Moselsteig stage 12: Ürzig – Traben-Trarbach

From the starting point, this Moselsteig stage initially leads you on the sidewalk beside the road, gently ascending out of the village. After the last house, it continues uphill on a narrow path through the forest, sometimes closer, sometimes farther from the district road. Shortly after leaving the village, the access path from Ürzig train station merges onto the forest path. After crossing K 62, you climb several stairs and then a bit steeper to the plateau of Burgberg. The panorama offered to you by this highest point of the stage at 352 m is impressive! You not only look into the Moselle valley and the heights of the Hunsrück. Your view also extends over the Moselle hills into the Wittlich valley. This panorama will change significantly in the next years due to the construction of the Hochmoselüberquerung. The resting opportunity at the hut and the many benches make Burgberg a nice intermediate goal after the first strenuous ascent. Discover the Celtic hill settlement Burgberg Erden in its original appearance. For this purpose, download the free ARGO app and use an augmented reality application via your smartphone or tablet, which shows you the original building as if it were still standing unchanged in its place. The free app as well as further information about the Celtic hill settlement can be found at www.ar-route.eu. 

The following section leads downhill through the forest. Especially the path section through the beech high forest is particularly beautiful in spring and autumn. At the forest exit, a slate outcrop gives you insight into the substrate structure. Also, from here an access path leads to the villages Erden and Lösnich on the other Moselle side. The path then continues relatively flat above the vineyards until the Moselsteig climbs to L 58. It goes down steeply in tight switchbacks past a viewpoint with a resting spot and back into the vineyards. After a short uphill section, the country road is reached again. Here there is an option to descend to Kinheim via an access path. The Moselsteig crosses the road. Again, it shortly goes steeply uphill between vineyards and forest edge. In the forest, you cross the Klingelbachtal, partly on a wonderfully path-like passage. At the end of the forest, the view opens up to the vineyards and the Moselle. Here is the first view of Kröv, the world-famous wine village, which you will experience from different perspectives in the further course of this Moselsteig stage! Now the Moselsteig leads back into the forest, this time dominated by oaks. If you feel like a detour: you can descend to the Kröver leisure centre or to Kröv itself via access paths. The path now follows the forest edge for quite a stretch. Below the forest edge, there are vineyards and therefore a free view of the entire Moselle loop at Kröv. An interesting educational trail about slate shows how important the rock is for viticulture here. The Hänchens Born grill hut with a great view of Kröv lies directly above the path. A little further on the panorama path, the Moselsteig reaches the Kröver Bergkapelle. Take a look inside the chapel and now treat yourself to a relaxing rest with a nice view of Kröv!

After that, you cross the parking lot at the chapel and the district road and then pass a game enclosure. Then you should definitely make a detour to the Steffensberg viewpoint only 50 m away. From here you have the best view of the Moselle loop at Kröv! After a short forest section, the Moselsteig reaches K 64 and the Mont Royal holiday park. Then it leads away from the road again onto a ridge path. Above the path, impressive slate formations and a beautiful panorama on Kröv, Wolf, and the ruins of Wolfer Monastery on the hill to the right will delight you. Via a short access path, you also reach the holiday park restaurant from here, a place to refresh with a panoramic view.

The Moselsteig now continues along the ridge, first as a forest path, later as a narrow path leading through the remains of the Mont Royal fortress. Beautiful viewpoints make this section very varied. The path reaches the small airfield (glider and motor aircraft), where you can also stop directly next to the runway in summer. A short access path leads to the Rabenwerk viewpoint. Shortly afterwards, the path leaves the ridge and leads steeply downhill past an old oak tree on a narrow path to the uppermost vineyard path. Now through the vineyards, it goes quite quickly towards the twin town. The Moselsteig leaves the now asphalted path during the descent once again and leads on a meadow path to the first houses. Via a path, you continue downhill through gardens and vineyards into the town. And the village streets finally lead you down to the Moselle bridge, where this stage ends at the junction to the train station.

• sturdy footwear
• weather-appropriate, practical hiking clothing
• rucksack provisions

Please note: On weekends, there is no bus connection in Ürzig!

Ürzig: A 1, AS Wittlich-Mitte, B 50 towards city center, B 49 towards Cochem, continue on L 55 to Ürzig

Traben-Trarbach: B 53 between Bernkastel-Kues and Zell

Ürzig: small parking lot directly at the starting point at the intersection Bergstraße/Römerstraße, large parking lot at B 53 by the Moselle shore, from there 0.8 km access path to the starting point

Traben-Trarbach: parking lots on both Moselle sides (partly subject to fees)

You can reach the stage towns Ürzig (Moselufer stop) and Traben-Trarbach (train station stop) by bus line 365.

Alternatively, you can also travel from Ürzig-Kinheim station to Bullay station with RB 81 and from Bullay station to Traben-Trarbach station with RB 85.

There are regular connections. Please note that there may be schedule reductions during school holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland, on weekends, and holidays! Please check the current daily timetable at the website of the Verkehrsverbund Region Trier (VRT):

www.vrt-info.de

"Moselsteig" - Official Moselsteig hiking guide by ideemedia, €14.95

Authors: Ulrike Poller, Wolfgang Todt, Publisher: ideemedia, 300 pages with almost 300 pictures, elevation profiles, QR codes and GPS tracks, size 11.5 x 23 cm, ISBN: 978-3-942779-21-0, €14.95

"Official Moselsteig hiking maps" in pocket format:

The entire route is divided into 3 maps:

Leisure map Moselsteig - Map 1: Perl - Trier (Stages 1 - 4), ISBN: 978-3-89637-419-6

Leisure map Moselsteig - Map 2: Trier - Zell (Moselle) (Stages 5 -14), ISBN: 978-3-89637-420-2

Leisure map Moselsteig - Map 3: Zell (Moselle) - Koblenz (Stages 15 - 24), ISBN: 978-3-89637-421-9

Single map: €5.90

Maps in 3-set: €14.50 (ISBN: 978-3-89637422-6)

"Premium set"

Premium set consisting of official hiking guide including 3-map set, Publisher: ideemedia, ISBN: 978-3-942779-24-1, €26.95

The hiking guides and maps are available in bookstores or on the website https://www.visitmosel.de/wandern/service-infos-tipps under the "brochure order" section. 

Leisure map Moselsteig - Map 2: Trier - Zell (Moselle) (Stages 5 -14), ISBN: 978-3-89637-420-2

Hiking area Moselle. Middle Moselle/Kondelwald. ISBN 978-89637-257-4

Mosellandtouristik GmbH

Kordelweg 1, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues; Phone: +49 (0)6531/97330

www.moselsteig.de

Tourist Information Ferienland Bernkastel-Kues

Gestade 6, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues; Phone: +49 (0)6531/500190

www.bernkastel.de

Tourist Information Traben-Trarbach

Am Bahnhof 5, 56841 Traben-Trarbach; Phone: +49(0)6541/8398

www.traben-trarbach.de