Saarschleife

alt=|thumb|Saarschleife as viewed from the observation tower on the Treetop Walk Saarschleife thumb|Aerial image of the Saarschleife. The castle Montclair is located on the mountain ridge. The Treetop Walk Saarschleife can be seen in the bottom right corner. thumb|Visitor Terrace from the historic Cloef viewing area The Saarschleife, also known as the Great Bend in the Saar at Mettlach, is a water gap carved by the Saar River through a quartzite layer and today one of the most well-known tourist attractions of the Saarland.

== Location == The Saarschleife begins near the Besseringen section of the town of Merzig and ends in Mettlach. Although Besseringen and Mettlach are only separated by approximately two kilometers, the Saar follows a winding course of nearly ten kilometers.