Jufferweg - in Brauneberg on the Moselle

The hiker's car park on Brauneberg - on the opposite side of the Moselle to the village of the same name - is located in the middle of the forest and is the starting point of this hike. Along vineyard paths you walk parallel to the edge of the forest over the Brauneberg towards Osann-Monzel. On the way you will have a beautiful view over the Moselle loops and the wine village Brauneberg. Short question: What do Brauneberg and Pisa have in common?  The leaning tower! You can see it from the current position in the vineyards. Not only the pleasant temperatures make Brauneberg a holiday resort with Mediterranean flair. With its remarkable 96 cm inclination, the tower of the parish church of St. Remigius, built in 1776/77, also needs no comparison with its famous cousin in Pisa, Italy. As in Pisa, the erroneous analysis of the underground was also the cause of the subsequent tilting in Brauneberg. With its striking onion dome it is the only one of its kind in the entire Moselle region. And the use of the parish church as a so-called Simultaneum (simultaneous church) is also unique in the holiday region: Catholics and Protestants have been using the church together since it was built.On the sun-drenched hiking trail through the Juffer vineyard you will reach a flagpole after about 3 km - in the middle of the vineyards. From here you can enjoy a view of the "wine village with a view" Osann-Monzel. At this crossroads, the trail turns left into an underlying vineyard path. This leads you under the "Brauneberger sundial". The sundials from the late Middle Ages - symbol of only a few top vineyards - are a guarantee for the outstanding quality of the wines. The Brauneberger Sonnenuhr is the only sundial that changes from summer to winter time. Next to this sundial is the ARD weather station: here the record temperature of 41.2 °C was measured in the shade on August 11, 1998.After 4 kilometres follow the Rebherz signs and take a slightly sloping vineyard path to the right around the bend. At the next bend, the path winds to the left towards the Roman wine press. The trail now runs through the vineyards, parallel to the main road along the Moselle. The Romans called the sweet mountain - Dulcis mons - the mountain range in Brauneberg, at the foot of which the wine press plant is located: a beautiful place for a rest. The most famous vineyard of the village - and one of the most renowned on the Moselle - owes its name to it: Brauneberg Juffer. In the course of the land consolidation work, two Roman wine presses were discovered: the press, which was later found, almost mirror-inverted to the first one, was renovated in the 1990s and rebuilt in its original state. The stone on the wine press tree is still the original stone. It is one of the oldest wine presses north of the Alps. With the excavation and restoration of the facilities in the wine villages of Piesport and Erden, it has been scientifically proven that the oldest Roman wine press facilities north of the Alps are located on the Middle Moselle. So the cradle of wine growing in Germany is here: on the Middle Moselle! After a small refreshment you go back in the direction of Mülheimer Brücke. Here an ascending road, with three jagged bends, leads you back to the starting point: the hiking hut on the Brauneberg.

The path is suitable for families and prams, hiking or trekking shoes are sufficient.

Hiking boots are not absolutely necessary. However, if you are out and about in summer, use sunscreen. During the tour through the sunny vineyards shade is in short supply.

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Coming from Bernkastel-kues, follow the L147 through Lieser in the district Kues. Directly behind the bridge a forest road leads right over into Brauneberg. Follow the road to the hiker's hut. There you will find a parking lot for hikers.

Hiker's car park on Brauneberg, on the opposite side of the Moselle from Brauneberg

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Bernkastel-Kues: Taxi Edringer: (0049) 6531 - 8149, Taxi Priwitzer: (0049) 6531 - 96970, Taxi Reitz: (0049) 6531 - 6455

Neumagen-Dhron: Taxi Kreusch (0049) 6507 - 2493

All hiking trails in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region are available in the WanderGuide. This brochure is available at all tourist information offices in the Ferienland. Also online: https://en.bernkastel.de/visitor-information/order-brochures

WanderGuide - the hiking guide in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region. With description and map.  (Only available in german)

Ferienland Bernkastel-Kues
Gestade 6
54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Tel. (0049) 6531/50019-0
https://en.bernkastel.de/


Tourist information Brauneberg
Moselweinstr. 101
54472 Brauneberg
Tel. (0049) 6534/933333
www.brauneberg.de