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Great East

Forbach-Bolchen

Beningen (Bei Sankt Avold)

Saar Cycle Route – The Saar loop from Béning

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Bike touring routes & trails

France

Great East

Forbach-Bolchen

Beningen (Bei Sankt Avold)

Saar Cycle Route – The Saar loop from Béning

Hard

4.6

(9)

riders

Saar Cycle Route – The Saar loop from Béning

07:56

133km

540m

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: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.3 km for 306 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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24.1 km

Naturschutzgebiet Groswies „Saaraue nordwestlich Wadgassen“

Nature Reserve

31.4 km

Saaraltarm

Lake

45.4 km

View of Völklinger Hütte and Saarstahl

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Nice or not nice, that is the question? In any case, industrial culture.

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46.9 km

Völklingen Ironworks UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The Völklinger Hütte is a former ironworks founded in 1873 and was closed down in 1986. In 1994, UNESCO elevated the pig iron production of the Völklinger Hütte to the …

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65.1 km

Saar Cycle Route

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Especially in France, the route on the Saar to Sarreguemines (Saargemünd) is very varied and scenic.

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76.1 km

Harbor of the old Saar barges

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From the cycle path, you can see the old Saar barges. These were built between the two world wars. They were previously pulled by hand on the canals and rivers; …

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76.7 km

The Saar

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The Saar is an emblematic river of the cross-border region that includes Lorraine and the German state of Saarland, to which it has visibly given its name. At this point, …

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77.0 km

Sarreguemines Riverside Promenade

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Saargemünd (French: Sarreguemines) is a must-see. Alone the view directly from the bike path shows interesting buildings. The city is definitely worth visiting.

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86.1 km

The Saar coal mine canal owes its name to its origins. It was created to transport coal from the Saarbrücken deposit. It joins the Marne-Rhine canal at Gondrexange. These two canals are now bordered by the EuroVelo 5 cycle path.

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93.2 km

Canal of the Saar Coalfields

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Nice to drive bike path along the canal

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133 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

74.6 km

27.7 km

25.1 km

4.60 km

996 m

482 m

Surfaces

103 km

21.1 km

4.17 km

3.86 km

1.04 km

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

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13°C

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Saar Cycle Route – The Saar loop from Béning

View of Völklinger Hütte and Saarstahl

Völklingen Ironworks UNESCO World Heritage Site

Saar Cycle Route

Harbor of the old Saar barges

The Saar

Sarreguemines Riverside Promenade

Saar Coal Canal at Dieding

Canal of the Saar Coalfields

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