HomeDestinationsFranceGrand EstMoselle Saar Ride
Moderate
Cycling
🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany
Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: FR-GES-07

Moselle Saar Ride

Added on 5 Oct 2026
Logged by @trailxon15 June 2011

Moderate 252 km ride from Apach across the French-German border with a 201 m climb.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Multi-day distance; plan overnight stops.

Weather check

At Start
149m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

49.4592, 6.3724

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 49.4592, 6.3724 @ 149m

Quick Stats

Distance
252.19 km
Type
Cycling Sector
Elevation Range
66m - 152m
Max Elevation
152 m
Max Gradient
5%
2%

Highlights

  • Schengen
  • Moselle valley

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+201 m

Total Descent

-282 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
1.9

1.9

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
1.89

1.89

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)99%
Moderate (3-8%)1%
Steep (>8%)0%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved2%
Unpaved98%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt
2%
Gravel
20%
Dirt Track
78%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

0

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 38

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 49.459180
MAX LAT: 50.367125
MIN LON: 6.359481
MAX LON: 7.605680

Point Spacing: 44.6 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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