You set off on your week’s walking holiday from the small wine growing district, Perl in the Saarland and you then walk along the river Moselle, which is only separated from the Luxemburg’s border town, Schengen, by the river Moselle itself.
Hotel (example): Hotel Hammes
The start of your week’s walk gives you a view across the border triangle to Luxembourg and France. Your route takes you from the delightful wine-growing region via quaint forests and extensive fields in the Palatinate wine village, Palzem, which welcomes you with famous wineries and extensive vineyards. There you will meet again the river Moselle and enjoy a glass of the best Elbling wines.
Hotel (example): Zeit bei Sauerweins
After visiting the double towered Helfant cathedral, you walk along the paths offering great views and short but steep ascents along the flourishing meadows and forests. Enjoy the view of the river Moselle before you reach the next wine district by a crossroads.
Hotel (example): Culinarium Nittel
With an impressive panorama of the Moselle and the unique limestone cliffs on the Moselle and Saar, you will hike on varied paths through the Nitteler Felsen nature reserve, which is rich in species, to Wasserliesch. From there it goes by train to the Moselle metropolis Trier.
Hotel (example): Deutscher Hof
Make sure that you visit the UNESCO-World heritage site Porta Nigra, the amphitheater and the cathedral in Germany’s oldest town. You walk along the Traumsteig up to the Petrisberg where you will get a breathtaking view of Trier and the Moselle valley. In the afternoon, you will go on a panoramic ship ride on the river Moselle.
Hotel (example): Deutscher Hof
Today you will switch from the Moselle Trail to the Eifel Trail. It is the final stage on this walking holiday and it would be pretty tricky to offer more highlights than on this tour. Impressive natural monuments like the well-known Genoveva and Klausen caves or the view of the Kyll river meanders and the imposing Burg Ramstein are all waiting for you on today’s walk through the romantic Butzerbach valley. Return to Trier by train on your own.
Hotel (example): Deutscher Hof
You can now individually extend your stay on the Mosel and explore the rest on your own, or you can start your journey home. If you would like to continue hiking, we can recommend the hike (9 days) on the Moselsteig trail as far as Koblenz.