Maifeld Cycle Path – Tunnel Hausen-1 loop from Plaidt

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

Plaidt

Maifeld Cycle Path – Tunnel Hausen-1 loop from Plaidt

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Maifeld Cycle Path – Tunnel Hausen-1 loop from Plaidt

02:28

39.5km

320m

Cycling

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

Last updated: November 1, 2026

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Thürer Wiesen

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.31 km

Old Ochtendung Station

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Beer garden at the old train station in Ochtende (from Sept 22 there will also be food. Because of the current status of the renovation phase, I don't believe in it yet.

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10.1 km

Heart Sculpture Viewpoint on the Maifeld Cycle Path

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Here a heart is created ♥️ View into the Eifel

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11.7 km

This section is really highly recommended.
It offers top restored train stations, in Polch there is a great restaurant in it.
There are also two tunnel passages, viaducts, art and recreation areas with wide views of the Eifel.

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14.7 km

Maifeld Cycle Path

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Just a great way ... just went on an exploration trip for the next tour with my "better half", and yes, she will have a lot of fun ;-))

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20.3 km

Tunnel Hausen-1

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The eight-kilometer section starts at the east train station in Mayen, which can be reached by regional train. It lies on the route of the Eifelquerbahn. This runs every hour …

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20.9 km

Hausen-1 Tunnel

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It is a romantic event to cycle through a former railway tunnel.

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20.9 km

View from Lehnen Viaduct

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Beautiful bike path on a former railway track over viaducts and through tunnels.

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27.8 km

Thürer Wiesen

Nature Reserve

30.4 km

View of Kruft and Korretsberg

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The bike path from Mayen to Andernach impresses with its varied landscape with constantly changing perspectives on striking terrain points.

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39.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

9.18 km

8.53 km

4.47 km

152 m

Surfaces

36.2 km

1.27 km

1.11 km

588 m

281 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

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Comments

May 11, 2024,Plaidt-Ochtendung über alte Bahntrasse Maifeld nach Polch, Kruft, Plaidt

This is a beautiful tour with a little road at the beginning. Then you cycle for a long time along the old Maifeld railway line, which is in a shady location and leads through hilly landscapes, but often also downhill. The Ochtendung beer garden was so impressive that we initially turned left onto the railway line. Unfortunately the beer garden …

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