radwanderland.de - The official website for touring cyclists in Rhineland-Palatinate

Overview:

The Rhineland-Palatinate Moselle Cycle Tour, part of the cross-border Vélo Tour Moselle, begins at medieval Thorn Castle. From here, it guides you along well-maintained paths beside the Upper Moselle to the first major stopping point, Trier.

Trier, the oldest town in Germany, has a history that dates back 2,000 years. Highlights include some impressive structures from Roman times.
At Schweich, just a few miles downriver, the Moselle coils up into spectacular bows as its passes through the Rhenish Slate Mountains. The mineral-rich soil on the steep terraced slopes is key to the world-class wines that are produced here.

A host of attractions are waiting to be discovered in the pretty little towns and wine villages that you cycle through. The famous Roman wine ship in Neumagen-Dhron, for example, or the Roman wine presses of the Middle Moselle. Other highlights include Bernkastel-Kues, a medieval town where the hugely popular Bernkasteler Doctor wine is made, Traben-Trarbach with its art nouveau architecture and Kröv renowned for its distinctive half-timbered houses. The vineyards that produce the acclaimed Zeller Schwarze Katz wines then usher in a procession of Moselle castles: Marienburg and Burg Arras in the Zeller Land region, Burg Metternich and Cochem Castle in the Cochem holiday region, Burg Eltz perched on one of the Maifeld hills, Burg Pyrmont near Treis-Karden, Ehrenburg Castle and Burg Thurant on the Lower Moselle near Kobern-Gondorf. All are worth a visit, but you might have to leave your bike and lace up those walking boots for some of them. We also recommend that you visit Europe's steepest vineyard slope in Bremm.

The Moselle Cycle Route ends at Deutsches Eck (German corner) in Koblenz where the Moselle and Rhine converge.

Alternative routes and shortcuts:

There are several sections where cycle paths run parallel to the main route on the other side of the river. See the elevation profile for more information.

Links to the wider cycle network:

Here is a list of long-distance and standard cycle routes that connect to the Moselle Cycle Route and the towns where you can join them: Saar Cycle Route (long-distance, Konz), Kyll Valley Cycle Route (long-distance, Ehrang), Rhine Cycle Route (long-distance, Koblenz), Maars-Moselle Cycle Route (Lieser/Bernkastel-Kues), Volcanic Eifel Cycle Route (Alf), Hunsrück-Moselle Cycle Route (Treis-Karden), Maifeld Cycle Trail (via the Schrumpftal valley from Hatzenport)

Some cycle routes, such as the Sauer Cycle Route and the Nahe-Hunsrück-Moselle Cycle Route, are only signposted in line with current guidelines in certain sections. Small waymarks are used elsewhere.

Detailed information on the network of cycle routes is available from the Rhineland-Palatinate cycling website.

Signposting:

The route is signposted from end to end using the Moselle logo in white on a green background. These are gradually being replaced by signs that match those in our leaflets (green on a white background), so you may still encounter both forms.

Terrain:

The route follows the Moselle through predominantly level countryside. It is suitable for children, cycle trailers and tandem bikes, though restrictions apply in some sections. Asphalt is the main surface, with some paved or gravel paths.

The route at a glance:

Kilometres	Stage	Length (km)	Uphill (metres) Downhill (metres)	Summary of the terrain
0 - 38	Schloss Thorn  - Trier	38	Re: 170 170 Li: 10 30	The well-maintained cycle route leads you through the broad Upper Moselle valley where elbling wines are made. The stage ends in historic Trier.
38 - 140	Trier - Reil	102	Re: 80 220 Li: 320 370	Trier is where the Middle Moselle valley begins, which narrows as you follow the twists and turns of the river to Reil. The cycle paths are set back from the road for most of the way.
140 - 200	Reil - Treis-Karden	60	70 80	The route runs parallel to the river past spectacular vineyards. Sometimes you cycle away from the road, sometimes on a roadside cycle path, and occasionally on roads where there is no cycle path.
200 - 238	Treis-Karden - Koblenz	38	70 90	As the Moselle enters its lower reaches, it begins to resemble the Rhine valley with its famous castles. Space is so limited here that the cycle path has often been diverted between a train line and the vineyards. The route ends at Deutsches Eck (German corner) in Koblenz, where the Moselle flows into the Rhine.
Re: right (eastern) side of the Moselle / Li: left (western) side of the Moselle Uphill and downhill figures are approximate

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Moselland-Radwanderführer

(Cyclists' Guide to the Moselle)
Published by Galli-Verlag, Hohenwart
Fifth edition, 2004
ISBN 3-931944-56-5
(Moselle: Thionville to Koblenz, Saar river: Konz to Merzig)
Includes accommodation and local attractions
1:50,000 scale
€8.60
Available from bookshops and Moselland Tourism

Radwanderführer Nahe-Hunsrück-Mosel

(Cyclists' Guide to the Nahe-Hunsrück-Moselle)
Published by Galli-Verlag, Hohenwart
Second edition
ISBN 3-931944-63-8
1:50,000 scale
€8.59

Saar-Obermosel-Touristik e. V.
Graf-Siegfried-Straße 32
54439 Saarburg
Telefon: 0049 65 81 99 59 80
Telefax: 0049 65 81 99 59 829
E-Mail: Saarburg-Info@t-online.de
Internet: www.saar-obermosel.de

