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Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Biersdorf am See

Rittersdorf Castle – Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail loop from Bitburger Land

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Biersdorf am See

Rittersdorf Castle – Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail loop from Bitburger Land

Moderate

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Rittersdorf Castle – Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail loop from Bitburger Land

02:05

36.0km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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After 12.2 km for 1.18 km

After 17.9 km for 96 m

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6.24 km

Rittersdorf Castle

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Rittersdorf Castle has remained almost unadulterated since it was built and conveys an impressive picture of late medieval and modern Renaissance living culture. The approximately 700-year-old moated castle is located …

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7.32 km

Nims Cycle Path: Rittersdorf to Stahl

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It drives wonderfully through the Nims floodplain, then a steep climb to steel

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8.35 km

Waterfall on the Nimstal Cycle Path near Rittersdorf

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Along the beautiful floodplains, in steel you go up steeply

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9.22 km

Bridge Over the Nims River

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After the flood in 2021, the path is in good shape again.

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15.8 km

Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail

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Elegant railway cycle path through forests and meadows southwest of Bitburg

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18.1 km

Masholder District

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Masholder is a district of Bitburg in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate. Until the incorporation on June 7, 1969 Masholder was an independent municipality.

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21.0 km

Geißenströpper Fountain, Bitburg

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This is the home of Bitburger beer
and the hero in the Thirty Years' War, the "Bitburger Geißenströpper".
The young lads of the city rose with the skins of slaughtered …

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30.2 km

View of the Nims River

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You can't always see the little river along the Nies Cycle Path, but here you have an idyllic view.

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36.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

8.68 km

7.00 km

6.05 km

335 m

296 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

8.52 km

1.32 km

472 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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Rittersdorf Castle – Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail loop from Bitburger Land

Rittersdorf Castle

Nims Cycle Path: Rittersdorf to Stahl

Waterfall on the Nimstal Cycle Path near Rittersdorf

Bridge Over the Nims River

Messerich–Masholder Rail Trail

Masholder District

Geißenströpper Fountain, Bitburg

View of the Nims River

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