Downhill to Breakfast (DHTB) announces... Berg Ab Zum Frühstück The Mosel River Trail from Trier to Moselkern, Germany 3 - 13 May 2013

Hermeskeil - Our Ruwer Valley Excursion

Hermeskeil is in the "heart of the Saar-Hunsrück" in the "Hochwald", or high forest.

Getting There

We'll take the "Radlerbus" - which runs only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays starting 1 May (is daily 2 July - 10 August) - from Ruwer to Hermeskeil, then cycle the 50km back to Ruwer along the Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Track, a historical train route turned into a bike path.  The path follows the Ruwer river and runs through vineyards, crossing over 20 bridges.  "Nature and technology, cultural and culinary specialities, wine and woods: There is a multitude of new experiences the Ruwer-Hochwald Cycle Track has to offer."   From Ruwer we'll return on bike paths to our hotel in Trier, another ~5km, for a total of ~60km (37 mi) for the day (excluding detours :-).

• Burg Grimburg - partially reconstructed castle 2km from Grimburg, on a hill between Hermeskeil and Kell am See
• Easy route is road 147 from Hermeskeil ~ 7km
  
• Kell am See historical train station
• Burg Sommerau ruins
  
• Wine and history nature trail between Waldrach and Mertesdorf - 5km path with panoramic views into the Ruwer valley and over vineyards.  
• Turn from the cycling path into the Kreisstraße 12 at the Waldrach covered bridge. Follow Kreisstraße about 200m heading to Waldrach until you reach the roundabout, the „Platz unserer schönen Weinkönigin“ is right next to it.
• Karlsmühle in Mertesdorf - Germany's oldest mill and only one with proven Roman tradition...now a hotel and restaurant