Mountain bike route 5 "Kult(o)ur"

Character: 
55% gravel, 40% asphalt, 5% single trails

Starting points:
The route touches almost all towns along the Moselle and visits the architectural attractions of the VG in Schweich, Longuich, Fell, Mehring, Detzem, Pölich, Bekond and Föhren. From all other towns, you can reach the mentioned starting points via the Mosel cycle path.

Route description:
The route can be started anywhere; its description begins at the Niederprümer Hof in Schweich, a literary gem of the VG Römische Weinstraße, as it contains the legacy of the life and work of the locally raised writer Stefan Andres. You leave the town through Alt-Schweich under the motorway and cycle along the northern Moselle bank halfway up the Moselle hills to the Longuich bridge, over which you cross the Moselle and reach the town of Longuich. Here, we wind through the town center and the adjacent industrial estate slightly uphill to the Roman Villa Urbana, located in the middle of the vineyards. Once again, the motorway must be passed under on the way to the valley of the Fellerbach. Initially, you pass through the district of Fastrau before cycling through the main town of Fell on its southwestern edge. At the southern town exit, the route follows the Nosserbach and leads us to the Fell visitor mine, which vividly illustrates the activities of the former slate mines.
So far, relaxed cycling on flat to mildly undulating terrain was possible, but now hard work is required because the vineyards of Fell await their conqueror (detour: back on the cycle path to the Moselle, then Mosel cycle path to Mehring to the intermediate destination Roman Villa). The path winds uphill in switchbacks through vineyards and forest and merges at the upper edge of the slope into route 3+, about 1.5 km before the viewpoint Kasterhütte above Riol. This is followed by the descent on route 3 or 3+ to Mehring (see route 3 Moselhöhen). Over the Mehring feeder road to route 3, you reach the Roman Villa Rustica*.

Back to the route via the uphill feeder road halfway up, where in a right curve you leave route 3 to the left and follow a single trail through the Niederwald, later again through the vineyards to the Roman Milestone Detzem on the Mosel cycle path. From here, follow the cycle path 1 km downstream along the Moselle and take the first ascending vineyard path, which steadily and steeply climbs to the forest edge high above the Moselle and here meets the Moselhöhen tour (route 3) again (detour: remain on the Mosel cycle path up to the Thörnicher bridge). Together, the route continues until above Leiwen, where our tour now leads on the route 4 line (but in reverse direction!) through the vineyards to the Thörnicher bridge. We cross the Moselle and head toward Bekond on the (busy!) state road. After 500 m, we turn left onto a paved farm road, which, upon reaching the vineyards, also guarantees entry to the Hummelsberg round (route 1). Routes 1 and 5 now remain identical up to the Roman Aqueduct in Pölich, provided you choose the 1+ variant at the next opportunity.
Continuing on the route identical to 1 or 1+, you reach the forest edge above Mehring and finally the Aulkopf (413 m above sea level), where the routes separate again and our tour leads on almost direct way to Bekond Castle, from there on cycle paths through flat terrain and fields to the neighboring town and its Föhren Castle. Through the town and the hilly open country at the foot of the Meulenwald forest, the tour returns to Schweich.

* Via the Moselle bridge in Mehring and the feeder to route 1, the tour can be shortened or divided in a ratio of 1/3 to 2/3. You reach the Roman Aqueduct in Pölich and continue the tour from there.

Nature and Mountain Biking

It is the greatest joy for mountain bikers to enjoy the charms of nature and landscape far from the traffic noise of busy roads, even away from heavily frequented cycle paths, the silence of the forests and the variety of open countryside.
The use of nature, whether as a lone touring cyclist or as part of a training group, must be paired with the awareness that misconduct can cause damage to woods and fields, flora and fauna.
Reasonable general behavior and a few basic rules ensure that mountain biking does not become a nuisance.

A functional mountain bike and a bicycle helmet should of course be part of the standard equipment.

The mountain bike trail park in Mehring has offered a mega experience since 2013, making every mountain biker's heart beat faster.

With the RegioRadler Moseltal, you can, for example, accompany yourself on a bike tour along the Moselle shore by bus. Between Trier and Bullay, the bus company Moselbahn’s line follows the Moselle route over Ruwer, Schweich, Mehring, Leiwen, Neumagen, Bernkastel-Kues, and Traben.

Up to 22 bicycles can be carried in the bike trailer. The three daily trips in each direction can be used in the morning, at noon, and in the afternoon, making half-day tours comfortably possible. Along the RegioRadler Moseltal, you have numerous connections to the Moselle route Trier – Koblenz, in Trier to train routes in all directions, and in Bullay to the Moselweinbahn towards Traben-Trarbach.

