Bleialf Tunnel – Our Bridge between the countries loop from Prüm

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Prüm

Bleialf Tunnel – Our Bridge between the countries loop from Prüm

Moderate

4.7

(122)

495

riders

Bleialf Tunnel – Our Bridge between the countries loop from Prüm

03:09

53.2km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.94 km

Pronsfeld Lavender Labyrinth

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Great point right on the bike path

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11.6 km

Eifel-Ardennes Cycle Path: Bleialf to Ponsfeld

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Great bike path and in good condition. Also not overcrowded.

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14.3 km

Alfbachtal mit Tunenbach und Hollbach zwischen Großlangenfelden und Pronsfeld

Nature Reserve

20.1 km

Bleialf Tunnel

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The Bleialfer Tunnel is a 400 meter long, disused railway tunnel of the Westeifelbahn. It is illuminated, but closed from November to March. During this time it serves as winter …

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26.6 km

Our Bridge between the countries

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The bridge over the Our forms the border between Belgium and Germany. There is also a break area on each side.

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41.4 km

Alfbach Valley

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The beaver valley mentioned here is actually the Alfbachtal, but that doesn't change the fact that beavers live here and that you cycle through beautiful nature.

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44.0 km

Café Stullwerk in the Old Train

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A beautiful restored train with a small café on it.
There are sandwiches there.
Hence the name "Café Stullwerk"

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44.0 km

Bistro in the Historic Railway Carriage Kalterherberg

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Former railway junction now a cycle path junction with a historic construction train, bistro, home-made cakes, model railway and bike service station. Great atmosphere.

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44.2 km

Pronsfeld Open-Air Railway Museum and Café Stullwerk

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On October 1, 1886, Ponsfeld received a railway connection with the opening of the section between Prüm and Bleialf. During the Second World War, the station was first destroyed and …

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53.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.0 km

6.80 km

4.77 km

2.59 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.3 km

1.97 km

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

4°C

33 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 20, 2023,Fahrradtour-Eifel Ardennen Radweg von Prüm nach St. Vith und zurück

Very nice bike path can only be recommended. We parked in Prüm old train station and started from there. Great landscape and well-kept rest areas. The distance is not quite right in the tunnel, no GPS reception 😄

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August 21, 2024,St. Vith - Prüm

Today, on the third day, we started again from St. Vith, on former railway lines to Prüm and back. As on the other days: excellent asphalted cycle paths, quiet, in the countryside, and cycling along many nature reserves. Temperature below 20 degrees, windy. The lovingly designed railway collection in Pronsfeld is worth seeing.

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June 16, 2025,(13) von Prüm nach St. Vith

In the Prüm explosion disaster, an ammunition depot detonated on July 15, 1949, in the Calvary Hill, northwest of Prüm in the Eifel region. The cause of the explosion, which severely damaged the town and killed 12 people, was never determined. The crater, still visible today, is one of the largest man-made. A memorial cross on the Calvary Hill commemorates …

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