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The Mosel River Trail from Trier to Moselkern, Germany
3 - 13 May 2013

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Himmerod via Schweich, Hetzerath

Himmerod Abbey (Kloster Himmerod) is a Cistercian monastery in the community of Großlittgen in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the Eifel, in the valley of the Salm.

Getting There

We'll cycle from Trier to Himmerod (home of Kloster Himmerod) mostly along established bike paths - along the Mosel through Schweich and Hetzerath, then north to Himmerod.   (From Schweich get on the Wittlicher Senke bike path, to Hetzerath - can continue on it towards Esch through Salmtal (on Salm bike path?) to Dreis, where you're on the Wittlicher Senke again. Northeast of Dreis just look for turnoff bike path towards Bergweiler.) The route at left is just about 50 km / 31 mi.

Sights

The big draw is Kloster Himmerod (photo above right), founded in 1134 by St Bernard (really).  The Baroque church was completed in 1751, but fell into ruin after French occupation in 1802.  The monastery was re-founded by the settlement of German Cisterian monks from the former monastery of Mariastern in the present Bosnia.  Of course what drives us here - besides history - is the fact that they have a cafe, guesthouse, and according to Ron Pflipsen, some really fine beer brewed in a Belgian style.

Hotel 

Molitors Mühle
Eichelhütte 15
D-54533 Eisenschmitt
Tel: +49 (0) 6567 9660
hotel-molitors-muehle@t-online.de / www.molitor.com
arrive 6 May, depart 7 May


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Last updated: 22 April 2013 by Liza