View of the River Saar – Saar Loop loop from Rimlingen

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Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Losheim am See

View of the River Saar – Saar Loop loop from Rimlingen

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View of the River Saar – Saar Loop loop from Rimlingen

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49.5km

350m

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: October 1, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Saar-Hunsrück

Saarschleife und Leukbachtal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.8 km

View of the River Saar

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Cycle path in great condition, wonderful panorama

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13.1 km

Saar Cycle Route

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Highly recommended cycle path for the whole family

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17.7 km

View of the Treetop Walk Saarschleife

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From here, you can get your first glimpse of the Saarschleife Treetop Walk. The route becomes increasingly beautiful from here, with a new highlight around every bend.

A detour to the Treetop Walk is worthwhile.

More information:

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treetop-walks.com/saarschleife

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21.3 km

Saar Loop

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The Saar Loop is probably the most famous attraction in Saarland. You'll get a particularly impressive view from the vantage point above the valley, but it's simply beautiful down here …

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23.6 km

View of the Saar River and the Cloef Treetop Walk

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Absolutely impressive! Fantastic nature.

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25.6 km

Mettlach Saar Bridge

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The Saarbrücke Mettlach is a suspension bridge over the Saar in the Saarland municipality of Mettlach. It is the only steel suspension bridge in Saarland and has been a listed building since 2003.

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29.0 km

View of the Cloef

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It is particularly impressive early in the morning when the Saarschleife is still in the shade, but the Cloef is already illuminated by the sun.

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30.6 km

Fährhaus Saarschleife

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The restaurant 'Fährhaus' is a great refreshment stop with beer garden. For a quick coffee always good address.

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49.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

11.8 km

11.1 km

9.37 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.8 km

7.38 km

5.68 km

1.51 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

July 25, 2022,22.76 1. Tag Rad- u. Wandertour - von Merzig nach Mettlach (Saarschleife u. Cloef)

The 1st day of our week together in Saarland with cycling and hiking tours.
Today from Merzig along the Saar loop to Mettlach and on the other side of the Saar back to Merzig, including a short tour through the district town of Merzig.
3 friends did the hike on the Saar loop via the steep Cloef path about 3.5 …

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August 1, 2024,Saarschleife

Unfortunately, I caught the worst day of the week, it was already raining a little when I set off. Because I just wanted to get going, I forgot to start Komoot, which I only noticed after about 8 km. Thank God I knew the bridge in Besseringen and was standing under it when the thunderstorm started, which was directly above …

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September 6, 2022,Radtour an der Saar

Finally holidays!!
After seeing so many vacation tours - on foot or by bike - from other Komootlers, we can now also enjoy a few days of vacation.
We have quartered ourselves in Saarland. After the first small exploratory tours, we went on the cycle path on the Saar.

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August 11, 2025,Merzig - Cloef Atrium - über Mettlach

If you plan the route from Merzig to Cloef Atrium using Komoot, the route from Dreisbach via Nohn to Orscholz is entirely on road.

I looked for and found an alternative via Mettlach through the forest to Orscholz.

Yes! It's about 15 km longer there and back. But it's a bit safer and also a nicer ride.

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September 11, 2023,Saarschleife – Saarschleife Runde von Merzig (Saar) Stadtmitte

Simple but very nice “pleasure tour”! Feasible with any bike, because the path along the Saar is partly paved. Change to the inner side of the Saar at Besseringen - from behind Besseringen then a fine gravel path directly along the banks of the Saar. Here wonderful views of the "Cloef" and the local observation tower. At some point there …

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August 21, 2022,Saarschleifen-Fahrradtour

My bike appealed to me. It was sad because I would only take care of the hiking boots.
That affected me. 😉

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May 19, 2023,Schwemlingen Merzig Mettlach

Nice tour, unfortunately Komoot sent me a piece of the B 51. Very nice: the way to Montclair Castle and from there to Mettlach

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April 20, 2025,Merzig - Losheim - Mettlach -Merzig☀️⛅☁️🌬️💧

AKA the 3 Breweries Tour🍺🍺🍺. For us, however, we first had the obligatory coffee in Losheim and, in the absence of cake, an ice cream. Before the forecast rain, we reached the third brewery of the tour in mostly good cycling weather, where we finished with a well-deserved isotonic cold drink. Cheers🍻. A great, short tour for Easter Sunday as …

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