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Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path loop from Holzerath

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path loop from Holzerath

Moderate

4.7

(11)

158

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Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path loop from Holzerath

01:55

35.9km

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: August 22, 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

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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

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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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11.1 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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11.5 km

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path

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Where bicycles roll today, trains used to steam. The historic railway line of the Ruwer-Hochwald-Bahn is transformed into the Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg. Like the former railway line, the cycle path with a …

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7

16.1 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

28.4 km

Hockweiler Ascent

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Nice when you arrive at the top in Hockweiler

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35.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

14.5 km

5.27 km

1.35 km

Surfaces

34.3 km

1.04 km

455 m

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