Mosel-Elblingweg - Hike N5 Nittel

The Mosel-Elblingweg, which, as the name suggests, runs along the Mosel in the first half and between Elbling and Burgundy vineyards in the second half, starts at the train station in Nittel. From here, you go through the railway underpass to the Mosel riverbank. There you already get an impression of the further course of the path, which runs closely along the Mosel in the first part.

At the height of the Nittel sewage treatment plant, the hiker once again comes across stone monuments of the sculpture path "Stones on the River" at a small rest area. Here you find the sculptures "Signs" and "Waymark" by Willi Bauer and Martine Andernach, respectively. The further course of the path upstream offers numerous enchanting photo opportunities along the Mosel riverbank. In sunshine, the sun rays always reflect anew and differently in the river. 

After about 3 km, on the other side of the Mosel lies the Luxembourg wine village Ahn, which offers some excellent winemakers.

Shortly afterwards, the N5 leaves the river and turns left at a right angle at the confluence of the Rehlinger Bach into the Mosel. First, it goes through a rather low underpass beneath the railway line and then slowly uphill towards the Nittel district of Rehlingen.

After passing through a small hollow, which even has a small bridge on the right side of the path to cope with floods of the Rehlinger Bach, the path continues uphill to Rehlingen. After crossing the federal road B 419, a short stretch follows through the village.

At the intersection of the streets Am Haarberg and Am Kapellenberg, the N5 continues to the left, passes the Weber-Temmes winery, and then moderately climbs into the vineyards. After a short ascent, it turns left onto an asphalted farm road that leads back through vineyards to Nittel.

Tip: Detour to the St. Martin cemetery chapel. At the mentioned intersection, feel free to continue a few steps to the right and then take the steep paved path behind the Scheuer winery to the Rehlingen St. Martin cemetery chapel on the left.

As a reward for the steep ascent, there is an inviting sensory bench at the top, from which you have a beautiful view over Rehlingen and the Mosel. Behind the bench, the path turns left at the next crossroads and after a short time reaches the signposted N5 route again.

About halfway back, to the right is a reed-covered water basin with a distinctive rubble stone column. A little further towards Nittel, also on the right side, a bench next to an old wine press invites you once again to enjoy the view. It now slowly goes downhill towards the cemetery, where the path turns left. It follows the street Am Wiesengraben until it turns right at Am Pflanzgarten and continues straight ahead to the starting point. Overall, it is a rather easy hike on consistently paved paths. It is especially recommended because of the beautiful river impressions and the wonderful views over the Mosel valley on the return.

The hike is continuously marked with the "N5" sign.

In Rehlingen: Detour to the St. Martin cemetery chapel.

You can reach Nittel from Perl or Konz via B 419. From Saarburg, you can reach Nittel via L 135.

Some free parking spaces are available at the sports ground in Nittel (on L 135 in the district Windhof).

DB route Trier - Perl with RB 82 to Nittel station.

Information on current public transport schedules can be found at www.bahn.de or www.vrt-info.de/busnetz.

Tips and information as well as free brochures and map material about the holiday region Saar-Obermosel are provided by Saar-Obermosel-Touristik at the tourist information offices in Konz (Tel. 06501-6018040) and Saarburg (Tel. 06581-995980).

Or order the desired brochures directly from our online brochure shop.

Tip: Saar-Obermosel guest newspaper, Saar-Obermosel leisure map.

The local hiking map with the exact route is available free of charge at accommodation providers in Nittel, at the village bakery, and the Mosel pharmacy in Nittel.

The map is also available at Saar-Obermosel-Touristik in the tourist information offices in Konz and Saarburg.

The hiking map "Holiday Region Saar-Obermosel" at a scale of 1:35,000 is available for €8.95 at the tourist information offices in Konz and Saarburg.

Or order the map directly from our online brochure shop.

Saar-Obermosel-Touristik, Tourist Information Saarburg, Graf-Siegfried-Str. 32, 54439 Saarburg, Tel. 06581-995980.

Saar-Obermosel-Touristik, Tourist Information Konz, Saarstr. 1, 54329 Konz, Tel. 06501-6018040.

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