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GravelRouteCasterRound trip
Langs de Blies en het Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau
Distance
62 km
Ascent
1,163 m
Highest point
506 m
30% paved
Start from your location
Ride there from home: we find the shortest way to the loop and start the loop from there.
The ride
Roll out of Ottweiler and let the ride unfold: first the Blies river, then the Ruhbachtal nature reserve, and on through the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve. With 61.9 km and 1163 m of climbing, the route mixes 30% paved and 69% unpaved riding. The Kasbruch nature reserve rounds things off before you head back to Ottweiler.
Along the way
Climbs
Climb 1Cat. 4
2.5 km at 5.3% · max 12.1%
Climb 2Cat. 4
1.6 km at 5.2% · max 15.7%
Climb 3Hill
1.5 km at 4.3% · max 17.4%
Climb 4Hill
1.4 km at 4.2% · max 10.3%
Climb 5Cat. 4
2.1 km at 4.4% · max 18.5%
Climb 6Cat. 4
3.1 km at 3.7% · max 21.5%
Climb 7Hill
1.3 km at 5.6% · max 13.3%
Climb 8Hill
0.6 km at 7.3% · max 11.3%
Climb 9Cat. 4
2.1 km at 5.1% · max 15.3%
Climb 10Hill
0.9 km at 6.9% · max 13.6%
Climb 11Hill
1 km at 5.3% · max 10.6%
Routes nearby
Road bike100% paved
Rondje Saar-Hunsrück en Blies
75 km↑ 1,319 m16 km away
Road bike100% paved
Rondje Aussichtsturm Schmitshausen en NSG Kirkeler Bachtal
78 km↑ 769 m18 km away
Road bike100% paved
Rondje Burg Nanstein en Schwarzbach
80 km↑ 968 m19 km away
Gravel37% paved
Rondje Weisselberg en Saar-Hunsrück
58 km↑ 1,114 m20 km away
Road bike100% paved
Rondje Moosbruch en Saar-Hunsrück
75 km↑ 1,100 m21 km away
Road bike99% paved
Rondje Burgruine Hohenburg en Closenbruch
96 km↑ 977 m21 km away