Pleiner Tunnel – Pleiner Viaduct loop from Saxler
Pleiner Tunnel – Pleiner Viaduct loop from Saxler
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Pleiner Tunnel – Pleiner Viaduct loop from Saxler
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91.7km
850m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: February 28, 2026
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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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3.99 km
Holzmaar
Lake
17.9 km
Eichenhain bei Hasborn
Forest
22.0 km
Pleiner Tunnel
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Directly after the former Plein train station, approximately 5 km beyond Hasborn, the cycle path leads through the 585-meter-long Pleiner Tunnel. It then continues downhill through deciduous and mixed forests to Wittlich. From the rather rugged Volcanic Eifel, the cycle path descends into the Wittlich Valley. The route passes vineyards and leads into the town of Wittlich.
Text / Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Maare-Mosel
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23.3 km
Pleiner Viaduct
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Plein Viaduct, length 98 meters, height above valley 31 meters
Unkenstein Tunnel, length 140 meters
Grünewald Tunnel, length 124 meters
The Pleiner Viaduct consists of a five-span arch bridge. The structure is located on the Hasborn - Wittlich section of the Maare-Mosel Cycle Route.
The viaduct, first built in 1910, demolished in 1945, and rebuilt in 1953, is approximately 98 meters long, approximately 31 meters high, and 4.65 meters wide between the railings. It was built on site using reinforced concrete, and the piers, abutments, and side elevations were clad in sandstone. However, the structural concrete is exposed in the arch undersides.
After the railway line was closed by Deutsche Bahn in 1984, the tracks were dismantled in 1989. Before the structure was reopened as part of the Maare-Mosel cycle path in 1998, it was completely renovated.
Text / Source: Rogmann Ingenieure GmbH, Einöder Straße 6, 66424 Homburg
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24.7 km
Old Railway Bridge near Plein
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47.0 km
View of Lieser Across the Moselle
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57.1 km
Platten Archway Entrance
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Platten was first mentioned in a document in 1084 as villa Platana. From 1794 Platten was under French rule, in 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946 it has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
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66.0 km
50th Parallel North at Wittlich
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68.3 km
Historic Railway Viaduct Near Plein
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68.6 km
Grünewald Tunnel
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91.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
71.1 km
13.6 km
3.07 km
2.67 km
1.17 km
165 m
Surfaces
77.4 km
6.32 km
4.12 km
3.34 km
353 m
175 m
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Elevation
Highest point (460 m)
Lowest point (110 m)
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