View of Eft from the Plateau – View of Hellendorf loop from Orscholz

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Germany

Saarland

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

View of Eft from the Plateau – View of Hellendorf loop from Orscholz

Moderate

4.4

(19)

riders

View of Eft from the Plateau – View of Hellendorf loop from Orscholz

02:12

33.7km

310m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Saar-Hunsrück

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.07 km

Marienaltar Faha

Highlight • Religious Site

A small altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary with a shady tree and a bench that invites you to linger.

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8.80 km

Jacob's Well, Kesslingen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Although the water from the spring is not drinking water, we still enjoyed this short refreshing stop on a warm cycling day.

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12.0 km

Roman Settlement near Villa Borg

Highlight • Historical Site

Not far from Villa Borg you will always find forgotten treasures.

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16.0 km

Ridge trail in Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

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A "sublime experience" up here on the foothills of the Saargau. Here you can find peace and relaxation, far away from all overcrowded tourist highlights.

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16.0 km

View of Eft from the Plateau

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What a beautiful vision

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16.2 km

View of Hellendorf

Highlight • Viewpoint

You can really relax on a quiet tour of the Saargau. You should definitely drive from Hellendorf to Eft, because the source of the Leukbach is located in Eft.

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17.7 km

Stone Fountain at Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park

Highlight • Structure

the water flows, but it is not drinkable

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26.2 km

Haselmühle

Highlight • Structure

Here you can still find a building from the time when the water power of the Leuk drove many mills. Unfortunately the mill is slowly deteriorating.

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33.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

9.09 km

7.18 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

24.2 km

4.74 km

3.56 km

1.13 km

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

17°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

August 22, 2023,SaarSchleifenLand. 🚲Cloef - Runde🚲

This cycle tour is scenically a very beautiful tour, even if the mountains demanded everything from us (we come from flat country).
From our point of view, there is unfortunately to complain about the signage.
We had
a) always be very careful not to see them at all,
b) partly take the momentum from the downhill run to still see …

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