Glan-Blies cycle path | Waldmohr - Staudernheim

Requirement: Without long ascents, only some short climbs, and on dedicated paths, therefore suitable as an easy and safe cycle route for everyone.

Route character: Lots of nature, wide landscapes, and far from the hustle and bustle of hectic life.

Routing in Rhineland-Palatinate:

63 km of forest, agricultural, and cycle paths 7.5 km urban areas without cycle paths 1.5 km rural areas without cycle paths

Surface qualities in Rhineland-Palatinate:

54.5 km asphalt surfaces 17.5 km water-bound, fine surfaces

Use of railway lines:

Routing on longer sections on tracks of former railway lines from just after the state border to before Glan-Münchweiler, with interruptions between Ulmet and Staudernheim. In Saarland, mostly on the track of the former Bliestal railway Homburg - Reinheim, also several kilometers in France on this railway track.

Route overview:

France and Saarland: In the valley of the Blies (55 km) Waldmoor - Ulmet: In the narrow valley of the young Glan (34 km): In its upper course, the young Glan has little space and is squeezed into the western hilly landscape. The Glan-Blies cycle path first uses the gentle gradient track of a former railway line to Glan-Münchweiler and then alternates over a mix of agricultural roads, streets, and cycle paths past Altenglan to Ulmet. Ulmet - Staudernheim: In the wide Glan valley (38 km): In the second half, the Glan valley widens significantly and the cycle path leads through a lovely, gently embedded meadow landscape. From Altenglan via Lauterecken to Staudernheim, it is accompanied by the draisine route, and most of the time the cycle path and draisine share the formerly double-track railway. Towards the end, Meisenheim with its pretty old town core invites a detour from the railway track cycle path. Shortly before the end of the Glan-Blies cycle path at the access to Disibodenberg, in the triangle of the confluence of the Nahe and Glan, the trip must be interrupted for a view over the whole land from the historic monastery ruins.

The route in the cycle path network: The Glan-Blies cycle path connects in the southwest to the Saarland network and continues north into the Nahe cycle path. Between Waldmoor and Altenglan, it is a section of the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle route.

Source and more info: www.radwanderland.de

The road traffic regulations must be observed. We recommend helmets.

Waldmohr - A6 exit Waldmohr

Theisbergstegen -

Altenglan - A62 exit Kusel - B420 to Altenglan

Lauterecken - A62 exit Kusel - B420 to Altenglan

A6 exit Kaiserslautern/West - B270 to Lauterecken

Staudernheim - A61 exit Bad Kreuznach - B41 to Waldböckeheim - L234 to Staudernheim

Ample parking available:

Waldmohr (marketplace) 66914 Waldmohr, Am Marktplatz Coordinates: Longitude 7° 20' 3'' / Latitude 49° 23' 17''

Theisbergstegen (station) 66871 Theisbergstegen, Bahnhofstraße Coordinates: Longitude 7° 26' 53'' / Latitude 49° 21' 11''

Altenglan (station) 66885 Altenglan, Eisenbahnstraße Coordinates: Longitude 7° 27' 43'' / Latitude 49° 32' 56''

Lauterecken (station) 67742 Lauterecken, Bahnhostraße Coordinates: Longitude 7° 35' 27'' / Latitude 49° 39' 11''

Staudernheim (station) 55568 Staudernheim, Bahnhofstraße 1 Coordinates: Longitude 7° 41' 35'' / Latitude 49° 46' 49''

The cross-border Glan-Blies route runs over 130km from Lorraine's Sarreguemines through the Blies valley and across the Kusel Musician's Land along the Glan to Staudernheim (Nahe). The proximity to the rivers not only ensures a flat route profile but also offers unique and very varied landscapes. For long stretches, the route runs on disused railway tracks or alongside the draisine railway, away from road traffic, making it particularly suitable for families with children.

The long undisturbed nature provides beautiful views. Pretty towns, gastronomy along the route, and secondary roads away from traffic shape the cycle path.

Suggestions, observations, or defects? Contact us by email: radwege@lbm.rlp.de www.radwanderland.de (responsible for infrastructure and route description)

The official length of the Glan-Blies cycle path is approx. 130 km.

Due to various detours to attractive destinations, kilometer figures on different portals may vary!

NEW!! NEW!! NEW!!

"Rhineland-Palatinate - Old railway lines. Cycling for the soul"

- we are also featured with the Glan-Blies cycle path and the Fritz-Wunderlich cycle path in the book -

by Ernst Wrba

192 pages, brochure with flaps

€16.99 incl. VAT.