Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel – View of Daun from Daun Viaduct loop from Mehren

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Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel – View of Daun from Daun Viaduct loop from Mehren

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Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel – View of Daun from Daun Viaduct loop from Mehren

00:48

11.1km

220m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.42 km

Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel

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Old Railway Tunnel "Großes Schlitzohr" near Daun
At the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the railway tunnel was driven 560 meters through the mountain. 80 years …

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2.26 km

The former railway tunnel of the Eifelquerbahn near Mehren, known as the "Großes Schlitzohr," is part of the Maare-Mosel cycle path and offers a refreshing dip in both summer and winter. At 560 meters long, it's already astonishingly long.

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4.22 km

View from Daun Viaduct

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In addition to the "Großes Schlitzohr" (Great Slant Ear) tunnel, there's another cycling highlight in the region: the Daun Viaduct. Here, you ride over an old railway bridge with a height of 28 meters. The views are accordingly magnificent.

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4.57 km

View of Daun from Daun Viaduct

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Very nice bike path, the one on the edge of the forest. It can be driven very well and comfortably, is very varied due to the route and the changing landscape and is just plain fun!

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5.08 km

To Daun Station – Waggon Restaurant & Start/End of the Maare-Mosel Cycle Path

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The first highlight is ready right at the start.

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6.18 km

Maare-Moselle Cycle Path

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After you have managed the first climb (don't worry, you can do it without an e-bike),
then it is just a pleasure, including the long tunnel.

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8.82 km

Through the 'Große Schlitzohr'

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A truly amazing experience for young and old. Turn on the lights – even though the tunnel is lit.
And in hot weather, it's like riding through a "refrigerator."

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9.41 km

Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel

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Nice route with a nice cooling down when driving through the tunnel.

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.30 km

1.84 km

1.73 km

243 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

576 m

187 m

145 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Thursday 29 October

11°C

4°C

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Comments

September 6, 2023,Maare-Mosel-Radweg Teil 1: von Daun nach Mehren

After the morning journey to Kues, we took the bike bus express to Daun...well, so...we were there 12 minutes earlier and had also reserved the bike spaces for this bus. When we arrived, however, there were already a few bikes on the bike trailer and some were already standing in line... strange... And lo and behold, we wouldn't have come …

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