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Natural Monument · Premium-Wanderregion Saar-Hunsrück · 167 m

Saarschleife

Name: Saarschleife
Address: Germany
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The Saar Loop in the morning light
Photo: EIKE DUBOIS, Tourismus-Zentrale Saarland GmbH

The Saarschleife is one of the most famous excursion destinations in Saarland. Here the Saar has dug its way through the rock in an impressive bend.

The entire Saar loop, the steep crash slope and the gentle sliding slope are clearly visible from the popular viewpoint Cloef.

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Saarschleife

Coordinates

49.501190, 6.546006

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49°30'04.3"N 6°32'45.6"E

UTM

32U 322324 5486067

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