Mosel cycle path (entire route): From Perl to Koblenz

Route character: Mostly on dedicated paths or bike lanes. Without bike lanes, partly on quiet streets as well as urban streets with a sometimes high traffic volume. Mostly asphalt surfaces, short sections of concrete paving stones or concrete slabs. 

Rail trail sections: Between Trier and Bullay, sections of the former "Mosel Railway" are used for several kilometers, but almost always in a hardly noticeable way, as the route is mostly dismantled or built over and did not require engineering structures. Sections:

The route in the bike network: The Mosel cycle path is one of 7 long-distance cycle routes in Rhineland-Palatinate and is part of route no. 5 "Saar-Mosel-Main" in the D network.

In the bike network, the Mosel cycle path is an important east-west connection, directly linked to many other regions:

Source and further information: www.radwanderland.de

A smartphone to use the audio tour "Listening points on the Mosel cycle path": Get to know the Mosel during a listening pause. 40 listening stations between Perl and Koblenz encourage a closer look and repeatedly draw attention to surprising discoveries along the way. The listening tour app can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Don't forget the cycling tour book and a camera for snapshots.

A list of currently closed route sections and detours, e.g., due to construction sites, can be found at www.radwanderland.de. 

By train to Perl (start of the Mosel cycle path in the immediate vicinity of the station).

Departure by train from Koblenz (station about 2.5 km from the Mosel cycle path, but well signposted and easy to cycle).

Bike & train

Regular connection with Inter-City and regional trains on the route Koblenz - Cochem - Bullay (connection to Traben-Trarbach via the Mosel wine railway) - Wittlich - Trier. Via Trier main station, the connection leads to the places of the upper Mosel up to Perl or to Luxembourg as well as to the places on the right side of the Saar up to Saarbrücken.

Bicycle transport is possible free of charge on local trains in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland within the existing seat capacity from Monday to Friday from 9 am and all day on weekends and public holidays. On long-distance trains, you can take your bike for an extra charge, with a seat reservation required. Further information: www.bahn.de

Bike & bus 

From April to the end of October, so-called bike buses run, special bus lines with bicycle transport.

More information, timetables, and seat reservations at www.radbusse.de

Bike & ship

From mid-April to October, numerous passenger ships operate daily on the Mosel, which you can use for a round trip or continuation with the bike. Almost every place has a ship landing stage. The exact departure times are posted on notice boards of the shipping companies on site. In addition, a total of seven ferries are available to cross to the other side of the river by bike.

To cycle the entire Mosel cycle path, parking lots in Trier or Koblenz are recommended. Then travel by train to the starting point. Those who park in Trier return by train from Koblenz at the end of the tour.

Further information and advice on suitable parking: Mosellandtouristik GmbH, phone: 06531/97330; info@mosellandtouristik.de

Mosellandtouristik GmbH
Kordelweg 1
54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Phone: 06531/97330
info@mosellandtouristik.de
www.visitmosel.de

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Suggestions, peculiarities, or defects? Please feel free to report them by mail to: radwege@lbm.rlp.de

Stop by one of the many rustic seasonal wine taverns and come into conversation with our winegrowers.