Netzbach Pond – Absinkweiher Fischbachtal loop from Merchweiler

Mountain biking trails

Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Neunkirchen

Merchweiler

Netzbach Pond – Absinkweiher Fischbachtal loop from Merchweiler

Moderate

4.8

(64)

153

riders

Netzbach Pond – Absinkweiher Fischbachtal loop from Merchweiler

04:00

49.3km

720m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.3 km for 111 m

After 32.8 km for 139 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.27 km

Kohlbachweiher

Highlight • Lake

A great view of the pond from above.

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10.1 km

Hölzerbachtal

Nature Reserve

22.0 km

Netzbach Pond

Highlight • Lake

The Netzbachweiher is ideal for leisurely walks in idyllic nature. There is a large parking lot next door and an inn right next to the pond.

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24.0 km

Absinkweiher Fischbachtal

Highlight • Lake

As a former flotation pond of the Saarbergwerke, the Absinkweiher has been managed by the Angelsportverein Fischbach since the early 1970s.
He is from the outskirts Fischbach on the L …

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24.7 km

Old Outdoor Pool Fischbach

Highlight • Structure

If you look closely at the surrounding trees you can see gnawing marks from beavers.

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24.8 km

Old Fischbach Bath

Highlight • Natural

very quiet idyllic place, pure nature

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26.7 km

Lower Steinbach Pond

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful lake that invites you to take a break

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34.2 km

Urwald - Waldschutzgebiet Steinbach- und Netzbachtal

Nature Reserve

36.9 km

Stream in the Netzbach Valley

Highlight • River

Unfortunately it was dry today🙄

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39.4 km

Old bunker in Saarland Forest

Highlight • Monument

They are of no use to us anymore, only a memorial to bad times 🤔

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49.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.0 km

5.27 km

3.57 km

2.06 km

234 m

216 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

19.2 km

5.33 km

2.49 km

1.44 km

224 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

5°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

August 17, 2025,Mountainbike-Tour

Nice round in pleasant temperatures with a finish at the Kittelclub on the Wambefescht 🍺😊

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September 15, 2022,Der Urwald und seine🌲12 Brücken🐸

That was a short but crisp bridge day, whereby the path up to the "Valley of Silence" (point 19) is not mobile 😣

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May 11, 2025,Mountainbike-Tour

Today I spent another two hours in the forest, including a drive up to the Jägersfreude slag heap. Great views, since everything is green again 👍😊

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October 31, 2021,Mountainbike-Tour 31.10.2021 17:01

It was a great tour today, like 30 years ago when we drove together in all weathers 😆

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August 27, 2023,Alte Hausrunde

Old house round but without Halde Lydia, which is still completely closed for a long time.

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April 17, 2022,Mountainbike-Tour

I cycled my house round again, without a jacket because of the sunshine 😡 I was cold. It's still April.

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June 5, 2022,Rutschpartie in der wilden Netzbach 🌳🌲🐢

After the rain ☔️ it was pretty slippery in some places, which ended in a small departure 🛫 on my part. Despite a warning from @Dietmar 🇩🇪, I wanted to run over a tree with 2 branches across it and of course I promptly ended up in the woods. Nothing happened except for a few scrapes and bruises. The main …

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February 21, 2023,Mountainbike-Tour

Nice acclimatization tour, with a stop at the Schützenhaus 👍😊

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