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Downhill to Breakfast (DHTB) announces...
Berg Ab Zum Frühstück
The Mosel River Trail from Trier to Moselkern,
Germany
3 - 13 May 2013
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Trip Home | Trier
| Hermeskeil | Himmerod | Bernkastel-Kues
| Bruttig-Fankel via Zell |
Cochem | Moselkern
| Bike Maps
DHTB announces its cycling adventure abroad for 2013...9 days of self-guided,
self-supported cycling along the bucolic Mosel River, from
Trier northeast to Moselkern (between Cochem and Koblenz).
Preliminary Itinerary
- 3 May: Arrive in Trier (depart US at
latest on Thursday 2 May - options include flying to Luxembourg
City (closest to Trier), or Frankfurt and taking the Deutsche
Bahn train from the Frankfurt am Main airport to Trier (ICE
train is under 3 hrs). Overnight in Trier.
- 4 May: Rent bikes, take short warm-up/bike fit ride [~20 km /
12 mi], explore Trier. Overnight in Trier.
- 5 May: Ruwer Valley excursion to Hermeskeil
- bus out, bike back. [~60 km / 37 mi] Overnight in Trier.
- 6 May: Cycle via Schweich to Hetzerath to Himmerod. [50 km / 31 mi]
Overnight in Himmerod.
- 7 May: Cycle from Himmerod to Bernkastel-Kues
[short ~32 km / 20 mi; long 53 km / 32 mi ] Overnight in
Bernkastel-Kues.
- 8 May: Day trip out of Bernkastel-Kues [tbd] Options
include riding back over to the Maare-Mosel-Radweg and heading
north towards Wittlich on an out-and-back. Overnight in
Bernkastel-Kues.
9 May: Cycle to . [42 km /
26.2 mi] Overnight in Zell.10 May: Cycle to Cochem. [38 km / 23
mi] Overnight in Cochem. Also possible to overnight Beilstein
instead.- 9 May: Cycle to Bruttig-Fankel via Zell [70 km / 42 mi].
Overnight in Bruttig-Fankel.
- 10 May: Day trip out of Bruttig-Fankel to Cochem and
back. Overnight in Bruttig-Fankel.
- 11 May: Cycle to Moselkern.
[short 27 km / 16 mi; long 57 km / 34 mi] Overnight in
Moselkern.
- 12 May: Day trip to Burg Eltz. [20 km / 12 mi] Overnight
in Moselkern.
- 13 May: Bike pick-up at hotel in Moselkern. Train back
to Trier or other destinations.
Estimated Costs (Per Person)
- 10 nights hotel @ $60 each (double occupancy) = $600
- 11 days per diem (meals, incidentals) @ $75 each = $825 (your
mileage may vary...)
- Bike rental = €136 = $175
- Other transportation (train, bus...) = $100
- Total excluding airfare per person: $1700
- Compare to VBT's Mosel River Bike/Barge Trip - six days
of cycling for $3195 land package! You
save over $1400 and get more days of cycling!
The maps included on this website are for
planning purposes only...not the definitive routes!!!
Weather averages in May: 64F high; 2.7" precipitation
In Trier
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12
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To Bernkastel-Kues
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20-32
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Cochem out-and-back? |
12
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Ruwer Valley
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37
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Wittlich out-and-back?
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24
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To Moselkern |
16-34
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To Himmerod
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31
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To Bruttig-Fankel |
42
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Burg Eltz
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12
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Mileage Summary
Overall 206-234 miles, more or less.
Trip Home | Trier
| Hermeskeil | Himmerod | Bernkastel-Kues
| Bruttig-Fankel via Zell |
Cochem | Moselkern
| Bike Maps
Last updated: 31 March 2013 by Liza