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Through the 'Große Schlitzohr' – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Schalkenmehren

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Through the 'Große Schlitzohr' – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Schalkenmehren

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4.2

(5)

15

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Through the 'Große Schlitzohr' – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Schalkenmehren

03:01

36.8km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

1

261 m

Traditional timber-framed houses in Schalkenmehren

Highlight • Settlement

a small but well-preserved half-timbered house

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2

12.8 km

Hüfsermann Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

An almost 300 year old oak tree with a very nice resting place.

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3

23.5 km

Chapel Near Rengen

Highlight • Religious Site

Very well-kept chapel on the side of the road with a bench and shady trees.

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4

29.0 km

Burghof Restaurant & Beer Garden

Highlight • Restaurant

Super-friendly, and delicious Croatian cuisine

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5

31.4 km

View of the Gemünden maar

Highlight • Lake

This maar is not only very beautiful and accessible via the MaareGlück-Rundweg, but there is also a forest café and a swimming pool here. You can swim in the maar …

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33.4 km

Through the 'Große Schlitzohr'

Highlight • Structure

A truly amazing experience for young and old. Turn on the lights – even though the tunnel is lit.
And in hot weather, it's like riding through a "refrigerator."

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33.5 km

Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

The former railway tunnel of the Eifelquerbahn near Mehren, known as the "Großes Schlitzohr," is part of the Maare-Mosel cycle path and offers a refreshing dip in both summer and winter. At 560 meters long, it's already astonishingly long.

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33.5 km

Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Old Railway Tunnel "Großes Schlitzohr" near Daun
At the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the railway tunnel was driven 560 meters through the mountain. 80 years …

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36.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.2 km

4.65 km

3.72 km

3.71 km

456 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.3 km

16.2 km

1.79 km

1.27 km

170 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

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Monday 12 October

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