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Riverside path to the Pünderich Mosel ferry - R2

  • start: Bibade-Platz, 56861 Reil
  • destination: Bibade-Platz, 56861 Reil
  • easy
  • 7,62 km
  • 2 hours
  • 15 m
  • 105 m
  • 93 m
  • 40 / 100
  • 10 / 100

Family-friendly footpath past Pünderich train station to the Pünderich Mosel ferry.

This route leads past the Pünderich hillside viaduct, one of the longest hillside viaducts in Europe, to the Pünderich ferry. After the ferry crossing, it continues without significant elevation changes through flat vineyards along the Mosel bank with views of Reil, the railway hillside viaduct, and the Marienburg and the Prinzenkopfturm back to the starting point.

Village center Reil
Reiler Bridge
Mosel between Pünderich and Reil.
Japanese cherry tree in front of a half-timbered house on the Reil Mosel riverbank
Welcome to Reil

General information

Directions

We start at Bibade-Platz heading towards the Mosel bank and keep left towards the Reil motorhome site. After leaving the site behind, we follow the Mosel bike and hiking trail past the Pünderich train station to the Pünderich Mosel ferry. After crossing with the ferry, we keep right to continue hiking along the Mosel bank through the vineyards. At the end of the vineyard path, we reach the federal road that we must cross. Finally, we cross the bridge and keep left at the end to return to the starting point.

The Pünderich ferry does not operate daily!   

Safety Guidelines

Exercise extreme caution when crossing the federal road due to heavy traffic.

Tip

The ferry in Pünderich does not operate daily. Check the ferry times or call 06542/900020-21

Getting there

By car: Via B 53 coming from Zell or Traben-Trarbach or via L105 coming from Wittlich.

Parking

Free parking spaces on the Mosel bank below the Mosel bridge. About 100 m to the starting point.

Public transit

By train: Take the Deutsche Bahn to Bullay, then change to the Moselweinbahn (operates hourly between Traben-Trarbach and Bullay) with a stop in Reil. It is about 400 m from the station to the starting point.

By bus: Bus line 720 (Bullay - Traben-Trarbach) runs hourly. The bus stop is on the opposite Mosel side at the B 53. From the stop, cross the bridge and reach the starting point in about 350 m.

Pavings

  • Hiking Trail (68%)
  • Street (5%)
  • Asphalt Coating (23%)
  • Crushed Rock (1%)
  • Ferry (2%)

Weather

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This tour is presented by: Moselregion Traben-Trarbach Kröv, Author: Johanna Röhl

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