Marienkapelle Marpingen – Tholey Benedictine Abbey loop from Eppelborn

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Marienkapelle Marpingen – Tholey Benedictine Abbey loop from Eppelborn

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Marienkapelle Marpingen – Tholey Benedictine Abbey loop from Eppelborn

03:42

43.8km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 27 m for 33 m

After 43.8 km for 33 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.2 km

Wooden Owl Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

A great area in terms of landscape. Nice bike paths

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14.0 km

Marienkapelle Marpingen

Highlight • Religious Site

There is a lot of interesting information on this on Marpingen's homepage
marpingen.de/tourismus/pilgern

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16.7 km

Wooden Animal Garden

Highlight • Structure

The ingenious parts can also be purchased for your own front yard.

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19.6 km

View of Schaumberg from the Old Rheinstraße (Roman Road) Rest Area

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this point between Winterbach and Alsweiler you have wonderful views in all directions. Not far away you can see the summit of the Schaumberg - not the highest peak in Saarland, but certainly the most famous.

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23.2 km

Wareswald Archaeological Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Vicus Wareswald is a Roman settlement remnant (vicus) located in the municipalities of Oberthal, Marpingen and Tholey in the St. Wendel district in northern Saarland. Extensive excavations have been taking …

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23.5 km

Wareswald Roman Settlement

Highlight • Historical Site

Tholey. At first glance at the monumental steel frame, the viewer might think of a giant pencil or a gigantic arrowhead. Only when he approaches the construction does he see …

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25.5 km

Steep Ascent to Schockberg Tower

Highlight • Climb

25.8 km

Tholey Benedictine Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

For more than 1,400 years, monks have lived and prayed here according to the rules of St. Benedict. This makes the abbey one of the oldest monasteries on German soil.

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