Via ferrata "Thörnicher Ritsch"
- start: Car park at the B 53/Thörnicher Bridge
- destination: Car park at the B 53/Thörnicher Bridge
- medium
- 1,35 km
- 36 minutes
- 129 m
- 262 m
- 132 m
- 80 / 100
- 40 / 100
In the steep slopes of the Mosel, winemakers hustle at work in the vineyard along so-called "Wangertspedcher". It is hardly imaginable that in earlier times the grapes were also transported down to the valley on the 'Wangerstpedchen' (vineyard paths) by donkeys. In the following map, you will find further information about the location of the via ferrata. In 2004, the local community of Thörnich had the idea to stabilize part of these mostly very provisional paths and to open them up for tourists with a signposted system. Since 2006, you can scramble over the Thörnicher Ritsch via ferrata from the car park at the federal road through the vineyard to a beautiful viewpoint. The path is about 1.4 kilometers long.
Impressions
General information
Safety Guidelines
The footpath leads in places through steep, rocky terrain. Hikers should bring surefootedness and a head for heights.
Equipment
Sturdy footwear required.
Tip
Rest area & meeting point Thörnicher Ritsch:
After hiking the most strenuous part of the via ferrata, a beautiful rest area including an information board welcomes the exhausted hiker. From there, you have a unique view over the Mosel valley from Leiwen through Thörnich to Pölich.
Just above this rest stop, since 2015, there has been the Thörnicher Ritsch meeting point with a large shelter and further resting places.
Thörnicher Ritsch:
The name of the world-famous vineyard site Thörnicher Ritsch is derived from the brittle gray slate of the location; rocks repeatedly slide into the valley. Due to the brittle rocks, field consolidation with path construction cannot be carried out in the Ritsch, as the steep terrain would cause the paths to slip away.
Getting there
The approach is via the B 53 to the Thörnicher Bridge. There are some parking spaces available there. Alternatively, you can cross the Thörnicher Bridge to the other side of the Mosel and then turn sharply right to Thörnich. There are further parking spaces available there.
Parking
The car park at the B 53 can be used. There are also sufficient parking spaces in the center of Thörnich.
Public transit
By bus lines 220 & 221 from Trier to Thörnich.
More information on the detailed timetable at: https://www.vrt-info.de
Or directly on the VRT timetable page and enter bus lines 220 or 221 in the search mask: https://www.vrt-info.de/fahrplanauskunft/XSLT_SELTT_REQUEST?itdLPxx_page=ttb&itdLPxx_contractor=vrt&language=de
Maps
New: hiking map 1 : 25,000 holiday region Schweich on the Roman Wine Road
ISBN: 978-3-944620-13-8.
Schweich (Mosel). With the newest MOSEL hiking map titled “Holiday region Schweich on the Roman Wine Road,” the Eifelverein supplements its series of hiking maps on the Mosel with the now fourth hiking map on a scale of 1 : 25,000.
The basis of this detailed hiking map is the official topographic map 1 : 25,000 of the State Office for Surveying and Geobasis Information Rhineland-Palatinate. The map uniformly costs 7.90 EUR and is available at the Tourist Information Roman Wine Road, Brückenstraße 46, 54338 Schweich, at Moselland Tourism and in bookshops, as well as of course from the Eifelverein e.V., Stürtstraße 2-6 in 52349 Düren. The map can also be ordered online around the clock at www.eifelverein.de . ISBN: 978-3-944620-13-8.
Additional Information
Tourist Information Roman Wine Road
Tel. 0049 (0)6502/ 9338-12
e-mail: info@roemische-weinstrasse.de
Internet: www.roemische-weinstrasse.de
Pavings
- Path (37%)
- Unknown (44%)
- Hiking Trail (19%)
Weather
This tour is presented by: Verein Römische Weinstraße e.V., Author: Jochen Conrad