Saar Loop – Fährhaus Saarschleife loop from Orscholz

Mountain biking trails

Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

Saar Loop – Fährhaus Saarschleife loop from Orscholz

Moderate

4.6

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Saar Loop – Fährhaus Saarschleife loop from Orscholz

02:35

32.8km

500m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 26.8 km for 213 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

4.46 km

Rest bench with a view of the Saarschleife

Highlight • Viewpoint

The forest below and around Mont Clair Castle offer some good and challenging, but also flowing trails. A detour, just because of the castle and the view, is definitely worth it.

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8.50 km

View of the Saar River and the Cloef Treetop Walk

Highlight • Viewpoint

Absolutely impressive! Fantastic nature.

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9.63 km

Saar Loop

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Saar Loop is probably the most famous attraction in Saarland. You'll get a particularly impressive view from the vantage point above the valley, but it's simply beautiful down here …

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11.2 km

Fährhaus Saarschleife

Highlight • Restaurant

The restaurant 'Fährhaus' is a great refreshment stop with beer garden. For a quick coffee always good address.

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18.6 km

View of the Saar River

Highlight • River

The Saar offers plenty of opportunities to spend your free time.

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23.7 km

Montclair

Forest

24.4 km

Mettlach Lock

Highlight • Structure

Without the barrages, the Saar would not be navigable because the water level is too low.

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32.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.7 km

3.97 km

2.95 km

1.67 km

1.52 km

Surfaces

14.0 km

8.34 km

7.98 km

1.79 km

552 m

142 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 4 October

22°C

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

July 23, 2023,Mountainbike-Tour

Hello Komootler, the Saar loop is so fascinating that I had to cycle an extra tour. A real highlight.

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July 25, 2022,Volker...du Tier!! 🥵🤦‍♂️💪😅

Today I clung to Volker's rear wheel, an experienced mountain biker from the very beginning.
Because today I wanted to do it the hard way. And I should get it too! 🤦‍♂️😖🥵🤕
True to Volker's motto "Anyone can do it easily!", I got to know trails in my home area that I had no idea about before!...and it would normally …

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September 1, 2024,Epische Sonnenaufgangs Tour an der Cloef😍🌄

We got up really early to experience an epic sunrise at the Cloef.
It was amazing. We started in the dark with our great lamps and were at the Cloef before sunrise.
An indescribable experience. 🌟 Stars, clear skies and a magnificent view.
Some of the trails after that were overgrown😑 and the bird trail was completely closed. ☝️
The …

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