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Overview:

Bike&Rail in the Kyll Valley
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.

Click here for a detailed description of the entire route: (Kyll Valley Cycle Route, 2.3MB)

Recommended for families: the new Kids' Cycle Route is a short (approx. 20km) section of the Kyll Valley Cycle Route with virtually no uphill or downhill stretches. Along the way, Biggi Biene, Elli Eule, Freddi Fledermaus and Willi Basalt serve up fun and adventure at numerous playgrounds and rest areas.
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Alternative routes and shortcuts:

The Limestone Eifel Cycle Route links the valleys of the River Kyll and the River Ahr. It crosses the watershed of the Rhine and Moselle along the way and opens up a much larger region for extended or circular tours. The cycle path runs predominantly along a disused railway line and is almost completely level as a result; there is only one short climb to negotiate as you leave Hillesheim.

Links to the wider cycle network:

The Kyll Valley Cycle Route is the major north-south connection through the Eifel region. You can break off towards North Rhine-Westphalia at Hallschlag, switch routes to Luxembourg at Bitburg-Erdorf or make your way to Koblenz and the Saale Cycle Route from Ehrang – where the Kyll flows into the Moselle.

Signposting:

Standardised signposting throughout

Terrain:

This 115km cycle route is particularly suitable for families because of its level to gently rising profile. The section between Kyllburg and Erdorf is the only one with a steep ascent, and even this can be avoided by taking the train. The altitude variation is 547 metres from north to south (towards the Moselle) and 915 metres in the opposite direction (towards North Rhine-Westphalia).

The route at a glance:

Kilometres	Stage	Length (km)	Uphill (metres) Downhill (metres)	Summary of the terrain
00 - 13	Hallschlag - Jünkerath	13	41 115	Route can be accessed from various train stations on the Jünkerath-Trier line
13 - 24	Jünkerath - Hillesheim-Bolsdorf	11	78 98	In Bolsdorf, you can break off towards the River Ahr via Hillesheim
24 - 34	Hillesheim-Bolsdorf - Gerolstein	10	57 104
34 - 49	Gerolstein - Densborn	15	23 67
49 - 60	Densborn - Kyllburg	11	25 59
60 - 66	Kyllburg - Erdorf	6	146 186	Reasonable level of fitness required; section can be avoided by taking the train
66 - 72	Erdorf - Hüttingen	6	87 98	Option to switch to the Nims Cycle Route in Erdorf
72 - 81	Hüttingen - Speicher (Bahnhof)	9	13 60
81 - 96	Speicher (Bahnhof) - Kordel	15	52 98
96 - 104	Kordel - Ehrang	8	14 26	Option to continue along the Moselle Cycle Route.
104 - 115	Ehrang - Trier	11	11 4

• Lake Kronenburger
• Kronenburg village and castle
• Iron museum, Jünkerath
• Historical watermill, Birgel
• 13th-century fortifications, Hillesheim
• Hillesheim
• Church of Our Saviour, Gerolstein
• Löwenburg castle ruins, Gerolstein
• Natural history museum, Gerolstein
• Gerolstein Geopark
• Kasselburg Castle, Pelm
• Bertrada Castle, Mürlenbach
• Convent of St. Thomas
• Collegiate church and Malberg Castle, Kyllburg
• Ramstein castle ruins, Kordel
• Local history museum, Speicher
• Pottery town, Speicher
• Roman villa, Otrang
• Eifel Adventure Park, Gondorf

Stop off and refuel in one of the many taverns along the route, then stay the night in a hotel or guesthouse.

Please choose your preferred form of accommodation:

Hotels and guesthouses

Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Quality assured: cyclist-oriented accommodation providers and restaurants work together in teams along the routes.

The German Cyclists' Federation (ADFC) has certified a number of hotels, restaurants, farmstays and cycle hire points in the Eifel region as "cyclist-friendly" with specialist facilities and proven quality. Those that are located along the same cycle route work closely together in teams to enhance the service they offer.

