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Echternach Canton

Ralinger Tunnel – Echternach Lake loop from Echternach

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Luxemburg
Echternach Canton

Ralinger Tunnel – Echternach Lake loop from Echternach

Moderate

4.5

(155)

640

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Ralinger Tunnel – Echternach Lake loop from Echternach

01:24

23.0km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.3 km for 70 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.37 km

Between Steinheim and Echternach

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The cycle path along the Sauer River runs alongside the N10 here. As of May 2025, you'll have to divert to the road for a short time due to construction work.

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6.19 km

View of the Sauer River

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Beautiful landscape and nature. No special equipment needed.

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9.24 km

Ralinger Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

The Nims-Sauertalbahn was a single-track, standard-gauge, non-electrified branch line (state railway) from Bitburg-Erdorf (on the Eifel route Trier-Cologne) to Igel in the Moselle valley. It led from the Kylltal via …

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11.2 km

Sauer River near Edingen

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The Sauer cycle path runs partly on a former railway line and along the river Sauer. This bike tour combines dreamy vineyard landscapes and picturesque places in the Luxembourg region. …

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12.7 km

The bridge connects Germany and Luxembourg. It was named after Konrad Schubach.
In 1952, Konrad Schubach became district administrator in Bitburg. There, in consultation with Minister-President Altmeier, he was tasked …

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6

15.5 km

Gateway to the Wine Country

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Invites you to linger, as there are also benches on site for resting. Located directly on the bike path.

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7

17.8 km

The Basilica of Saint Willibrord (Luxembourgish: Willibrordbasilika, German: Sankt Willibrordusbasilika) is a basilica in the Luxembourg town of Echternach. It is the monastery church of Echternach Abbey and the parish …

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22.1 km

Echternach Lake

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nice bike or walk around the lake ..... with beautifully landscaped terraces and "schmankerln" for young and old ... suitable for pushchairs

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23.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

4.41 km

1.94 km

1.74 km

914 m

546 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

1.97 km

606 m

312 m

311 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 23 August

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Comments

October 19, 2023,Ralingen Echternach
Today we started with bad weather and from Ralingen through the tunnel to Echternach. On the way back we drove on the other side of the Sauer.

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October 23, 2022,Kleine Sauerrunde
Today the Sauer was my destination. Actually, it was the walnuts that I was offered to collect myself, in the middle of the Ralingen forest. After work then pleasure. I was quickly on the bike path. Once on the German side to Echternacherbrück and on the Luxembourg side back..

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