Panorama-Wanderweg at the Mosel in Piesport

The short circular walk high above the Moselle village of Piesport is ideal for a short hike - on the tracks of Roman legionaries.

Route information

Route length : 4,8 km

Difficulty : easy

Hiking time : 1:20 h

Ascent : 68 m

Descent : 63.18 m

Start Point : Hiking parking lot "Piesporter Heiligenhäuschen" on the L 50 halfway between Piesport and Klausen

End Point : Hiking parking lot "Piesporter Heiligenhäuschen" on the L 50 halfway between Piesport and Klausen


Directions
In Piesport, the L 50 state road takes you up the mountain in a few serpentines. Where the valley level is reached, a small tarred road branches off. The hike begins and ends here at the "Piesporter Heiligenhäuschen" car park. First follow the small tarred road for about 150 metres. Then the path branches off to the "Weislei" barbecue and shelter hut, where the "Große Moselblick" (Great Moselle View) offers a fantastic panorama of the Moselle valley and the Hunsrück mountain ranges. Gently the vineyards extend on the opposite sliding slope to the Moselle. There a Roman military road led down to the river already 2000 years ago. On the other hand, behind the Piesport houses, steep bulging slopes rise up the Moselle, densely planted with vines.The route continues through a forest path back onto the tarred road. After a few steps on tar, follow the turnoff at a birch grove (or make another detour to the hang gliders' launch site and return to the turnoff). Through the forest the path leads you to open meadows. If you reach a hill with a bench on the meadows, you can see numerous elevations of the Eifel in good visibility. Now the path leads you a little bit towards the place of pilgrimage Klausen before a turn-off with signpost announces the way back to the starting point. Then you walk mainly along the edge of the forest.
Public transit

www.vrt-info.de, www.bahn.de

Bernkastel-Kues: Taxi Edringer: (0049) 6531 - 8149, Taxi Priwitzer: (0049) 6531 - 96970, Taxi Reitz: (0049) 6531 - 6455

Piesport: Taxi Reitz (0049) 6507 - 2402

Parking

Parking possibility at the "Piesporter Heiligenhäuschen".

Getting there

From Kues follow the L47 in the direction of Trier. Follow the road through the village of Lieser, turn right at the end of the village to stay on the L47 and follow the road until near Osann-Monzel, then turn left to stay on the L47. Before the village of Klausen turn left into Bernkasteler Str. towards Piesport, then the next left again. Follow the L50 to the Heiligenhäuschen.

Literature

WanderGuide - the hiking guide in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region. With description and map.

Equipment
Sturdy shoes are recommended.

Impressions

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