Please choose your preferred form of "cyclist-friendly" accommodation:

Hotels and guesthouses

Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Cycle service stations on the Kyll Valley Cycle Route

Place	Name and address
Steffeln	Ferienhaus Luise Blum Brunnenstraße 11 54597 Steffeln Tel.: 0049 65 93 85 07 Fax: 0049 65 93 98 97 58 E-Mail: luise-blum@t-online.de	Info
Stadtkyll	Landal Ferienpark Wirfttal Wirftstraße 54589 Stadtkyll Tel.: 0 65 97 9 29 20  Fax: 0 65 97 9 29 50
Hillesheim	Fahrradfachgeschäft Willi Pfeil Kölner Straße 1 54576 Hillesheim Tel.: 0049 65 93 2 64
Birresborn	Bike-Sport Clemens Neustraße 2a 54574 Kopp Tel.: 0049 65 94 18 03 46 Fax: 0049 65 94 18 03 46 E-Mail: info@bike-sport.info Internet: www.bike-sport.info
Pelm	Fahrradverleih und -reparatur Zbigniew Folta Hauptstraße 28 54570 Pelm Tel.: 0049 65 91 8 11 54 mobil: 0049 1 60 95 71 87 84
Gerolstein-Müllenborn	Radikal-Bikes & more Sports Hillstraße 23 54568 Gerolstein-Müllenborn Tel.: 0049 65 91 98 49 94 E-Mail: info@radikal-bikes.de Internet: www.radikal-bikes.de
Kopp	Wolffhotel Birresborner Straße 8 54574 Kopp Tel.: 0049 65 94 9 20 90 Fax: 0049 65 94 92 09 27 E-Mail: info@wolffhotel.de Internet: www.wolffhotel.de	Info

Radmagazin Eifel

Radatlas Süd- und Nordeifel

Tourist-Information Oberes Kylltal
Burgberg 22
54589 Stadtkyll
Tel.: 0049 65 97 28 78
Fax: 0049 65 97 48 71
E-Mail: info@obereskylltal.info
Internet: www.obereskylltal.de

Urlaubsregion Hillesheim / Vulkaneifel e. V.
Graf-Mirbach-Straße 2
54576 Hillesheim
Tel.: 0049 65 93 80 92 00
Fax: 0049 65 93 80 92 01
E-Mail: touristik@hillesheim.de
Internet: www.hillesheim.de

TW Gerolsteiner Land
Brunnenstraße 10
54568 Gerolstein
Tel.: 0049 65 91 94 99 10
Fax: 0049 65 91 94 99 119
E-Mail: touristinfo@gerolsteiner-land.de
Internet: www.gerolsteiner-land.de

Tourist-Information Kyllburger Waldeifel
Hochstraße 19
54655 Kyllburg
Tel.: 0049 65 63 93 02 43
Fax: 0049 65 63 12 38
E-Mail: info@ti-kyllburg.de
Internet: www.ti-kyllburg.de

Tourist-Information Bitburger Land
Im Graben 2
D - 54634 Bitburg
Tel.: 0049 65 61 94 34 0
Fax: 0049 65 61 94 34 20
E-Mail: info@eifel-direkt.de
Internet: www.eifel-direkt.de

Deutsch-Luxemburgische Touristinformation/
Ferienregion Trierer Land e. V.
Moselstraße 1
54308 Langsur-Wasserbilligerbrück
Tel.: 0049 65 01 60 26 66
Fax: 0049 65 01 60 59 84
E-Mail: info@lux-trier.info
Internet: www.lux-trier.info

By train/bus
Arrive in comfort at one of the 18 train stations along the Kyll Valley Cycle Route between Dahlem and Trier. If you are travelling with a bike, we recommend the following stations because all trains stop there: Jünkerath, Gerolstein, Kyllburg, Bitburg-Erdorf, Kordel and Ehrang (services usually depart every 30 minutes).

Local bus and rail services with timetables

By road
Falk route planner
WEB.DE route planner

You can also download a PDF version of the latest copy of Radmagazin Eifel (the Eifel region cycling magazine).

• Maars-Moselle Cycle Route (650KB)
• Ahr Cycle Route and Volcanic Eifel Cycle Route (1.1MB)
• Eifel Hills Route (745KB)
• Kyll Valley Cycle Route (1.0MB)
• Eifel-Ardennes Cycle Route and Eifel Valleys Cycle Route (1.9MB)
• Erft Cycle Route (750KB)
• Rur Riverbanks Cycle Route (780KB)

In the literature section, you can request a free copy of the magazine by email from Eifel Tourismus GmbH.