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Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer Covered Wooden Bridge loop from Holzerath

Road cycling routes

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer Covered Wooden Bridge loop from Holzerath

Moderate

4.7

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162

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Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer Covered Wooden Bridge loop from Holzerath

01:56

36.2km

590m

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 27, 2026

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2.77 km

Former Pluwigerhammer Railway Station

Highlight • Historical Site

The old Pluwigerhammer station is now a private home

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2

4.10 km

Open-air stage of the Karl May Friends Pluwig

Highlight • Structure

Here is a way to the open air stage. The open-air stage is a replica Wester village and is located in the old quarry of Pluwig.

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3

7.21 km

View of Sommerau Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The only highlight in Ruwertal, but I like to teach me a better.

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4

9.97 km

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River

Highlight • Bridge

The Ruwer-Hochwald cycle path is another highlight of the railway cycle paths in the Hunsrück. The 48-kilometer route from Trier / Ruwer to Hermeskeil is one of the most beautiful bike paths on railway lines in Germany.

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5

10.4 km

Ruwer Covered Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The first 6.3 kilometers of the Ruwer-Hochwald cycle path end with an architectural feature: the 39-meter-long bridge
Siberian larch leads the cyclists over the Ruwer near Waldrach. The
Steel girders …

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6

11.5 km

Roman aqueduct to Trier

Highlight • Historical Site

The Roman Ruwerwasserleitung begins on the edge of the cycle path in Waldrach. It supplied the ancient Trier (Augusta Treverorum) with water from the Ruwer, a right inflow of the Moselle.

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7

16.4 km

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Route

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Here begins, or ends, the Ruwerbahn cycle path. Great track, best asphalt.

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8

28.7 km

Hockweiler Ascent

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Nice when you arrive at the top in Hockweiler

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36.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.5 km

14.0 km

5.31 km

1.46 km

Surfaces

34.5 km

1.04 km

455 m

191 m

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Friday 29 May

27°C

17°C

46 %

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