Cycling fun along the rivers - discover Saar, Upper Mosel, Saargau

Start your bike route at the Tourist Information Konz (Saarstr. 1). Cross the Saar bridge. After the bridge, turn left and cycle to the Saar. Follow the Saar cycle path to the right towards Saarburg. You ride along the Saar canal. On the opposite Saar side, at the height of Schoden, you will see the Bismarck tower. Next, you pass the famous vineyard Ayler Kupp. On the steep slate slopes of the Saar, wine is grown on 800 ha of vineyard area, 80% of it Saar Riesling, which convinces worldwide with its minerality, lightness, and a fine acidity play.

Once in Saarburg, cycle up the hill to the right at the Saar bridge and through the tunnel into the city center (Graf-Siegfried-Straße). Visit the waterfall in the middle of the old town as well as the castle complex high above the Saar.

Continue your ride along Heckingstraße towards Trassem (Note: Before reaching the federal road B407, the cycle path leads over a parking lot). Cycle along the Leukbach. In Trassem, follow Mühlenstraße, then right through Brückenstraße, left into Kirchstraße, and right into Saarburgerstraße. Leave Trassem via Kehrbachstraße, past the idyllic fishing pond.
Follow Kreisstraße 121 through the forest to Portz. Leave the place via Lindenweg. At the next intersection, turn left to Merzkirchen. Follow Op de Schanzen street, turn right into Raiffeisenstraße and continue via Hauptstraße and L134 towards Bilzingen. You cycle over the agriculturally shaped Saargau, the ridge between Saar and Obermosel. Wide fields and orchards shape the landscape. The region is known for its apple wine Viez. In Bilzingen, cycle through Moselstraße and continue on L134 to Wincheringen. Enjoy the view of the Upper Mosel and neighboring Luxembourg! Through the wine village (Römerstraße, turn left into Warsbergerstraße and immediately right again into Straße Am Markt, further over Bahnhofstraße) you descend to the Upper Mosel and the border with Luxembourg. At the Mosel bridge, stay on the German side and turn right onto the Mosel cycle path towards Nittel. Compared to the further Mosel course and the Saar, the area of the Upper Mosel is wide and flatter. The Romans already cultivated Elbling on the shell limestone soils of the southern wine Mosel, today the Upper Mosel is Europe's largest Elbling growing area. Upon arrival in Nittel, you will see the shell limestone cliffs above. Renowned wineries and excellent gastronomic businesses invite you to linger. The last part of the bike route leads you through the valley of the Upper Mosel, along the wine villages Wellen, Temmels, Oberbillig, and Wasserliesch. Between Oberbillig and Wasserbillig in Luxembourg, the first electric solar ferry of Germany operates. Past the confluence of Saar and Mosel, you reach your starting point again at the tourist information in the Saar-Mosel town Konz via the Saar bridge.

Important note on the bike route proposal:

This route proposal runs on different supraregional cycle paths in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. There is no uniform signage of the route.

Bring enough provisions!

You will find e-bike charging stations on the route in: Konz (at the main station), Wincheringen (at the market), Nittel (at the village square), Oberbillig (at the ferry dock).

App "ARGO": Experience ancient reality on the go
https://ar-route.de/

Listening points on the Saar and Mosel cycle paths
https://www.saar-obermosel.de/radfahren/lauschtouren

You can reach Konz coming from Trier or Saarburg via B 51 or along the Upper Mosel via B 419.

Free parking facilities are available at the main station in Konz, at the market directly at the town hall, or at the carpool parking lot on B 419 (Am Luxemburger Damm).

DB route Trier - Saarbrücken to Konz station or DB route Wittlich - Trier - Perl to Konz Mitte station.

Information about current local public transport timetables can be found at www.bahn.de or www.vrt-info.de/busnetz.

Tips and information as well as free brochures and maps about the Saar-Obermosel holiday region are available from Saar-Obermosel-Touristik with the Tourist Information offices in Konz (Tel. 06501-6018040) and Saarburg (Tel. 06581-995980).

Order the desired brochures directly from our online brochure shop.

Or by email: info@saar-obermosel.de

Tip: Saar-Obermosel guest newspaper, Saar-Obermosel leisure map

You can get the ADFC regional map "Trier & surroundings" at a scale of 1:50,000 for the price of €10.95 from Saar-Obermosel-Touristik at the tourist information offices in Konz and Saarburg. Or order the map directly from our online brochure shop.

Saar-Obermosel-Touristik, Tourist Information Saarburg, Graf-Siegfried-Str. 32, 54439 Saarburg, Tel. 06581-995980

Saar-Obermosel-Touristik, Tourist Information Konz, Saarstr. 1, 54329 Konz, Tel. 06501-6018040
E-Mail: info@saar-obermosel.de

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