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Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Messerich

Ralinger Tunnel – Ralinger Railway Tunnel loop from Messerich

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Messerich

Ralinger Tunnel – Ralinger Railway Tunnel loop from Messerich

Moderate

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Ralinger Tunnel – Ralinger Railway Tunnel loop from Messerich

02:50

56.5km

680m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 5.36 km for 145 m

After 20.2 km for 97 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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691 m

Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Elegant railway cycle path through forests and meadows southwest of Bitburg

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9.27 km

Schirbel

Forest

12.1 km

Jungbäume

Forest

20.3 km

Burg Welschbillig

Castle

28.3 km

Ralinger Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

The Nims-Sauertalbahn was a single-track, standard-gauge, non-electrified branch line (state railway) from Bitburg-Erdorf (on the Eifel route Trier-Cologne) to Igel in the Moselle valley. It led from the Kylltal via …

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29.0 km

Ralinger Railway Tunnel

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The Ralinger Tunnel is 336 m long. It is only moderately illuminated (darker than the pictures suggest). Driving without lights is possible, but it's best to sing or something similar to avoid a collision.

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32.1 km

Minden beach bar on the Sauer

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Small, cozy beach bar on the Sauer

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34.5 km

Prüm Valley and Viaduct near Menningen

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Here the Prüm flows picturesquely along the mountain slopes

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35.7 km

Old Railway Bridge over the Nims near Irrel

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Old railway bridge over the Nims

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37.9 km

Irrel Waterfalls

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Definitely worth seeing, here also often whole canoe associations come along

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45.2 km

Winding road near Wettlingen

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A winding up and down between Peffingen and Wettlingen on new asphalt

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56.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.0 km

11.7 km

7.00 km

4.03 km

2.63 km

255 m

Surfaces

50.8 km

4.53 km

959 m

252 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

38°C

21°C

19 %

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Ralinger Tunnel – Ralinger Railway Tunnel loop from Messerich

Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail

Ralinger Tunnel

Ralinger Railway Tunnel

Minden beach bar on the Sauer

Prüm Valley and Viaduct near Menningen

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Irrel Waterfalls

Winding road near Wettlingen

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