Klosterweg on the Moselle

Directions

From the parking lot of the Machern monastery you cross the road B 53 and start on the common cycle- and footpath on the banks of the Moselle. Then you go under the Mosel bridge on the operating way of the lock.  Immediately afterwards, turn right onto a meadow  and cross the main road (L 47) again - directly at the roundabout. Then a narrow path leads you continuously through the forest up to the so-called "Dreifaltigkeit" (Trinity). It is regarded as the oldest pre-Christian place of worship on the Moselle. From the Trinity, a vineyard path leads you down into the "Liesertal" valley to the Siebenborn monastery. If the weather is favourable, you will meet hang-gliders in the valley, who start from the plateau. Above the Siebenborn monastery yard you pass a Kneipp facility, between meadows and vineyards, on a wide field path. At a large fork in the path, the "Klosterweg" turns right, towards the village "Platten", into the forest.You hike slightly uphill over soft forest soil. On the left side you pass a small "Kerbtal", whose side you change at a sharp left bend. It continues uphill. On a samll hill the "Klosterweg" turns right. The forest formation changes from deciduous to coniferous forest. Above the "Meisberg", turn right again in the direction of "Wehlen". Walk slightly downhill parallel to the Moselle.  At a sharp turn to the left you have the opportunity to make a detour to the viewing tower on the "Grainskopf". Straight ahead you return to the "Dreifaltigkeit" (Trinity). From the Trinity the narrow path leads you through the forest steeply down into the Moselle valley. In front of the Zeltinger roundabout you cross the road again and return to the Machern monastery via the common cycle- and footpath.