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Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail – Rittersdorf Castle loop from Kinzenburg

Road cycling routes

Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail – Rittersdorf Castle loop from Kinzenburg

Hard

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Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail – Rittersdorf Castle loop from Kinzenburg

04:41

91.4km

1,400m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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After 5.05 km for 279 m

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37.4 km

12% climb in the Eifel

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2

50.5 km

Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail

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Elegant railway cycle path through forests and meadows southwest of Bitburg

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55.7 km

Geißenströpper Fountain, Bitburg

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This is the home of Bitburger beer
and the hero in the Thirty Years' War, the "Bitburger Geißenströpper".
The young lads of the city rose with the skins of slaughtered …

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59.2 km

Waterfall on the Nimstal Cycle Path near Rittersdorf

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Along the beautiful floodplains, in steel you go up steeply

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60.2 km

Nims Cycle Path: Rittersdorf to Stahl

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It drives wonderfully through the Nims floodplain, then a steep climb to steel

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61.3 km

Rittersdorf Castle

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Rittersdorf Castle has remained almost unadulterated since it was built and conveys an impressive picture of late medieval and modern Renaissance living culture. The approximately 700-year-old moated castle is located …

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65.9 km

View of the Nims River

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You can't always see the little river along the Nies Cycle Path, but here you have an idyllic view.

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89.7 km

View of the Prüm River near Waxweiler

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Nice view of the Prüm. Next to the bridge, a dirt road goes down to Prüm, ideal for a break or a picnic.

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91.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.2 km

10.6 km

10.3 km

4.41 km

2.85 km

Surfaces

77.1 km

14.0 km

200 m

143 m

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Lowest point (210 m)

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