Moselsteig (entire route). Your way to experience more.

Hiking in one of Europe's most beautiful cultural landscapes, that's hiking on the Moselsteig!

With 365 varied hiking kilometers divided into 24 different stages, the Moselsteig follows the German Moselle from Perl at the German-Luxembourg-French border to the mouth in Koblenz. It is thus one of the longest quality long-distance hiking trails in Germany and one of the first to carry the European quality label "Leading Quality Trail - Best of Europe".

The impressions on a hike on the Moselsteig are as diverse and fascinating as the landscapes the path crosses. Sometimes through forest, sometimes through vineyards, sometimes along the Moselle riverbank, and sometimes along scenic ridge edges that offer a view of the connecting band of the Moselle. The variety makes hiking on the Moselsteig so entertaining. The trail can captivate with closeness to nature and repeatedly leads to culturally rich history. Numerous viewpoints provide unforgettable views – of the cultural landscape shaped by viticulture for centuries and the river.

The stages along the Upper Moselle delight hikers with an open, wide landscape with gentle, vine-covered hills, from which the view extends to the neighboring countries of France and Luxembourg. Further downstream leads to Trier, Germany's oldest city. Here the landscape changes: the river course fascinates with its world-famous meanders, steeply sloping vineyards, and picturesque, globally renowned towns such as Bernkastel-Kues, Traben-Trarbach, Zell (Moselle), and Cochem. Finally follows the Terraced Moselle: the river valley becomes narrower and partly shows high and steep slopes and terraced steep locations. Scenic and cultural highlights like Europe's steepest vineyard, the Bremmer Calmont, or Eltz Castle lie directly on the route here. The Deutsches Eck in Koblenz, where the Moselle flows into the Rhine, finally marks the end – or the start – of the Moselsteig.

Moselle wine and the hospitality of the people during a stop or overnight stay make hiking on the Moselsteig an extraordinary experience. Those who cannot get enough of hiking in the Moselle valley should not miss any of the side trips (the circular routes to the Moselsteig).

The Moselsteig was designed as a demanding hiking trail. On some Moselsteig stages, surefootedness and a minimum degree of freedom from dizziness are required. These sections are indicated in the route descriptions for the individual stages.

• The Moselsteig is a demanding hiking trail in the low mountain range.
• On all stages, we recommend sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate, functional hiking clothing.
• The Moselsteig repeatedly leads through towns in the Moselle valley. Especially in summer, we recommend bringing a backpack with food (enough drinks), as some stages lead over longer distances through sunny vineyards.
• Please keep in mind that in the winter months some shopping facilities as well as gastronomy and overnight accommodations are not open.

Along the route, the Moselsteig offers a dense network of accommodation providers: this ranges from hotels to guesthouses and holiday apartments to campsites. Furthermore, many restaurants, cafés, and wine taverns invite you to a cozy rest along the way.

Information on how to get to the start/end points of the respective stages is provided in the respective stage routes.

Information on parking facilities at the start/end points of the respective stages is provided in the respective stage routes.

Information on public transport connections to the start/end points of the respective stages is provided in the respective stage routes.

"Moselsteig" - Official Moselsteig Hiking Guide by ideemedia, €14.95

Authors: Ulrike Poller, Wolfgang Todt, Publisher: ideemedia, 300 pages with almost 300 pictures, elevation profiles, QR codes, and GPS tracks, format 11.5 x 23 cm, ISBN: 978-3-942779-21-0, €14.95

"Premium Set"

Premium set, consisting of the official hiking guide including 3-map set, publisher: ideemedia, ISBN: 978-3-942779-24-1, €26.95

Other hiking guides are also available:

"Moselsteig" Pocketguide (excerpt from the official hiking guide in pocket format), Ulrike Poller, Wolfgang Todt, publisher ideemedia, 194 pages, format: 11.0 x 16.4 cm, ISBN: 978-3-942779-25-8, €12.95

"Adventure Moselsteig", Heidrun Braun, publisher publicpress, 192 pages, format: 11.8 x 19.3 cm, ISBN: 978-3-89920-831-3, €11.99

"Moselsteig", Thorsten Lensing, Rother hiking guide, format: 11.5 x 16.5 cm, ISBN: 978-3-7633-4433-8, €14.90

Hikeline "Moselsteig - On dreamlike paths from Perl to Koblenz", publisher Esterbauer, format 16 x 22.5 cm, ISBN: 978-3-8500-0611-8, €11.90

The hiking guides are available in bookstores or on the website https://www.visitmosel.de/wandern/service-infos-tipps under the category "Brochure order".

"Official Moselsteig Hiking Maps" in pocket format:

The entire route is divided into 3 maps:

Leisure Map Moselsteig - Map 1: Perl - Trier (Stages 1 - 4), ISBN: 978-3-89637-419-6

Leisure Map Moselsteig - Map 2: Trier - Zell (Moselle) (Stages 5 - 14), ISBN: 978-3-89637-420-2

Leisure Map Moselsteig - Map 3: Zell (Moselle) - Koblenz (Stages 15 - 24), ISBN: 978-3-89637-421-9

Map single: €5.90

Maps in 3-set: €14.50 (ISBN: 978-3-89637422-6)

The maps are available in bookstores or on the website https://www.visitmosel.de/wandern/service-infos-tipps under the category "Brochure order".

Mosellandtouristik GmbH

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54470 Bernkastel-Kues

Germany

Tel: +49 (0)6531-97330

info@moselsteig.de

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