The bat tunnel

Cycling through the bats' winter quarters.

Dim light shines from the ceiling, the quarry stones of the side walls gleam damply. Every now and then, drops of water splash into small puddles at the edge of the asphalt road. No sound penetrates the dim tube: the Kückelheim tunnel is 689 meters long, the highlight of the "SauerlandRadring".

Birdwatchers are thrilled by the bearded bat, the greater mouse-eared bat, the water bat and the brown long-eared bat that have already been spotted there. The animals were also the inspiration for the cycle path's sign: a white cyclist in front of the red silhouette of a bat.

For nature conservation reasons, the Kückelheim tunnel ("bat tunnel") is closed from 01.11. to 04.04. at the latest.

Coming from the direction of Eslohe, the winter bypass is recommended during the closure period: Eslohe - Niedersalwey - Obersalwey - Schliprüthen - Fehrenbracht.
Coming from Finnentrop-Serkenrode, the following winter bypass is recommended: Fehrenbracht - Schliprüthen - Obersalwey - Niedersalwey - Eslohe.