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European Mill Cycle Route - Cycling in the Bliesgau Biosphere

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European Mill Cycle Route - Cycling in the Bliesgau Biosphere

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European Mill Cycle Route - Cycling in the Bliesgau Biosphere

02:48

46.8km

270m

Cycling

This cross-border bike tour takes you almost 50 kilometers through the landscape of the Saar-Palatinate and Lorraine border area, always under the sign of the water. A total of 14 mills lie along your way, the most beautiful is probably the Eschviller mill with its mill and sawmill museum.

The…

by Saarpfalz-Touristik

Last updated: July 11, 2024

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Bickenalbtal

Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

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356 m

Hornbach Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

The history of the Hornbach monastery dates back to the 8th century. You can walk through the cloister, recharge your batteries in the chapel or take a break in the …

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7.16 km

Moulin d'Eschviller

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Unfortunately, Tuesday after 14 o'clock has only opened up

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20.2 km

Orchards Along the Bickenalb

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

There are idyllic orchards around the river Bickenalb. It's just wonderfully quiet to cycle along here!

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31.7 km

St. Andreas Church Altheim

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This simple but pretty church is somewhat hidden in Altheim. The newly designed garden is particularly beautiful. Together with the new pilgrims' hostel in the old rectory, it is a popular stop for pilgrims on the Way of St. James.

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34.0 km

Wildflower Meadow in Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

Highlight • Natural

The landscape along the bike path is just great. Meadows and fields are wonderful photo opportunities.

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46.6 km

Hornbach River in Hornbach

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Hornbach was founded around 742 around the Benedictine monastery.

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46.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

11.9 km

9.17 km

3.86 km

459 m

Surfaces

41.3 km

3.69 km

1.45 km

386 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

27°C

14°C

42 %

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Comments

July 25, 2022,EUROPÄISCHER MÜHLENRADWEG

We started this route from the parking lot under the A8 at exit 33 Zweibrücken-Ixheim. First you drive on an old railway to Hornbach, where there is an old monastery and the grave of St. Pirminius.
Here you cycle through wet meadows where the storks find plenty of food.
Along the way you pass 10 mills, both in Germany and …

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August 4, 2021,Europäischer Mühlen-Radweg

Unfortunately, many country roads on the French side. Actually, I only saw a watermill. Otherwise the route is very nice.

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August 15, 2021,2021-08-15 Zweibrücken >Hornbach>Moulin d´Eschviller>Altheim retour

A varied tour in the German / French border area with an intensive visit to the old Hornbach monastery

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June 29, 2024,Runde um Hornbach

Today I did a tour recommended by Komot called "Mill Cycle Route and Biosphere Tour". Starting in Rimschweiler, it was a leisurely 10km on tarmac paths, then unfortunately 20km along roads, the remaining 18km alternating between forest paths and roads. The view was very beautiful and the small villages were very interesting, but the route on roads wasn't really my …

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June 28, 2024,Europäischer Mühlenradweg - Radeln in der Biosphäre Bliesgau

The start and finish was in Rimschweiler at the Hasenheim restaurant. A very scenic bike tour. The tour mainly runs along bike paths and roads with very little traffic. At the end we had a very good meal in the beer garden of the Hasenheim restaurant.

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May 1, 2024,🇪🇺Europäischer Mühlenradweg 🇩🇪🇨🇵

Tour on May 1st with border hopping. Huge spring festival with a folk festival atmosphere in Volmunster. In the Bliesgau through the blooming rapeseed fields. Yellow makes you happy. Temperatures up to 27°, ☀️veiled by Sahara sand.

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August 13, 2023,ADFC-Tour Markus: Mühlenradweg - Ins Departement Moselle und durch den südlichen Bliesgau

Since Markus is unfortunately not in top shape again, I was allowed to lead this beautiful tour today.

And it was worth it: ten of us were out and about in very pleasant temperatures, with very little wind and the probability of rain was 0 - which was also confirmed.

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September 5, 2021,Europäischer Mühlenradweg – Grenzhopping im Saarland

Very nice tour. There was next to nothing going on on the streets

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April 22, 2021

This cross-border bike tour takes you almost 50 kilometers through the landscape of the Saar-Palatinate and Lorraine border area, always under the sign of the water. A total of 14 mills lie along your way, the most beautiful is probably the Eschviller mill with its mill and sawmill museum.
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European Mill Cycle Route - Cycling in the Bliesgau Biosphere

Hornbach Abbey

Moulin d'Eschviller

Orchards Along the Bickenalb

St. Andreas Church Altheim

Wildflower Meadow in Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

Hornbach River in Hornbach

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