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Following
the wine route along Germany's Mosel river
A
bike tour along the Mosel is not only beautiful for the wine fanciers. The
Mosel with its numerous picturesque bends, vineyards, romantic wineries,
medieval castles and historic cities belongs to one of the most various
and most beautiful river valleys of Europe. This wine-growing area profits
from the good climate. The inhabitants from the 3 countries France,
Germany and Luxemburg began to cooperate a long time ago in order to
establish the shipping traffic along the Mosel and to demonstrate the rest
of the world to live together more peaceful. Hospitality and frankness can
still be found in this area. The bike tour along the Mosel mainly leads
you along the riverbank, but sometimes you have to pass a few gradients in
the slightly hilly areas. If there is traffic, it’s just very few. The
whole tour leads you on plain and prepared or unprepared paths or side
roads. Numerous inns, mostly built in framework-style or of stone, allow
relaxing and offer regional specialities and the light wine.


ITINERARY:
We begin in Trier. Here
we meet the Mosel Valley and wind through its vineyards, forests,
fortresses, castles and picturesque villages. Enjoy 200 beautiful
kilometers and learn about the 2000 years of history of the Mosel Valley.
Taste the fruity and light wines, stroll through picturesque little
villages and splendid streets of cities of world fame. Massive stone
houses and graceful half timbered houses set off each other and contribute
to the special charm of the region.
Route Features:
The
Mosel Bicycle Path
is well sign
posted and
leads mostly along the river banks and is usually
flat, apart from some slightly hilly passages.
It is fully
asphalted. Until Cochem we explore both
banks
of the Mosel, far off the traffic.
You bike on bicycle and
field paths with little or no traffic and almost car-free side roads.
After Cochem a divided broad cycle strip runs at the side of the road.
All daily stages or parts of them can also be covered by train (railway
mostly runs next to the cycle path) or by boat.
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Price
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Departure Days -
What's Included
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Reserve this tour
1st
Day:
Arrival in
Trier
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You start your bike tour in Trier, the oldest city in
Germany. In former times called Augusta Treverorum, that means the
centre of the Roman Empire in the north of the Alps. This city is built
next to the river in the middle of the vineyards. Here you can adore
attractions like the amphitheatre, which once offered place for up to
20.000 visitors, the Emperors’ thermal spring, that was once one of the
biggest thermal springs in the Roman empire, the Porta Nigra, the
Triumphal Arc, the Basilika, the medieval city walls and much more. Even
though the Romans left many testimonies you can find monuments from all
eras in Trier. Trier offers also various cultural attractions. In any
case you should visit a traditional winery-restaurant in the evening and
try the unique Riesling, the noblest of the wine graves, and enjoy the
atmosphere in the pulsating village.
2nd
Day:
Trier - Trittenheim/Surroundings, approx. 35 km
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Today
the way leads you on very curvaceous sections on the left and on the
right side of the Mosel through former Roman settlements and
winegrower-villages like Longuich, Köwerich and Leiwen. In the middle of
the marvellous landscape there are many Roman landmarks that remind you
that already 2000 years ago, long time before the bike was invented,
this street existed. Just a few winegrower-villages away your overnight
destination Trittenheim is located. Across one of the oldest bridges in
the Middle-Mosel-area you can reach the other side of the river where
you can visit the rest of the old ferry towers. In the vineyards above
the village you can adore the Laurentius-chapel that was built in 1583
and the standing stone “Eselstratt”, a menhir and also a witness of the
Megalith culture. From here you can enjoy a wonderful view over the
Mosel valley.
Overnight in Trittenheim, Neumagen-Dhron or Piesport.
3rd
Day:
Trittenheim/Surroundings
- Zeltingen/Bernkastel-Kues, approx.
29/35 km

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In small bends the Mosel winds between the Eifel and Hunsrück regions.
