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Hiking on the Moselsteig

MOSELLE HIKING TRIP: Eltz Castle and the Moselsteig

  • Stages hiking vacation 4 days 3 nights
  • Moselsteig Trail stages 19 to 20
  • 13 to 24 km per day
  • Fitness level medium to high
  • Overnight stays: Cochem - Treis-Karden - Moselkern
  • Sporty
  • Start: Sun-Thu, March-October, self guided
  • Luggage transport included
05.10.2024 - 08.10.2024
377,00 €
from p.p.
routing with maps

Our sporty short vacation. Hike on the Moselsteig Trail at one of the most popular places on the Moselle and discover the wonderful landscape of the Moselle Valley. Pleasure and history are not neglected here either.

Included extras

  • Wine tasting at the winemaker
  • Entry to Eltz Castle
  • Moselsteig Trail stamp pass and pin
Map Moselsteig Trail Stage 19 to 20 Cochem to Moselkern
Map Moselsteig Trail Stage 19 to 20 Cochem to Moselkern
Map Moselsteig Trail Stage 19 Cochem to Treis-Karden
Map Moselsteig Trail Stage 19 Cochem to Treis-Karden
Map Moselsteig Trail Stage 20 Treis-Karden to Moselkern
Map Moselsteig Trail Stage 20 Treis-Karden to Moselkern

Day 1
Own managed arrival to Cochem

Day 2 - Hike Moselsteig Trail Stage 19
Cochem to Treis-Karden
23.5km | Ø 8.5h | ↑ 830m | ↓ 830m

Day 3 - Hike Moselsteig Trail Stage 20
Treis-Karden to Moselkern
13.6km | Ø 4.5h | ↑ 355m | ↓ 360m

Day 4
Own managed departure from Moselkern

travel description
Day 1
Own managed arrival to Cochem
The Reichsburg above Cochem

Start your hiking holiday on the Moselle and explore the city of Cochem. If you wish, you can take a boat trip on the Moselle or hike to the Reichsburg. End the day with a winegrower with cheese and wine.

Day 2 - Hike Moselsteig Trail Stage 19
Cochem to Treis-Karden
View of Treis-Karden with the Moselle

This first stage of your hike on the Moselsteig is quite demanding and requires good surefootedness. It goes up and down through beautiful nature in the Dortebach valley, along vineyards and stream valleys. You can overcome the first meters of altitude with a cable car and reach the Pinnerkreuz with a great view of Cochem and the Moselle. You will walk past a rushing waterfall and if you are lucky you will see the native Apollo butterfly or the green lizard. Shortly before the stage destination Treis-Karden you can take a detour to the Martberg Archeology Park, a Roman-Celtic sanctuary.

Day 3 - Hike Moselsteig Trail Stage 20
Treis-Karden to Moselkern
Eltz Castle in early autumn

Today's varied stage of the Moselsteig begins at the Moseldom, the church with the impressive towers of Treis-Karden, which leads you steadily uphill through stands of boxwood and over rocky paths to the Kompeskopf refuge. You then hike through the wild and romantic forest gorge of the Krailsbach. Safety ropes help with the steep descent over rocks before you come to the Elz Valley on the Müdener Berg with the Kreuzweg chapel. The fairytale Eltz Castle rises up in front of you and invites you to visit. Take your time and immerse yourself in the Middle Ages. Now it is not far to Moselkern, where you are staying today.

Day 4
Own managed departure from Moselkern
View from the Moselsteig Trail over the Moselle valley

Your active hiking holiday on the Moselsteig is coming to an end. You are welcome to plan additional days, after all, a total of seven castles are within walking distance from Moselkern.

Program changes reserved

Useful info on
-Arrival Departure Parking
-Luggage transport Transfers
-Accommodation categories
-and much more see further below

dates & prices
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4 Days
Selected date
05.10.2024 - 08.10.2024 | 4 Days
Package: Double room standard accommodation per person
377,00 €
Package: Single room standard accommodation
478,00 €
additional services
Pre-night Cochem single room standard accommodation
90,00 €

Pre-night Cochem double room standard accommodation per person
69,50 €

Post-night Moselkern single room standard accommodation
92,50 €

Post-night Moselkern double room standard accommodation per person
70,00 €

Additional wine tasting at the Moselle winemaker
15,00 €

Half board - dinner without drinks
105,00 €

Half board vegetarian - dinner without drinks
105,00 €

Packed lunch on each stage day
15,00 €

Overnight stay for your dog
39,00 €

We arrive by car
0,00 €

Chauffeur service for your car from start to finish (excluding possible parking fees)
199,00 €

Transfer from finish to start including luggage per person - at the beginning
84,00 €

Transfer from finish to start including luggage per person - at the end
84,00 €

1 additional piece of luggage for all stages of your tour up to 20kg max
18,00 €

arrival transfers parking luggage

By public transport
Cochem has its own train station, which is centrally located in the city. Most hotels can be reached on foot from here. You can get to the hotels on the outskirts of the city by bus or taxi.

Also Moselkern has its own train station. You can reach this from the accommodations at a maximum of 500 m away.

By plane
Six airports are available within a radius of approx. 205 km around Cochem and Moselkern - Saarbrücken, Luxembourg, Frankfurt/Hahn, Frankfurt, Cologne -Bonn and Düsseldorf. All airports have rental car stations. Alternatively, we will be happy to offer you an airport transfer on request.

