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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Ellern (Hunsrück)

Alteburg Tower – Schwänzerkopf Trail loop from Ellern (Hunsrück)

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Ellern (Hunsrück)

Alteburg Tower – Schwänzerkopf Trail loop from Ellern (Hunsrück)

Hard

4.7

(9)

28

riders

Alteburg Tower – Schwänzerkopf Trail loop from Ellern (Hunsrück)

03:41

39.7km

720m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 18.2 km for 409 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.28 km

NSG Kloppwiesen

Nature Reserve

2

7.02 km

Kühlenhütte Shelter and Refreshment Station

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Hut

3

7.66 km

A really nice new hut - the builders went out of their way to do this

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4

8.64 km

he Simmerkopf in the Soonwald is 653 m above sea level. NHN the highest elevation in the Rhein-Hunsrück district. The mountain lies on the municipality of Riesweiler. The summit is …

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18.6 km

Alteburg Tower

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At an altitude of around 620 meters, the Alteburg is one of the highest mountains in the Soonwald. On top of the wooded summit stands since 1893, the 20-meter high …

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6

27.0 km

Idyllic, narrow single trail (S0). Caution, depending on the season you have to drive through the mud here because of the Graefenbach, as it is then wet / humid here.
Briefly in the video at 10:56:

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32.0 km

Schwänzerkopf Trail

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Always up and down. Root realm!

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35.6 km

Schanzerkopf Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Above the refuge the view is breathtaking.

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35.8 km

Schanzerkopf

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Always nice to bike here and the view is not bad either

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39.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

8.73 km

1.37 km

910 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.5 km

11.1 km

7.33 km

3.48 km

1.90 km

189 m

140 m

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Tuesday 12 May

9°C

3°C

87 %

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