Mosel Cycle Path Section 3: From Trier to Mehring

The third stretch of the tour follows in the footsteps of the Romans, down the Moselle to Mehring.

The third section of the Moselle Cycle Route is dedicated to the ancient Romans. The starting point is Trier - a treasure trove of Roman architecture, which still decisively shapes the cityscape. Once over the Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge, the cycle path leads along the left bank of the Moselle to the Pfalzel district, which once served as the long-time summer residence of Roman emperors, and finally to Schweich with its Baroque style ferry tower. At this point, the cycle path switches to the right of the Moselle and the valley landscape slowly changes from being open to more narrow in nature. Villa Rustica in Mehring, a reconstructed Roman estate with stories of luxurious Roman living waiting to be told, is the end point for this section of the tour.

25,4 km
1:45 h
61 m
61 m

Route information

Route length: 25,4 km

Difficulty: easy

Hiking time: 1:45 h

Ascent: 61.22 m

Descent: 60.99 m

Start Point: Trier

End Point: Mehring

GPX

Impressionen

Lauschtour am Mosel-Radweg Villa Rustica in Mehring

More information

Characteristics

Von A nach B
Etappentour
aussichtsreich
Einkehrmöglichkeit
familienfreundlich
kulturell / historisch

Radfahren

Mosel-Radweg

Journey

Trier: Travel to Trier via train (Moselle line or Eifel line)

Mehring: no train connection, “Moseltal” RadBus

www.radbusse.de

Trier: Pay and display parking is available at the main train station i.e. in the town centre.

Mehring: Parking along the Moselstraße parallel to the B 53 or at the Peter Schröder Platz

Tip

On hot summer days, you can treat your feet to a little breather in the walking pool in Riol. A list of any currently closed route sections and relevant detours, e.g. due to roadworks, can be found here.

Equipment

A smartphone to access the audio tour "Lauschpunkte am Mosel-Radweg": Get to know the Moselle region via a series of listening stop-off points. 40 listening stations between Perl and Koblenz encourage you to take a closer look and guide you to surprising discoveries along the way. The “Lauschtour” audio tour app can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Remember to take your cycle tour book and your camera.

Literature

www.radwanderland.de (responsible for the infrastructure and route descriptions in the Rhineland Palatinate section)