View of Thurant Castle – View of Thurant Castle loop from Ehr

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View of Thurant Castle – View of Thurant Castle loop from Ehr

Hard

4.8

(22)

120

riders

View of Thurant Castle – View of Thurant Castle loop from Ehr

03:53

58.6km

790m

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: October 16, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 29.1 km for 918 m

Closed: • July 3, 2026-July 24, 2026 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.95 km

View of Mermuth and the Hunsrück Hills

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20.5 km

Schinderhannes-Untermosel Cycle Path

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22.0 km

View of the Moselle Above Burgen

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On the Schinderhannes Unter Mosel bike path you come to Morshausen past a beautiful vantage point. It is a kind of swath in the forest, which allows the view of the Moselle.

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23.2 km

View of Burg Bischofstein

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The real highlight is not the view, but the mountain that you can pedal up from Burgen 😁

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23.7 km

Burgen Castle (Moselle)

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The Schinderhannes Untermosel cycle path ends in the beautiful Moselle village of Burgen.
From here we continue on the Moselradweg. To Koblenz to the German Eck about 30 km.

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30.4 km

View of Thurant Castle

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The ruins of Thurant Castle (also Thurandt) stand on a broad slate spur high above the village of Alken on the Moselle. It lies in the district of Mayen-Koblenz (Rhineland-Palatinate) …

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31.1 km

View of Thurant Castle

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Beautiful castle with a great view of the Moselle.

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58.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

18.0 km

7.56 km

5.35 km

2.27 km

660 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.9 km

15.8 km

1.03 km

382 m

326 m

183 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

15°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

July 23, 2024,Mosel Emmelshausen Mosel

The plan was to cycle through the Aspelbachtal valley in Niederfell to Pfaffenheck, then along the old Roman road to Emmelshausen and from there along the cycle path to the Moselle.
Unfortunately, the Aspelbachtal valley was closed. There was a special diversion for cyclists, which unfortunately got lost in the forest.
This route is not recommended.
Finally in Pfaffenheck am …

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