Saar-Obermosel-Touristik e. V.
Granastraße 22
54329 Konz
Telefon: 0049 65 01 77 90
Telefax: 0049 65 01 47 18
E-Mail: tourist-info@konz.de
Internet: www.saar-obermosel.de

Tourist-Information Trier
An der Porta Nigra
54290 Trier
Telefon: 0049 6 51 97 80 80
Telefax: 0049 6 51 4 47 59
E-Mail: info@tit.de
Internet: www.trier.de

Verkehrsamt Ruwer
Bahnhofstraße 37a
54317 Kasel
Tel.: 0049 651 1701818
Fax: 0049 6 51 1709403
E-Mail: touristinfo@ruwer.de
Internet: www.ruwer.de

Verkehrsamt Schweich/Römische Weinstraße
Brückenstraße 46 - Altes Weinhaus
54338 Schweich
Tel.: 0049 65 02 93 38 0
Fax: 0049 65 02 93 38 15
E-Mail: mosel@touristinfo-schweich.de
Internet: www.roemische-weinstrasse.de

Verkehrsamt Neumagen-Dhron
Römerstraße 137
54347 Neumagen-Dhron
Tel.: 0049 65 07 92 55 0
Fax: 0049 65 07 92 55 55
E-Mail: mosel-vielfalt-erleben@t-online.de
Internet: www.moselvielfalt.de

Moseleifel Touristik
Neustraße 6
54516 Wittlich
Tel.: 0049 65 71 40 86
Fax: 0049 65 71 64 17
E-Mail: Moseleifel@t-online.de
Internet: www.moseleifel-touristik.de

Mittelmoseltouristik
Gestade 18a
54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Tel.: 0049 65 31 30 75
Fax: 0049 65 31 30 77
E-Mail: Info@bernkastel-kues.de
Internet: www.bernkastel-kues.de

Mosel-Gäste-Zentrum / Tourist-Information Bernkastel-Kues
Gestade 6
54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Tel.: 0049 65 31 40 23
Fax: 0049 65 31 79 53
E-Mail: Info@bernkastel.de
Internet: www.bernkastel.de

Verkehrsamt Mittelmosel-Kondelwald
Robert-Schuman-Straße 63
54536 Kröv
Tel.: 0049 65 41 70 61 11
Fax: 0049 65 41 70 61 01
E-Mail: touristinfo@mittelmosel-kondelwald.de
Internet: www.mittelmosel-kondelwald.de

Tourist-Information Traben-Trarbach
Am Bahnhof 5
56841 Traben-Trarbach
Tel.: 0049 65 41 83 98 0
Fax: 0049 65 41 83 98 39
E-Mail: info@traben-trarbach.de
Internet: www.traben-trarbach.de

Tourist-Information Zeller Land
Rathaus
56856 Zell/Mosel
Tel.: 0049 65 42 96 22 0
Fax: 0049 65 42 96 22 29
E-Mail: info@zellerland.de
Internet: www.zellerland.de

Kurverwaltung/Tourist-Information Bad Betrich
Kurfürstenstraße 32
56864 Bad Bertrich
Tel.: 0049 26 74 93 22 22
Fax: 0049 26 74 93 22 20
E-Mail: Bad-Bertrich@t-online.de
Internet: www.Bad-Bertrich.de

Verkehrsamt Ferienland Cochem
Endertplatz 1
56812 Cochem
Tel.: 0049 26 71 60 04 0
Fax: 0049 26 71 60 04 44
E-Mail: verkehrsamt.cochem@lcoc.de
Internet: www.cochem.de

Verkehrsamt Ferienland Treis-Karden
Hauptstraße 27
56253 Treis-Karden
Tel.: 0049 26 72 61 37
Fax: 0049 26 72 61 53
E-Mail: info@ferienland-treis-karden.de
Internet: www.treis-karden.de

Verkehrsamt Maifeld
Marktplatz 4 - 6
56751 Polch
Tel.: 0049 26 54 94 02 0
Fax: 0049 26 54 94 02 48
E-Mail: info@maifeld.de
Internet: www.maifeld.de

Verkehrsamt Untermosel
Bahnhofstraße 44
56330 Kobern-Gondorf
Tel.: 0049 26 07 49 27
Fax: 0049 26 07 49 58
E-Mail: touristik@untermosel.de
Internet: www.untermosel.de

By train
Excellent rail links from Cologne or Frankfurt; InterCity train stations in Koblenz, Cochem, Bullay, Wittlich and Trier. Regional services from Koblenz stop at the towns and villages on the western banks of the Moselle as far as Cochem, as well as to Ediger-Eller (change at Bullay), Traben-Trarbach and Schweich. The connection from Trier serves the Upper Moselle as far as Perl.

Further information is available from the Deutsche Bahn cyclists' hotline: +49 (0)1805 151415 or www.bahn.de for the Bullay - Traben-Trarbach line

By road
From the north: A61 Cologne-Koblenz
From Koblenz: A48/A1 towards Trier
From the south: A62/A1 from Kaiserslautern towards Trier
or the A8 from Saarbrücken towards Luxembourg

Nearest airports
Frankfurt-Hahn
Luxembourg

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