Passing the oldest winegrower village of Germany, Neumagen-Dhron, you
reach Piesport where an impressive and renovated Roman
winepress-facility from the 3rd century is worth visiting. Passing the
winegrower villages Wintrich, Brauneberg and Mülheim you reach the
famous wine place Bernkastel-Kues. We recommend an excursion to the
paved market place, surrounded by framework houses. Zeltingen offers
many monuments in the baroque style of the Mosel-region. Overnight in
Zeltingen or in Bernkastel-Kues.
4th
Day:
Zeltingen/Bernkastel-Kues - Zell, approx. 36/42 km
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Supporters of wine will really get their money worth on this hop.
Numerous vineyards inveigle you to taste the regional wine. On the Mosel
bike path you pass winegrower villages until you reach Enkirch, the
highlight of framework style. Passing Traben-Trarbach you reach the
Mosel-bend, at Zell the so-called “Zeller Hamm”. On the mountain the
about 900 years old Marien-castle is enthroned. From there you can enjoy
a breathtaking view. Your overnight is in Zell, which belongs with
approx. 6 million of vines to the biggest winegrowing communities along
the Mosel.
5th
Day:
Zell - Treis-Karden/Surroundings, approx. 47 km
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Via Bullay, a former Roman settlement, you reach a highlight of the tour,
the village Bremm. A gorgeous line of houses with small alleys spread
along the Mosel bend and you can enjoy a view up to the steepest vineyard
in Europe, the Calmont. From the top of the Calmond you can enjoy a
fabulous view over the Mosel valley. Here ends the “Bremmer Hamm” and the
“Cochemer Krampen”-region begins, which is significantly coined by three
bends of the Mosel. Via Beilstein you reach Cochem, one of the main places
in the Mosel area, famous for its’ old part of the town with an impressive
fortress as well as the Reichsburg, a castle that is the synonym for
German Romanticism.
Overnight in Treis-Karden or in proximity to Treis-Karden
6th
Day:
Treis-Karden/Surroundings - Koblenz, approx. 50 km
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Today the bike route leads you along the Mosel to Moselkern. From there
you should make an excursion to the nearly located fairy tail castle
Eltz with numerous little towers, battlements and oriels. The medieval
village Kobern-Gondorf with many historic framework houses around the
market Squareinvites you to rest. Between the Mosel and the steep
vineyards the way leads you via Winningen to Koblenz, the destination of
your bike tour. The Mosel disembogues into the Rhine in Koblenz. The
first settlement of this town dates back two thousand years and Romans
as well as Franks and French people left testimonies at the todays
townscape. The great variety of sights make it easy to explore the past
of the city. You can finish your day with an evening-stroll through the
old part of the town and along the prepared Rhine-paths
7th
Day:
Individual departure.
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Overnight Itinerary :
Trier,
Trittenheim,
Zeltingen/Bernkastel-Kues,
Zell,
Treis-Karden,
Koblenz
SELF-GUIDED INN TOUR
TOUR # GEB-32009 -
7
DAYS - $790
Single supplement - $200
Includes breakfast everyday
Bicycle Rental - $90
Extra night in Trier
- $90 Single Supplement $55
Extra night in Koblenz, Category B - $90 Single Supplement $60
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DEPARTURE: Departs
every
day from
April
18 to September 19
HOTELS:
Category: Good mid-price hotels,
country hotels
and guest houses
with en suite bathroom/toilet.
INCLUSIONS :
EXCLUSIONS :
The insurances , the transfers from and
to the airport, the beverages, the lunches
and dinners. Items
of a personal nature such as telephone and laundry, etc.
THE
BICYCLES :
21-speed freewheel bike
equipped with 1 rear panniers
DOSSIER:
On the first day of the tour you will be given maps, road book, fact sheets
and tourist information.
IN CASE OF BREAKDOWN:
We do not intervene for flat tires. However, should any breakdown occur
that prevents the completion of the days journey we will make repairs on
the road. A phone number will be provided. All other types of necessary
repairs that do not make cycling impossible will be repaired at the hotel
each night.
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