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Kyll Valley Cycle Route (Losheimergraben - Trier)

  • start: Losheimergraben, ÖPNV: Bahnhof Dahlem
  • destination: Trier
  • medium
  • 122,04 km
  • 10 hours
  • 231 m
  • 652 m
  • 173 m
  • 80 / 100
  • 40 / 100

Once through the Eifel: from Losheimergraben to Trier.

The Kyll Valley Cycle Route accompanies the Kyll from its source at the Belgian border to where it flows into the Moselle and continues for 14 km along with the Moselle Cycle Route to Trier. It sticks predominantly to designated, traffic-free paths.

The Kyll Valley Cycle Route extends the whole length of the Eifel region from Dahlem to Trier, the oldest town in Germany. Because it runs parallel to the Cologne-Trier railway line, there is an easy way for you to return to where you started. The long-distance route passes numerous castles as it follows the twists and turns of the River Kyll through the various parts of the region. Beginning in the northern Eifel, you cycle past reservoirs, lakes and those that fit both descriptions, such as the Lake Kronenburg. It's then on through the ancient volcanic landscapes of the Vulkaneifel, followed by the meadow orchards and rugged rock formations in the southern Eifel and the countryside outside Bitburg. A real insiders' tip is the Limestone Eifel Cycle Route, which runs 20 kilometres from Hillesheim to Ahrdorf and links the Kyll Valley Cycle Route with the Ahr Valley Cycle Route.

General information

Directions

Characteristics

Mainly asphalted, flat to slightly hilly route, with the exception of Kyllburg-Erdorf: steep ascent over 110 meters in altitude (can be bridged by train if necessary); mainly on paths away from traffic, also through villages, on little-used state/county roads; connection to the Vennbahn via the Ravel L45 a (Jünkerath - Weyertz).

Safety Guidelines

For your safety: Avoid busy roads. If necessary, watch out for traffic. If possible, stay on the designated paths.

Equipment

You are ideally equipped for the tour

  • with a roadworthy bike,
  • a bicycle helmet
  • clothing suitable for the weather
  • enough water
  • and a little food.
Tip

Attractive cycling packages with bed and breakfast, tour description and many other options:

www.eifel.info 

Getting there

Please use your navigation device to enter the start or destination.

Or use the online >> route planner in the tour planner.

Parking

If you are traveling to Trier by car, there are various P+R parking lots.

www.trier.de/umwelt-verkehr/parken/park-ride/ 

e.g. P&R parking lot Messepark

Public transit

Bus:
Information on the timetables of the Trier Region Transport Association can be found at www.vrt-info.de.

By train:

Along the Kyll Cycle Path, a total of 22 train stations between Dahlem and Trier offer the possibility of a comfortable journey. The train stations of Jünkerath, Gerolstein, Kyllburg, Bitburg-Erdorf, Kordel and Ehrang are particularly recommended for combined cycle tours by train and bike, as all trains stop here (usually every 30 minutes). >> www.bahn.de 

Literature

Auf Tour - Unsere Rad- und Wandertipps 

- to order, browse online or download

“On tour - our cycling and hiking tips” presents selected cycling and hiking trails in the Eifel and gives tips on what can be discovered along and off the trails. Hiking the Eifelsteig without luggage, experiencing a goat cheese dairy on the Maare-Mosel cycle path or spending time as a couple on the rocky paths of the southern Eifel: single travelers, families with children and couples talk about what makes a trip to the Eifel so special for them.

Maps

Radatlas "Eifel" - Flüsse und Bahntrassen - 

Verlag Esterbauer GmbH, Rodingersdorf, series bikeline Radtourenbuch, 180 pages with map, scale 1:50,000 ISBN 978-3-85000-682-8

www.esterbauer.com 

Additional Information

Eifel Tourismus (ET) GmbH

Kalvarienbergstr. 1

54595 Prüm

Tel.: +49 (0)6551 - 96 56 0

Fax:  +49 (0)6551 - 96 56 96

E-Mail: info@eifel.info

www.eifel.info 

Weather

This tour is presented by: Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Author: Wolfgang Reh

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