By car / Parking
Cochem and Moselkern can easy be reached by car.

In Cochem, most of our accommodations have a limited number of own parking spaces. Public parking spaces are available in sufficient numbers.

In Moselkern, all of our accommodations have a sufficient number of own parking spaces. Free parking in public parking spaces is also possible.

Car chauffeur service
Exclusively with us and useful when your home is closer to Moselkern than to Cochem. Save yourself the time-consuming return transfer. More info

Person transfer Return transfer
The person transfer from Moselkern to Cochem takes place every day during our season. Thus, this is possible both at the beginning and at the end of your hiking vacation. Depending on whether you prefer to park your car in Cochem or in Moselkern.

Departure will be in the morning. You will receive the exact time with your travel documents.

Luggage transport
With our included luggage transport, one piece of luggage per travelling person will be transported to your nearest accommodation until 17:00. Additional pieces of luggage can be booked for 10,00 Euro per leg under the additional services "Additional baggage". The maximum weight per piece of luggage is 20 kg.

categories of accommodation

Accommodations - close to centre in mentioned places
Our centrally located overnight partners on the Moselle are selected middle and superior class hotels, guest houses and inns. All rooms have a bath / toilet or shower / toilet.

Accommodation category standard
In the standard category there are rooms in pensions and guest houses with simple furnishings.

Single room bookings
In many cases, the single rooms booked in your accommodation are double rooms for single use.

general info

Possible start of the journey
For our multi-stage tours, we recommend arriving at the weekend, as experience has shown that availability is then highest.

Holidays Major events
You should book a trip during the holiday weeks, to wine and street festivals or other major events in good time. There may be a surcharge, minimum nights or changes in the program.

Meals Half board Packed lunches
The travel price includes the corresponding rich breakfast for each night of our travel programs. Additional nights and extensions are also included breakfast.

The booking of half board and also packed lunches is possible via the item "Additional services accommodation".

Our tip
Book the packed lunch right away. So you are well equipped during your hikes and independent of the few refreshments at the edge of the trail and their opening hours.

Additional nights Extensions
You can arrive earlier or extend your vacation afterwards. You can reserve additional nights as a pre- or post-night stay when booking your trip. Should you wish to stay one more night in a location during your trip, please let us know using the comment field of your booking or give us a call.

Bed tax Guest tax
We would like to point out that some cities levy a culture tax or bed tax. The fees will be collected directly at your accommodation.

List of accommodation
Specific accommodation names are not available prior to a fixed booking. The background to this is the possibility of daily arrival, which for us excludes the purchase of fixed room quotas. In addition, we work together with several accommodation partners per location – always matching the respective theme of the trip and the requirements of the individual booking.

Special food and accommodation
Necessary requests for special dietary or allergy-prone nutrition or physical limitations are communicated to our service partners with the fixed booking without obligation.

Short-term travel requests
Even short-term travel requests require a binding booking, as otherwise availabilities cannot be queried. If the trip is not possible due to a lack of availability, we will provide you with an alternative offer upon request. If you do not wish this, your booking will be canceled free of charge.

Invoice
A booking confirmation / invoice is issued to the travel applicant for each booking. If you are traveling as a group, but would like separate invoices, please make separate bookings, stating a group name. Subsequent splitting of processes and invoices is not technically possible.

Payment
The down payment is 30% of the travel price plus insurance premium (if travel insurance is also taken out) after receipt of the booking confirmation. The remaining payment is due four weeks before the start of the journey. For bookings less than 6 weeks before the start of the journey, the entire travel price is due immediately.

Travel documents
The travel applicant receives the travel documents and the service vouchers for all travel participants by post approx. 14 days before arrival - provided that the travel price has been paid in full. One set of travel documents is created for each room. This includes: a detailed day-to-day travel description, the hotel list with addresses and check-in information, maps with further tips for visiting and sightseeing, city and local maps, as well as recommendations for places to stop and an emergency contact list. In the case of short-term bookings and a foreign address, we will store the complete travel documents in your first hotel. You will receive the exact travel description including the hotel list in advance by email.

Travel insurance
We recommend that you take out travel insurance including travel cancellation, interruption, rebooking fees and luggage insurance. You can find further information on this under the item "explanations" "Travel Insurance" on our homepage.

services

Services included in this package:

  • 4 days with 3 nights in centrally located hotels and guest houses
  • 3 x rich breakfast

  • Moselsteig Trail stages 19 bis 20, Cochem - Treis-Karden - Moselkern
  • 1 x wine tasting with cheese and wine at the winemaker
  • 1 x entry to Eltz Castle
  • Moselsteig stamp pass & pin
  • Luggage transport from accommodation to accommodation

  • 1 x Moselle hiking map and detailed travel description per room
  • GPS-Tracks
  • Tips for travel preparation, restaurant recommendations, tips for refreshments
  • Service hotline 7 days a week

  • Customer money protection via R+V Versicherung

Bookable additional services:

  • Additional wine tasting at the Moselle winemaker

  • Half board (also vegetarian) in the overnight places
  • Packed lunch for your hiking stages
  • Pre-night stay at the start or destination
  • Post-night stay at the start or destination

  • Accommodation booking for your dog

  • Parking for your car during your trip
  • Chauffeur service for your car from the start to the destination

  • Starting point transfer from the destination to the starting point

  • Travel guide and city tours on request