Maare-Mosel Cycle Path

The Maare-Mosel Cycle Path is passable in both directions, but it is mainly used by most cyclists, inline skaters, and hikers from Daun to Bernkastel-Kues. The RadBus offers comfortable transport with the bike bus to the desired starting point of the route. Starting from the train station in Daun, you begin your bike ride towards the Moselle Valley. Soon you will pass a 28-meter high viaduct with a magnificent view of the district town of Daun. You ride slightly uphill through a wooded area until you reach the "Großes Schlitzohr," a 560-meter long former railway tunnel. On a flat track, the cycle path leads you past the Schalkenmehrener Maar and the Sangweiher nature reserve. In Gillenfeld, you can be tempted by one of the adventure loops to the Pulvermaar. Around Daun and Manderscheid, you can "experience" the area on eight cycling adventure loops. During a boat tour on the Pulvermaar, you can enjoy the crystal-clear water and the natural tranquility. Shortly thereafter, you can pass by the "Lavabomben-Route" adventure loop at the Vulkanhaus Strohn, a well-known museum in the Vulkaneifel European Geopark. Here, you have the opportunity to marvel at the mighty lava fissures, smell volcanic gases, and explore the accessible experience rooms. A 120-ton lava ball, which towers at the exit of Strohn, is a real eye-catcher, especially for children. From Eckfeld, it is only a short distance to Pantenburg, where you can leisurely roll down to Niedermanderscheid. Particularly worth seeing here are the magnificent fortress complexes of the lower and upper castles. Every year on the last weekend of August, the Manderscheid Castle Festival takes place here. This nationally known event offers knight tournaments and castle lady costumes, food and drinks as in medieval times, as well as spectacles and plays.
Manderscheid also offers another highlight with the Maar Museum. Children and families are captivated by the walk-in model of a maar and the fossil area.
From Manderscheid, you cycle uphill three kilometers back to Pantenburg on the main cycle path. After that, it is only downhill through a wonderful railway landscape into the Moselle Valley, characterized by vineyards and slopes. Just behind Plein, the cycle path tunnels through the volcanic rock for 500 meters. Surrounded by deciduous and mixed forests, you continue into the saddle maker town of Wittlich. After passing through the town, the openness of the Wittlich valley with its first vineyards opens up. It is now not far to the medieval town of Bernkastel-Kues. From Wittlich, you cycle through forests into the Lieser Valley. At the wine village of Lieser, this river flows into the Moselle. The Maare-Mosel Cycle Path officially ends here; along the Moselle, it is only 3 km to Bernkastel-Kues.

No special safety instructions

The cycling package "Volcanic Rock and Moselle Wine" . More info at: www.bernkastel.de/pauschale/vulkangestein-und-moselwein-eifel-mosel-radtour/

By car to Bernkastel-Kues:

From the Wittlich motorway junction (A1, A60) onto the federal road B 50 / E 42, arrival in Bernkastel-Kues in just under 20 minutes.

Daun: free car parking at the beginning of the cycle path

Bernkastel: paid parking at the Moselle riverbank

The RadBus shuttles several times daily during the season between Daun and Bernkastel-Kues with stops in the intermediate towns. Prior seat reservation is recommended due to high demand. More information about the RadBus and booking options at: www.radbusse.de.

All cycle paths in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday area are listed in "aufgesattelt." This brochure is available at all tourist information offices in the holiday region. Also online: https://www.bernkastel.de/wir-fuer-sie/prospekte-bestellen/prospekte

aufgesattelt - the cycling guide in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region. With descriptions and map.

Bernkastel-Kues Holiday Region
Gestade 6
54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Tel. 06531/50019-0

www.bernkastel.de

info@bernkastel.de