Cycling Week Rhine-Moselle-Hunsrück

1st Day: Arrival 
Explore the area and the surroundings on your own.  What do you think about a round of GOLF in Gondershausen?

2nd Day: Hunsrück-Moselle Tour (53 km)
Along the old tracks of the Hunsrück Railway, the Schinderhannes cycle path without an uphill climb to Kastellaun. View the House of History. Cycle along the Hunsrück-Moselle cycle path and the Lützbach Valley to Treis-Karden. Return with the Lower Moselle Leisure Bus.

3rd Day:  Loreley Tour 
From Hunsrück to the Rhine (43 km)
On the Schinderhannes cycle path to Pfalzfeld, down through the romantic Niederbach Valley to Oberwesel/Rhine. Pass by the legendary Loreley („I do not know, what does it mean"), to reach St. Goar. View the Burg Rheinfels, the largest castle buildings in the Central Rhine, and enjoy the wonderful views into the valley. There is a reason why the Central Rhine Valley was acknowledged as a UNESCO world heritage site. The journey carries on to Boppard, the jewel of the Rhine. The Hunsrück Railway brings you back on one of the steepest railway tracks in Europe.

4th Day: 1192 Tour (29 km)
Through the Hunsrück Forests to Buchholz. From here past the Niederkirchspiel to Ehrenburg. „Knights, intrigue and romance" exhibition – experience the year 1192. Cycle along the Niederkirchspiel cycle path to Buchholz and continue with the Hunsrück Railway to Emmelshausen.

5th Day: "Deutsches Eck" Tour 
From Hunsrück to the Moselle and the Rhine (53 km). It heads downhill with wonderful views over the Moselle town of Burgen. Pass by the vineyards on the terraces of the Moselle down to „Deutsches Eck" where the Moselle flows into the Rhine. Get to know Koblenz, one of the oldest towns in Germany. In Koblenz you will step onto one of the Köln-Düsseldorfer boats. Now let yourself be spoilt with the wonderful views of the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, Stolzenfels Castle and the Marksburg and then sail comfortably down to Boppard. Return with the Hunsrück Railway.

6th Day: Departure or extra tour
E.g. Central Moselle tour to Cochem, Rheingau tour to Bingen

map and gps-data here


Services: 
5 nights bed and breakfast in rooms with shower/WC, 4 cycle tours with extensive descriptions of the route, cycle map, 4 packed lunches, cycle bus from the Moselle, entry tickets for Ehrenburg, boat tour Koblenz-Boppard, entry tickets for Burg Rheinfels and House of History, 3 trips with the Hunsrück railway,

Dates: Eastern - 31.10. (Daily arrival)

Bicycle hire: 24 € for 4 days
Pedelec: 49 € for 4 days