Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path loop from Hentern

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Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Hentern

Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path loop from Hentern

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Covered bridge over the Ruwer River – Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path loop from Hentern

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42.7km

390m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 31, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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14.6 km

View of Sommerau Castle

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The only highlight in Ruwertal, but I like to teach me a better.

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Covered bridge over the Ruwer River

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The Ruwer-Hochwald cycle path is another highlight of the railway cycle paths in the Hunsrück. The 48-kilometer route from Trier / Ruwer to Hermeskeil is one of the most beautiful bike paths on railway lines in Germany.

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18.7 km

View of Waldrach

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18.9 km

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path

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Where bicycles roll today, trains used to steam. The historic railway line of the Ruwer-Hochwald-Bahn is transformed into the Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg. Like the former railway line, the cycle path with a …

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21.0 km

Picnic area by the Ruwer with a spiral sculpture

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There are several seating options, some of them covered, located directly on the Ruwer, ideal for cooling off your feet :-)

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21.5 km

Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Path

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27.4 km

Sommerau Castle Ruins

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The castle ruin Sommerau, also called Schloss Sommerau, is the ruin of a spur castle on a rocky ridge above the Ruwer at about 322 m above sea level above …

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33.1 km

Ruwertal Cycle Path

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Many beautiful rest areas

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42.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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39.5 km

2.67 km

431 m

158 m

Surfaces

33.0 km

9.10 km

348 m

242 m

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Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

June 24, 2023,Ruwer-Radweg Zerf - Waldrach und zurück

Former railway line, has been turned into a beautiful bike path. The Ruwer is always nearby, often crossing bridges.
I drove from Zerf and back from Waldrach (I saved myself 5 km to Ruwer, it was very warm and the way back is slightly uphill 😉).
It definitely makes sense here to cycle the entire route from Hermeskeil (50 km …

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