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Cochem-Zell
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Traben-Trarbach town centre – Traben-Trarbach Bridge Gate loop from Pünderich

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Cochem-Zell
Pünderich

Traben-Trarbach town centre – Traben-Trarbach Bridge Gate loop from Pünderich

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Traben-Trarbach town centre – Traben-Trarbach Bridge Gate loop from Pünderich

01:32

26.0km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 13.1 km for 12 m

After 23.3 km for 8 m

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9.44 km

Steep Vineyards of the Moselle Valley

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Steep-slope viticulture is a special form of viticulture characterized by extremely steep slopes that make it impossible to cultivate them with conventional tractors in line with the slope. These vineyards therefore require a high degree of manual labor and are often structured by dry-stone walls and terraces. Here you can see the rack-and-pinion monorails used to overcome extreme gradients in impassable terrain. Their tracks consist simply of square tubes resting on supports at certain intervals. They use various drive technologies and are capable of carrying loads of up to 250 kg.

This is exactly where you can see such vineyards in extreme locations. They practically cling to the mountain, every little spot is utilized – impressive.

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12.3 km

Traben-Trarbach town centre

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Entering Traben-Trarbach, with a view of the Grevenburg ruins

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12.5 km

Traben-Trarbach Bridge Gate

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Traben-Trarbach
The most beautiful meeting place on the Moselle
A meeting place full of flair and charm. Like a vine-lined amphitheater, forests and vineyards nestle around the town on both sides of the Moselle. A wealth of fascinating architecture, including architectural treasures from the Art Nouveau and Belle Epoque periods, make a vacation here a romantic experience on the Moselle.


Text / Source: Tourist Information, Traben-Trarbach, Am Bahnhof 5, Traben-Trarbach
traben-trarbach.de/de

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13.1 km

Traben-Trarbach Bridge Gate

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The gate testifies to the wealth of the city at the time of origin, when Traben-Trarbach was the largest wine transfer to Bordeaux.

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The Aacher Hof was first mentioned in a document as early as 830. Emperor Louis the Pious (814-840), son of Charlemagne, gave Traben with all his entitlements and appendages Traben, Litzig, Rissbach, Irmenach and Beuren to the Aachen Minster (Aachener Marienstift), where the German kings were crowned.

Due to the affiliation to the rear county of Sponheim, the Reformation was also introduced in Trarbach and Traben in 1557, so that the place is still predominantly Protestant, even if the proportion of the Catholic population increased significantly, mainly due to immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries is. The administration of the evangelical church in the rear county of Sponheim was initially carried out by the Birkenfeld chancellery. In 1672 a Lutheran consistory was set up in Trarbach, the tasks of which were transferred to the consistory in Zweibrücken from 1776.

All of today's districts (with the exception of part of Kautenbach) belonged to the rear county of Sponheim, whose main town remained Trarbach even after the counts had died out, although the two ruling sovereigns (the county was a Palatinate-Baden condominium) had their residence elsewhere within the county had, namely in Birkenfeld and in Kastellaun. At the same time, however, Trarbach was also the main town of the Oberamt of the same name. In 1815 the area around Trarbach was incorporated into Prussia and Trarbach became the seat of a mayor's office. Contrary to expectations, however, Zell and not Trarbach became the district town, although Trarbach was the largest town in the new district of Zell. The mayor's office of Trarbach was dissolved in 1884. Trarbach no longer belonged to a mayor's office and was henceforth administered in a personal union with the new mayor's office of Traben.

In 1818 the Trarbach synod was established, with Trarbach as its main town until 1972. Because of the size - the synod includes the districts of Bernkastel, Zell and Trier - it was divided in 1825. Curiously, the Wolf district belonged to the Trier Synod until 1892, which until 1843 was called "Wolf Synod" after the superintendent's place of residence.

In the great fire of July 21, 1857 almost all of Trarbach fell victim to the flames. Of the 1700 inhabitants, 1400 became homeless.

At the end of the 19th century, Traben and Trarbach were also the first towns in Germany, along with Bad Reichenhall, to have electric street lighting built by the Edison company, today's AEG, instead of gas lamps, after individual streets in Berlin had previously been equipped with them.

In 1898, a first bridge was built between the two places based on a design by the architect Bruno Möhring. This bridge, which was blown up in the last days of the war in 1945, was also the first road bridge between Bernkastel and Koblenz. The next bridges were not built until 1924 in Cochem and 1951-1953 in Zell.

Finally, in 1904, the municipality of Traben and the city of Trarbach merged to form the new city of Traben-Trarbach. The next changes came on June 7, 1969, when the communities of Kautenbach and Wolf were incorporated into Traben-Trarbach. A year later, the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach was re-formed. It has its administrative headquarters in the city, Traben-Trarbach is a municipality belonging to the association.

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13.9 km

View of Grevenburg Castle Ruins

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Built around 1350 by Count Johann III, a son of the legendary Countess Loretta, it was the ancestral seat of the Counts of Sponheim until 1437. During the turmoil of war in the 17th and 18th centuries, the castle changed hands thirteen times. In 1734 it was conquered and destroyed by the French.

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22.0 km

Cannon railroad Reil

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Vineyards in their fascination, colorful in autumn and cared for by the winemakers!
Insane work

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23.3 km

View of Reil and the Moselle River

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From here you have a wonderful view of Reil.

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26.0 km

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Bus stop

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10.7 km

6.71 km

4.07 km

3.52 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

21.7 km

3.74 km

256 m

176 m

150 m

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Wednesday 1 July

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14°C

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May 8, 2024,🇩🇪 Radtour Pünderich - Traben-Trarbach und Burgruine Grevenburg
Today we went by bike to Traben-Trarbach. From there we walked to the town tour and up to the Grevenburg castle ruins. At the top there is a small, cozy restaurant (Griffins).
Unfortunately, we only saw later at home that there is the Franzosenstieg with a small spiral staircase and viewing platform at the back of the small parking lot. …

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Unfortunately a few kilometers beside and on the road, otherwise it was nice to drive

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Nice relaxing tour along the Moselle to wake up))

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Today 0.1 liters 🍷 over 3 km in 8 h 😱. More was not possible today 😉

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In the best weather, if you forget the sometimes annoying wind, we went from the quarter to the observation tower on the Moselle loop.
At first we still had reservations about the quite steep incline, which many reported, but despite our luggage it went quite well.
Only the last climb to the tower, gravel, we had to push.
After climbing …

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Today we did a bike tour from Zell to Traben-Trarbach. We changed the route specified by Komot because we preferred to ride on bike paths and with less incline.
The return trip was exactly what we had in mind. The place Traben is not so recommendable, in Trabach it is all the more beautiful.
The bike path led us back …

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