Kyllburg Railway Tunnel – View of Bertrada Castle loop from Kyllburg

Mountain biking trails

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Kyllburg

Kyllburg Railway Tunnel – View of Bertrada Castle loop from Kyllburg

Moderate

3.8

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Kyllburg Railway Tunnel – View of Bertrada Castle loop from Kyllburg

02:17

32.1km

490m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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Train Station

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252 m

Kyllburg Railway Tunnel

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One of the most beautiful cycling routes in Germany runs from Aachen to Trier, through valleys and old train tunnels. You can find one of those rail tunnels here, just before Kyllburg. That means: light on and cycle.

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4.86 km

St. Thomas Monastery and Retreat House

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Worth seeing next to the church is the extensive garden area.

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4.95 km

St. Thomas Monastery

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The former Cistercian monastery of St. Thomas on the Kyll in St. Thomas, a community in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate, was founded in the late 12th century in honor …

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6.00 km

Weiherwiese bei St. Thomas

Nature Reserve

15.5 km

View of Bertradaburg in Mürlenbach

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15.8 km

Bicycle Repair Station, Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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The bicycle repair station in Mürlenbach is located on the Kyllwiese directly on the Kylltalradweg.
It was set up in 2023 and offers tools for minor repairs on the go. …

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15.8 km

View of Bertrada Castle

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The Bertradaburg thrones impressively above Mürlenbach in the Kylltal.
The present castle complex was probably built at the end of the 13th century and was first mentioned in a document …

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17.0 km

Giant Sequoia on the Kylltal Cycle Path

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The sequoias (Sequoioideae) are a subfamily of the plant family of the cypress family (Cupressaceae). This subfamily recently includes only three monotypic genera, that is, they each consist of one living species. However, numerous other fossil species have survived.

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