View of the Saar River – Little Cloef Viewpoint loop from Mettlach

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

View of the Saar River – Little Cloef Viewpoint loop from Mettlach

Moderate

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hikers

View of the Saar River – Little Cloef Viewpoint loop from Mettlach

02:23

8.18km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Saar-Hunsrück

Saarschleife und Leukbachtal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.18 km

View of the Saar River

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View from the Saar slopes of the Saar and the treetop path

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1.42 km

Ridge section of the Saar-Hunsrück Trail

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Slightly rocky section of the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig. From the exposed rocky outcrops you have a great view of the Saar Valley.

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2.93 km

Viewpoint

3.81 km

Little Cloef Viewpoint

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A little quieter than the big brother, but still great views.

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4.31 km

Path along the rock

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8.18 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.02 km

3.73 km

428 m

Surfaces

2.83 km

2.51 km

2.35 km

428 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

5°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

October 7, 2024,Vom Baumwipfelpfad nach Mettlach

Today we left the bikes behind again and hiked along a section of the Saar-Hunsrück Steig...and we were absolutely thrilled. Impressive views of the Saar loop, great root paths with beautiful, slightly scrambled passages over streams and through beautiful forests made us want more of it. We'll be back!

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May 10, 2024,Von der Saarschleife nach Mettlach

Today we went to the Saarschleife. The treetop path there has a huge wooden tower from which you have a great view of the Saarschleife. Although I knew it from pictures, the "original" really impressed me. Simply great.
We descended to Mettlach on beautiful forest paths (Saar-Hunsrück-Steig).
The end was at the jetty. We added a short tour on the …

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