Fährhaus Saarschleife – Saar Loop loop from Beckingen (Saar)

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Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Beckingen

Fährhaus Saarschleife – Saar Loop loop from Beckingen (Saar)

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Fährhaus Saarschleife – Saar Loop loop from Beckingen (Saar)

04:02

66.1km

320m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 13.5 km for 40 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.3 km

German Gate, Saarlouis

Highlight • Historical Site

One building that testifies to Saarlouis as a fortress town is the German Gate. It forms the entrance to the city center and leads to the Great Market, the former …

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13.5 km

Saar Riverbank Near Saarlouis

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Very nice way .. quietly located .. also to take a break

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42.1 km

Fährhaus Saarschleife

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The restaurant 'Fährhaus' is a great refreshment stop with beer garden. For a quick coffee always good address.

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42.4 km

Saar Loop

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The Saar Loop is probably the most famous attraction in Saarland. You'll get a particularly impressive view from the vantage point above the valley, but it's simply beautiful down here …

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44.8 km

View of the Saar River and the Cloef Treetop Walk

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Absolutely impressive! Fantastic nature.

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48.9 km

St. Gangolf's Church

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about the namesake of the church:
Gangolf is not mentioned in contemporary sources and documents. His legend is told in two vitae from the 10th century: an anonymous vita in …

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52.6 km

Saar Cycle Route

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Highly recommended cycle path for the whole family

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54.0 km

View of the River Saar

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Cycle path in great condition, wonderful panorama

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66.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.9 km

10.5 km

7.68 km

4.71 km

1.23 km

177 m

Surfaces

32.9 km

25.8 km

2.78 km

2.67 km

1.88 km

140 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Tuesday 27 October

13°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

March 26, 2026,D, F, L - Drei Länder, drei Flüsse & 2 Räder - Tag 9 Tour Ende ausrollen an der Saar

Finally, it's starting again.
We are setting off to explore new countries and landscapes and to experience new adventures by bike.

Initially still without a trailer and tent.

We would be happy if you were with us again.
Cycle along and see for yourself what we experienced on this bike tour.

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April 29, 2023,Saar und Lothringen - Tag 0 - Metlach nach Saarlouis

Bike tour from Metlach to Saarlouis, as well as a walk to the Saarschleife treetop path

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August 19, 2025,Tour Saarlouis, Bahnhof Wallerfangen, Dillingen, Rehlingen, Bechingen, Saarfels, Heimersdorf, Mechern, Merzig, Hilbringen, Besseringen, Saarschleife Mettlach und zurück

I still have pictures on my second phone. I'll add them when both phones are charged.

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September 26, 2022,Tandemtour Saarlouis - Saarschleife

Great route, consistently wide and no distortions from roots. The gravel path to the left and right of the Saar loop is also very easy to drive on. Please note that the ferry there is closed on Mondays.

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September 26, 2023,Saarlouis - Saarschleife und zurück

This tour was very nice! The short ferry crossing was also an experience.

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September 26, 2023,Saarschleife-Tour

A tour along the Saar is always worthwhile, with a detour to the Völklinger Hütte.

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March 10, 2024,Easy-Cycling-Zen-Tour 🚴🧘 ☯️

The title probably needs some explanation:

After the unintentional, overly long run on Friday, today we just went for a relaxed lap with the 🚲.

Otherwise my training app would probably have dissed me.

So: a chilled ride to the Saar loop and back.

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January 7, 2024,Hochwassertour zur Saarschleife 🌊➡️🚳

Today a relaxed ride to the Saar loop. However, it wasn't always easy to find the way there, as many paths are closed due to flooding.
In some places it is really desolate.

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