Basalt Quarry Am Niederberg – Niederberg Tunnel loop from Oberalben

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Basalt Quarry Am Niederberg – Niederberg Tunnel loop from Oberalben

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Basalt Quarry Am Niederberg – Niederberg Tunnel loop from Oberalben

02:20

28.0km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.32 km

View of the Palatinate Countryside

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After a steeply descending tour through the forest, wonderful panoramic views

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10.6 km

Hang Gliding Launch Site with View of Potzberg and Donnersberg

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Wonderful view, nice place to stop. Every now and then you meet paragliders and can watch them staring.

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14.4 km

Schwarzerden Station – Ostertalbahn Experience Trail

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The Ostertalbahn is a branch line that runs in the northeast of the Saarland from Ottweiler to Schwarzerden, mainly along the Oster which gives it its name. Although the first initiatives aimed at the construction of the line go back to the second half of the 19th century, the line was not opened to its full length until 1938 - and therefore very late in comparison to many other rail lines - after operations began the Ottweiler – Niederkirchen section had already been included a year earlier. The railway line was used for passenger traffic until 1980. After Deutsche Bahn had plans to shut down the line in the 1990s, the St. Wendel district managed to take over the line in early 2000. In 2001 the regular freight traffic ended. Since then, it has mainly been used by museum trains.

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18.8 km

Basalt Quarry Am Niederberg

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With the basalt quarries in Rammelsbach, Theisbergstegen and Kreimbach-Kaulbach the largest in Germany!

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19.6 km

Niederberg Tunnel

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Driving through the tunnel is an experience. The light in the tunnel comes on automatically.

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20.8 km

Stone Arch Bridge on the Fritz-Wunderlich Railway Path

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I usually drive over this bridge to Lichtenberg Castle.
Be careful, it goes up very steeply for about 500 meters!

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21.2 km

Playground by the Cycle Path (Palatinate)

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The playground is right on the bike path and offers families a great opportunity to rest

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28.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.4 km

4.90 km

1.05 km

511 m

130 m

Surfaces

9.74 km

8.03 km

5.93 km

4.26 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Tuesday 10 November

13°C

5°C

52 %

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Basalt Quarry Am Niederberg – Niederberg Tunnel loop from Oberalben

View of the Palatinate Countryside

Hang Gliding Launch Site with View of Potzberg and Donnersberg

Schwarzerden Station – Ostertalbahn Experience Trail

Basalt Quarry Am Niederberg

Niederberg Tunnel

Stone Arch Bridge on the Fritz-Wunderlich Railway Path

Playground by the Cycle Path (Palatinate)

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