10-Day Moselsteig Adventure: From Trier to Koblenz

Begin your journey in Trier, Germany's oldest city, teeming with historical sites. Visit the renowned Porta Nigra and the Roman excavations, and marvel at the opulence of St. Peter's Cathedral. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the bustling historic center to prepare for the upcoming hiking week.

Kickstart your holiday with a hike across the Mosel river and ascend to the colorful sandstone rock located at the Trierer Stadtwald-forest. Enjoy the marvelous high-altitude path with views onto the river Mosel and the Hunsrück-mountain range. Proceed to Biewer and the Eifel-foothills, hiking through extensive forests and plateaus to the Ehranger Kanzel. Descend to the river Kyll, continue through the Eifel-forests to Schweich, and finally reach the charming village on the river Mosel, Bullay.

Start your day with a ride on the legendary Mosel wine railway and cross Germany's longest hanging viaduct in the art-deco town Traben-Trabach. Ascend the steep terrains to Grevenstein castle and proceed on the Franzosensteig-trail. Enjoy the spectacular views of the river and the alpine hiking section along the ridge Kirster Grat. Visit the historic half-timber houses in Enkirch and proceed through wine-growing areas and vineyards to Bullay for a wine tasting of the best Mosel wines.

Visit Beilstein, the 'most beautiful of all villages on the river Mosel' with its lovely half-timber houses and the Carmelite monastery. Proceed uphill to the Fankel-barrage and continue along the Mosel riverbanks. In Bruttig, take a break before ascending again through the ravine of the Kabainerbach-stream. Hike directly through the hillside vineyards and cross the rocky Brauselay-mountainsides. In the afternoon, marvel at the Cochem imperial castle from the water during a pleasurable boat ride.

The impressive boxtree-trail welcomes you with evergreen forests and steep rock steps. Start from Müden and proceed along historic pilgrim trails into the highlands to the legendary Eltz castle. After a break in the beer garden, continue uphill to the Maifeld-area and along the steep edge via little climbing sections to Hatzenport. If you have energy left, climb over slate rocks up Mount Rabenlay.

Cross the river Mosel twice today. From Alken to the lovely Thurant spur castle and via rocky steep trails, descend to the Michael's chapel, one of the oldest churches on the river Mosel dating back more than 1000 years. Hike through the vines to the pilgrimage church located on Mount Bleidenberg. Enjoy the best views all the way into the Vulkaneifel-area along this marvelous high-altitude path to Oberfell. Then across a sunny high-plateau to the panoramic cliff Hitzlay - enjoy the view before descending to Niederfell and reach today's Day Finish via the bridge Moselgoldbrücke.

For the finale, numerous highlights await: the castle ruin of Kobern Niederburg-castle, the Romanesque Matthew-chapel, and again and again high-altitude paths with panoramic views. The Blumslay-viewpoint spoils you with spectacular views onto the mighty construction of the Mosel-valley bridge with a height of 136 metres. Continue for a final time through the lush vineyards all the way to Güls-Koblenz, the official end of the Moselsteig-trail. After a short train journey, reach the center of Koblenz, where you enjoy the end of your impressive hiking week at the so-called Deutsches Eck (German Corner), the confluence of the rivers Mosel and Rhine.