- Free admission
- currently closed
Fledermaustunnel
Nature conservation area/natural monument
In summer, the bats' winter quarters are open to cyclists.
Address
Fledermaustunnel
Fehrenbracht
57413 Finnentrop
Telephone: 02721/512-0
Properties:
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 sign: a white cyclist in front of the red silhouette of a bat. The tunnel is open in 2021 from April 1 to around October 31.
For nature conservation reasons, the Kückelheim tunnel ("Fledermaustunnel") is closed from 01.11. to 09.04. at the latest.
Coming from 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.
Business hours
The tunnel is closed from 31.10.2024 until 10.04.2025 at the latest.
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Directions
The Fledermaustunnel is located approx. 600 meters by bike northeast of the Fehrenbracht parking lot. The tunnel is not accessible by car.