More info at: https://regioradler.de

With bus line 220/bike buses with rear rack from Trier via Ruwer, Schweich, Mehring, Leiwen, Trittenheim to Neumagen.

More detailed timetable info at: https://www.vrt-info.de/ 

or directly enter the timetable page of the VRT and enter bus line 220 in the mask: https://www.vrt-info.de/fahrplanauskunft/XSLT_SELTT_REQUEST?itdLPxx_page=ttb&itdLPxx_contractor=vrt&language=de 

Mountain bike map VG Schweich

The Verbandsgemeinde Schweich has specially signposted five routes for forest and meadow cyclists. From the airy high tour above the Moselle loop to the circuit through the Meulenwald forest - there is something for every taste. All routes are of medium difficulty and are suitable for both beginners and demanding power riders. The latter will likely appreciate numerous alternative sections that give the standard stages the necessary bite. The maps include a brief description of the route, the compulsory elevation profile, and a map of the course. Additionally, thanks to the map, nearby entry points can quickly be found – the five circuits can be tackled at different locations along the Moselle.
The price is 5.00 €.

The map is available at:

Tourist Information Römische Weinstraße
Brückenstr. 46
54338 Schweich
Tel: +49 (0) 6502-9338-0
Fax +49 (0) 6502-9338-15
info@roemische-weinstrasse.de

www.roemische-weinstrasse.de

and

New: Hiking map 1 : 25,000 Holiday region Schweich on the Römische Weinstraße

ISBN: 978-3-944620-13-8.

Schweich (Moselle).   With the latest MOSEL hiking map titled “Holiday region Schweich on the Römische Weinstraße” the Eifelverein complements its series of hiking maps along the Moselle with the now fourth hiking map at scale
1 : 25,000. This hiking map series, which the Eifelverein publishes in cooperation with Mosellandtouristik and the tourist offices of the affected municipalities, will complete the Eifelverein’s map collection after finishing all MOSEL hiking maps with the Mosel section in the southeast.

The new hiking map replaces, with a slightly changed sheet cut, the previously issued and now outdated hiking map “Neumagen-Dhron, Schweich on the Römische Weinstraße” by the State Office for Surveying and Geobasis Information Rhineland-Palatinate. The hiker is reliably guided on the hiking routes in the Schweich holiday region along the Moselsteig, Saar-Hunsrück-Steig, side-trips, and dream loops. The hiking area Meulenwald is also shown on the map.

With the Moselsteig and Saar-Hunsrück-Steig, two long-distance hiking trails awarded as "Germany's most beautiful hiking trail" lead through the Schweich holiday region on the Römische Weinstraße. Not only with the attached circular hiking trails called “side-trips” and “dream loops” does the Schweich holiday region on the Römische Weinstraße form an extensive and varied hiking network. This hiking network is supplemented by sections of the Eifelsteig with two partner trails, the Moselhöhenweg, as well as other main hiking trails of the Eifelverein and numerous regional hiking trails, also included on the new hiking map. Selected cycling routes and five mountain bike routes on the Römische Weinstraße are also depicted on the map.

Despite the extensive hiking and leisure offers shown on the map, the Moselsteig stages 5, 6, 7 and 8 as well as the five side-trips “Longuicher Sauerbrunnen”, “Zitronenkrämerkreuz”, “Mehringer Schweiz”, “Klüsserather Sagenweg”, and “Moselachter” form the core of this new hiking map. Particularly the four Moselsteig stages and the five side-trips are not only described bilingually in the inside section of the hiking map, but also the display of the elevation profile provides information on the difficulty of the hikes.

The basis of this detailed hiking map is the official topographic map 1 : 25,000 from the State Office for Surveying and Geobasis Information Rhineland-Palatinate. The map costs a uniform 7.90 EUR and is available at the Tourist Information Römische Weinstraße, Brückenstraße 46, 54338 Schweich, at Mosellandtouristik, in bookstores, and of course also at the Eifelverein e. V., Stürtzstraße 2 - 6 in 52349 Düren. There, the map can also be ordered online 24/7 via the internet under www.eifelverein.de ISBN: 978-3-944620-13-8.

Tourist Information Römische Weinstraße
Brückenstr. 46
54338 Schweich
Tel: +49 (0) 6502-9338-0
Fax +49 (0) 6502-9338-15
info@roemische-weinstrasse.de

www.roemische-weinstrasse.de

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Monday - Friday:
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Saturday:
09:00 - 12:00

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