-Hochwald cycle path is another highlight of the railway cycle paths in the Hunsrück. The 48-kilometer route from Trier / Ruwer to Hermeskeil is one of the most beautiful bike paths on railway lines in Germany.

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9.44 km

Ruwertal Cycle Path

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Many beautiful rest areas

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19.1 km

Ruwer Cycle Path

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Very well developed cycle path on an old railway line.

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25.2 km

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path

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Great bike path on a former railway line. Always along the Ruwer, which, together with the landscape, shows all possible facets here.

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29.7 km

Old Kell Railway Station

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The former railway line became a bike path 👍

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33.6 km

Rest Area on the Ruwer Cycle Path

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A resting place directly on the Ruwer cycle path with a table bench and a reclining bench. You can take a nice break here.

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38.6 km

Vintage Hochwaldbahn locomotive in Reinsfeld

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This is where this old Hochwaldbahn locomotive has found its resting place. As is so often the case, the old train station is a residential building.

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57.3 km

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path

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The cycle path along the Ruwer from the high forest in Hermeskeil to the confluence with the Moselle is a real cycling highlight.

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77.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.3 km

774 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.4 km

17.6 km

274 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

15°C

6°C

37 %

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Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer Cycle Path loop from Waldrach

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River

Ruwertal Cycle Path

Ruwer Cycle Path

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path

Old Kell Railway Station

Rest Area on the Ruwer Cycle Path

Vintage Hochwaldbahn locomotive in Reinsfeld

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path

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