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Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Schönecken Castle – Rittersdorf Castle loop from Prüm

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Schönecken Castle – Rittersdorf Castle loop from Prüm

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Schönecken Castle – Rittersdorf Castle loop from Prüm

03:24

55.2km

510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

1

5.20 km

Schönecken Castle

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Schönecken Castle is a great vantage point over Schönecken towards Lascheid. Part of the Way of St. James in Germany. "Via Coloniensis"

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2

5.99 km

Schönecken Castle

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Schönecken Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 467 m above sea level above the municipality of the same name, Schönecken, in the Nimstal in the western Eifel …

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3

21.8 km

Nimstal Cycle Path

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4

22.3 km

Nimstal Viaduct

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Seffern Bickendorf route closed for 1.5 years due to landslide! There are no clues. Dangerous diversion via the L5! Alternatively, steep incline to Schleid.

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5

28.2 km

Nims River and Rittersdorf Castle

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A good place to start a bike ride on the Nims.

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6

28.3 km

Rittersdorf Castle

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Rittersdorf Castle has remained almost unadulterated since it was built and conveys an impressive picture of late medieval and modern Renaissance living culture. The approximately 700-year-old moated castle is located …

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7

28.4 km

White Flower Mural in Eifel

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Fantastic house wall/gable with super beautiful paintings or graffiti 👍😊

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8

33.0 km

View of the Nims River

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You can't always see the little river along the Nies Cycle Path, but here you have an idyllic view.

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B

55.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.0 km

3.70 km

3.42 km

1.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.2 km

960 m

128 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 29 October

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Comments

May 29, 2023,Sortie à vélo

Car-free bike permit day between Rommersheim and Rittersdorf.

On the way back it was windy 😅 but a lot of fun 😋

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