Afelskreuz and Chapel – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Strotzbüsch
Afelskreuz and Chapel – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Strotzbüsch
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Afelskreuz and Chapel – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Strotzbüsch
04:49
67.3km
1,070m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: March 18, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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16.7 km
Ulmener Maar
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Jungferweiher
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35.0 km
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37.0 km
Afelskreuz and Chapel
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The height of the Afelskreuz is a stately 3.30 meters. The crossbeam, in which the name of the cross is inscribed in large Latin letters, and on the right and left of which the Savior's marks of suffering, on the right the crown of thorns and three nails, on the left the whistle with the vinegar sponge and lance, is 1.80 meters high. Above the crossbeam we read the year 1231, under the bar the year 1931. The chalice with the holy host elaborated as a relief on the upper end of the shaft within a rectangle commemorates the Last Supper. The heart with a flame sign and a cross under the number 1931, also in a rectangle, symbolizes the sacrificial love of Jesus to the people.
The year 1231 is legendary. But it is a symbol of many centuries of the history of our homeland. The number 1931 indicates the year in which the present cross was built. It takes the place of a previously decayed cross whose name "AFELSKREUZ" lives on today's cross.The cross erected in 1931 is a foundation of Dr. Joseph Esten, who for many years worked as a physician in Kelberg It was repaired by the brothers Johann and Peter Michels from Kelberg during a period of forty-five years, but after a thorough, very successful restoration, it has been firmly anchored by concrete and iron since the Good Friday of this year (1976) again worthy of his place, who was given a special embellishment by a wooden fence and shrub plantings.
In the area of the Afelskreuz there is a chapel and a way of the cross.
For centuries the pilgrims from the Bonn-Cologne area pilgrimage on this way to the tomb of the apostle Matthias to Trier.
In the vernacular this path therefore also called Pilgerstraße. However, there is another name: until the thirties of our century farmers and traders drove cattle and pigs past the Afelskreuz to the markets in Kelberg and Mehren. The path owes its second name to this fact: Ferkelstraße.
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View from Daun Viaduct
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52.3 km
Through the 'Große Schlitzohr'
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And in hot weather, it's like riding through a "refrigerator."
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52.4 km
Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel
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At the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the railway tunnel was driven 560 meters through the mountain. 80 years later, it was converted into a cycle path. The tunnel contains several niches with rounded arches, through which the water seeping in above is drained. The sound of this water has been a part of this place for almost 100 years.
Text / Source: Institut Denkunternehmung, Hörscheider Straße 20, 54552 Darscheid
denkunternehmung.de/alter-eisenbahntunnel-grosses-schlitzohr-bei-daun
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Strohner Lava Bomb
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Source: vulkanhaus-strohn.de
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67.3 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
29.1 km
15.2 km
11.2 km
11.2 km
555 m
115 m
Surfaces
44.7 km
10.4 km
8.77 km
3.01 km
366 m
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Highest point (600 m)
Lowest point (280 m)
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