Oberkirchener Tunnel – Bostal Lake loop from Kusel

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Rhineland-Palatinate

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Oberkirchener Tunnel – Bostal Lake loop from Kusel

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Oberkirchener Tunnel – Bostal Lake loop from Kusel

05:36

83.2km

1,010m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.88 km

Niederberg Tunnel

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Driving through the tunnel is an experience. The light in the tunnel comes on automatically.

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12.3 km

𝐵𝑎𝑢𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡𝑒 𝐸𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑏𝑎ℎ𝑛 - 𝑇𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑂𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑛

The tunnel penetrates the Pitzrech (height 413 m above sea level) between Oberkirchen Nord station and Schwarzerden. The route leads over a length of …

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14.9 km

Rail trail through nature

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On this section of the Fritz-Wunderlich-Radweg you ride comfortably on the old railway line of the railway line Kusel-Türkismühle in the middle of nature and enjoy the magnificent view.

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34.7 km

Bostalsee

Nature Reserve

36.1 km

Bostalsee Cycle Path

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Beautifully laid out bike and walking paths.

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37.8 km

View of Bostalsee

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The panorama is sensational. You think you're on vacation

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38.4 km

Bostal Lake

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Very nice to drive

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43.5 km

Rest Area on the Sankt Wendeler Land Rail Trail

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A super nice bike path is currently being built here on an old railway line

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68.6 km

Oberkirchen Viaduct

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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐫ü𝐜𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧
With its 12 arches, the Oberkirchen viaduct, built between 1934 and 1936, is by far the largest and most impressive structure on the Westrichbahn Türkismühle - Kusel. In …

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73.6 km

Blick auf die Landschaft & Autobahn 62

Viewpoint

83.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.2 km

22.8 km

14.2 km

6.73 km

1.91 km

359 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.7 km

28.7 km

8.19 km

3.60 km

1.06 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 5 November

7°C

-1°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 21, 2025,Von Kusel zum Bostalsee

Today we went cycling again after a long break... Since it was too hot for us, we headed to neighboring Saarland, taking the St. Wendler Land rail cycle path, and cycled around Lake Bostal. And although it's hard for me as a Palatinate native, I have to give Saarland a huge thumbs-up. At least in the part of the country …

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