The Moselle region is a world-class hiking area, with excellent signposting, stunning views, steep vineyards to climbs, varied thematic trails, culinary encounters and hiking-friendly lodgings.
Those who seek a sporty challenge and likes to climb, will feel right at home in this region together with the leisurely hiker and families with children. And it doesn’t hurt that the gastronomy is hearty and the wine abundant! Discover with us the best hiking trails of the Moselle region: and why we think Bernkastel-Kues is the best place to go hiking from in Mosel.
Top5 Hiking trails
Your Travel Team has huffed and puffed themselves up and down some of the trails in order to guide you to the hiking trail of your preference.
We can recommend:
- WeinErlebnisTour
The wines of the Moselle region are famous, and this 10 € guided tour of the vineyards of The Moselle with wine tasting makes the ideal combination of wine and walking.
- Maria Zill Panoramaweg
This round trip climbs 329 metres and covers 6.3 kilometres. But you are awarded with some of the finest views of the Moselle valley and the tour ends in Bernkastel-Kues, where refreshments await!
- Napoleonsweg
is a great 7-kilometre tour for the family where both Napoleon and Julius Caesar are supposed to have been. The comfortable gradients of the trail makes it manageable for smaller hikers as well.
- Bernkasteler Schweiz
is an 11-kilometre long hiking tour above the winegrowing village of Bernkastel-Kues and through the hilly hinterland of the village.
- Hill&ValleyTour of Kirchstein
This 13.5 km trail is an add-on loop trail of the MoselSteig long distance hiking path. It takes you from village to village in the hills and down through the smaller valleys.
There are loads of other tours to choose from – depending on interest, difficulty and distance. On the German website of Bernkastel-Kues is a great and varied selection.
Check out their Top10 hikes:
MoselSteig long-distance hiking trail
This 365 kilometre long-distance hiking trail through the Moselle valley is one of Germany’s premium hiking routes and offers 24 stages, each of which is 11-24 kilometres long and with varying difficulty levels. If you only want to hike between Trier and Koblenz – the two cultural heavyweights – you can eliminate 4 stages and 84 kilometres, making it one of the most active 3-week holidays you’ll ever have.
Each stage ends in a locality where lodging and dining is possible making MoselSteig an adventure for the palate as well.
If you’re considering discovering the region on two-wheels, check out our articles on the Maare-Mosel cycle trail, the Moselle cycle route and Mountainbiking in the Moselle region to get information and inspiration for an active vacation.
