Eltzbach Valley – Moselsteig Trail at the Elzbach loop from Moselkern

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Eltzbach Valley – Moselsteig Trail at the Elzbach loop from Moselkern

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Eltzbach Valley – Moselsteig Trail at the Elzbach loop from Moselkern

07:33

25.2km

700m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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127 m

Eltzbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Idyllic paths and in the valley there is a small hotel with a very good restaurant.

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7.03 km

Hatzenporter Laysteig Climbing Section

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Short fine via ferrata, without great challenges. Nevertheless, you should always wear sturdy shoes on such sections.

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9.86 km

View of Burgen and the Moselle Valley from Küppchen

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This vantage point is fully justified in its name; high above the river between Lasserg and Hatzenport - on the 21st stage of the Moselsteig (from Moselkern to Löf) - it offers a very beautiful view upstream and downstream.

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14.7 km

View of Eltz Castle

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Impressive view of the castle.

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15.0 km

Stone Bridge over the Elzbach

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Rivers that meander through valleys are always special. Ideal for cooling feet.

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15.5 km

View of Burg Eltz

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On the way to or from Müdenerberg, the vegetation opens at one point and gives the view of the castle Eltz free.

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18.7 km

Kompuskopf

Viewpoint

23.9 km

Moselsteig Trail at the Elzbach

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From the Ringelsteiner Mühle the ascent is quite steep.

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24.8 km

Elzbach Rapids

Highlight • River

The whole Elz is a single highlight. Small water whirlpools, floodplains, smaller waterfalls. Just beautiful!

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25.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

4.00 km

2.70 km

2.14 km

248 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

4.18 km

3.53 km

3.48 km

2.07 km

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

6°C

27 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

October 26, 2024,Treis Karden - Hatzenport auf dem Moselsteig

There is a second day of trial hiking on the Moselsteig, which I really enjoyed, just like the first day. The fact that Eltz Castle, which is undoubtedly the highlight of the tour, is very busy on this Saturday doesn't change that. But I have the beautiful viewpoints almost entirely to myself in the second part of the tour.

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May 9, 2024,Mosel Camino von Löf nach Treis- Karden-Wanderung

Nice hike with friends in great weather☀️and good conversations and something to toast to🍻..
Beautiful passages and Eltz Castle is phenomenal..There are ups and downs, nice paths and some muddy, puddled sections..
It was a mega tour..afterwards we hiked home from Kröver Berg

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June 6, 2024,8. Etappe Jakobsweg "Mosel Camino" Von Löf nach Treis-Karden 06.06.2024

Because of the current flooding of the Rhine between Oberwerth and Stolzenfels (part of the 7th stage) we had to bring forward the 8th stage of our Way of St. James today. It was worth it: perfect pilgrim weather, Eltz Castle and very beautiful nature trails.

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October 14, 2025,Von Alken nach Treis-Karden Etappe 2

After a good night's sleep🌛, we enjoyed a great breakfast at our accommodation.

The trail started out fairly flat today, but still interesting...

So we crossed the Moselle Bridge to Löf
and first walked a good stretch along the Moselle, with the railway line on the left and the slate mountains on the right.

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June 14, 2023,Moselcamino Etappe 2(ala Bea) von Alken nach Treis-Karden

What can I say about this stage...
I ran out of superlatives today. You have to endure so much beauty first.
I "lost" the Camino at the very beginning and continued on my own path. Later I realized that I had landed on the Moselsteig. At a place to take a break, Rilke shot through my head: "Be still from …

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April 6, 2022,Moselhöhenweg_Etappe_03: Hatzenport-Burg-Eltz-Karden (K)

So, that was the third stage of the Moselhöhenweg (I extended it a bit, once added a really good gorge, I could have given myself the other extension, that was nothing) ... it definitely went up steeply as always, then a super cool trail above the Moselle... A locked castle, but an open little chapel (where I took a break …

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March 18, 2025,Mosel-Camino - Alken >>> Treis- Karden (Chapter_02)(K)

Wow 👌👍😄Here we go at -4°C... second stage even more beautiful... hardly anything better... totally blown away... the Moselle is simply amazing... it simply couldn't be better. We added a few climbs at the beginning because the original route ran along the road and railway tracks for about 5-7 km... so before we reached Hatzenport, we climbed up into the …

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