Moselhöhenradweg - Die Sonnenuhrtour

Bernkastel-Kues

The tour starts in the old town of Bernkastel at the only preserved town gate, the Graacher Tor.  Past the St. Josef Chapel and individual stations of the "Lizard Loves Riesling" theme trail, the route leads through the "Badstube" vineyard up to the small skywalk on the uppermost Wingertsweg. We continue on it, then up the steep section to the Bernkastel Jewish cemetery and on to the Graach district of "Schäferei". Once there, we follow the panorama road on the left and then the signs to the "Auf'm Hahn" hikers' car park for a short distance.  Then, however, we turn off again onto a vineyard path, which again opens up the highest vineyards. We cycle through the vineyard "Graacher Himmelreich" in the direction of Zeltingen-Rachtig and enjoy a particularly scenic section. Above Zeltingen-Rachtig we reach the "Sortengarten", where many Mediterranean and exotic bushes and trees have been planted alongside native shrubs and useful trees on a former vineyard area of approx. 4000 m².  The tour continues through Zeltingen-Rachtiger and Erden vineyards, under the "Hochmoselbrücke" bridge and at medium slope height on the "Panorama-Radelstrecke" to the road feeder of the "Hochmoselbrücke" bridge.  Follow the feeder road towards the Moselle and cross the Moselle bridge at the roundabout between the wine villages of Erden and Lösnich.  On the other side of the Moselle, we start our return journey on the cycle path that runs parallel to the B 53 in the direction of Ürzig. We pass the Roman wine press in Erden and the Ürzig rock world. At the entrance to Ürzig, the "Mönchshof" vineyard is still known to older people as the filming location for the TV series "Moselbrück", which was broadcast in the 70s.  After Ürzig, the route passes under the "Hochmoselbrücke" bridge again and continues to Machern Monastery. The former Cistercian monastery houses a toy and icon museum as well as various restaurants.  Machern Monastery is also known as the venue for the "Moselle Festival Weeks". At the Moselle bridge in Zeltingen-Rachtig, you can decide which side of the river to cycle back to Bernkastel-Kues. You can either cycle over the Moselle bridge to Zeltingen-Rachtig and return along the main route of the "Moselle Cycle Path", or choose the secondary route via Bernkastel-Wehlen, past the visitor platform of the Moselle barrage.