The circular route is consistently marked as Bliesgau cycle path and starts from the station in Blieskastel-Lautzkirchen towards the baroque town of Blieskastel on the Saarland cycle path. The initially flat route is leisurely to ride because the cycle path was still an old railway line until 1991, which led through the idyllic valley landscape of the Blies into the Bliesgau. In 2000, it was converted into a cycle-hiking path and opened on May 1st. Along the route to the southernmost point, cyclists find some refreshment stops in Blieskastel, Herbitzheim, and Gersheim. From Gersheim, the route continues directly to the European Culture Park Bliesbruck-Reinheim, a cross-border archaeology park. Then there is a single notable climb from Reinheim of over 150 meters in elevation up the ridge between the Blies valley and the Mandelbachtal. Once at the top, the route follows a pleasantly cool forest for about 8 km, past the Katharinenhof golf course and Celtic burial mounds up to the Hölschberg just before Biesingen. After a dreamy descent near Biesingen, orchard landscapes follow down into the "Lange Tal", along the forest edge and horse paddocks. The village of Blieskastel-Alschbach in the valley follows after about 3 km. Here a detour to Gut Lindenfels with its organic farm shop and the forest café on the Alschbach hill is worthwhile. Towards the end of the route, cyclists need to be careful as a roadside cycle path leads from Alschbach to Lautzkirchen via the local road to the station in Lautzkirchen.
Autorentipp
Refreshment options can be found in the baroque town of Blieskastel, in the Sonnenhof beer garden in Blieskastel directly on the route, in Herbitzheim at Hotel Bliesbrück and its beer garden, seasonally on weekends and holidays at the café, in the tavern of the European Culture Park, at the Jungholzhütte Bebelsheim, at the Katharinenhof golf club, in the restaurant of Hotel Bellevue, as well as in the forest café Gut Lindenfels.
Wegbeschreibung
Follow the route logo with the green tree on a white background.
Route course:
Start at the station in Blieskastel-Lautzkirchen – continue past Blieskastel to Blickweiler with a beautiful rest area – continue along the Blies through Breitfurt with the stylishly renovated former station to Herbitzheim with several refreshment options – continue to Gersheim until Reinheim to the European Culture Park – then continue over a stronger climb to the Jungholzhütte Bebelsheim – continue over the ridge and the "Hannock" and the "Hölschberg" to Biesingen – continue through a forest valley to Alschbach to the station in Blieskastel-Lautzkirchen
Ausrüstung
Bicycle helmets, repair materials and much more can be found in our packing list on the website.
Sicherheitshinweise
Several sections of the forest and field paths are unpaved. Fine forest soils or gravel paths, in addition to the paved paths, make up the condition of the bike route.
Weitere Informationen
If you discover a defect on the route, please report it using our defect reporter: https://bit.ly/MaengelmelderBliesgau. Thank you very much for your help.
In midsummer, the cycle path is often in full sun, so it is important to carry enough drinks and a head covering.
Info at:
Saarpfalz-Touristik
06841 - 104 71 74
touristik@saarpfalz-kreis.de
www.saarpfalz-touristik.de
