Winningen and the Terrassenmosel offer hiking enthusiasts the opportunity to experience a historic cultural landscape. Whether on a leisurely stroll through the vineyards or an exploration of the nearby forests – the region has a lot to offer at any time of year. Various hiking trails, from circular tours to stages that lead from place to place, offer unique impressions. If you take your time, you will discover impressive flora and fauna, including rare plants and animals. For example, the white stonecrop, an important plant for the caterpillars of the Apollo butterfly, as well as wild dost, viper’s bugloss and mouse-tail fescue can be found here. The “Living Moselle Vineyards – Biodiversity in Vineyard Sites” initiative is committed to protecting this valuable nature.
HIKING EXPERIENCE IN WINNINGEN
OUR FAVORITES
Here we present our favorite routes for you to explore during your stay at our hotel. The routes are sorted by difficulty level, and each one includes a map to help you easily familiarize yourself with the trail.
DREAM PATH - “MOSELTRAUM” WINNINGEN
WINNINGEN WINE TRAILS
There are now five new hiking trails around Winningen that enrich the experience of the Terrassenmosel. Hikers will soon be able to learn more about the wine, its origins and the soils on a virtual wine trail.
The Winningen wine trails offer a modern combination of hiking, cultural landscape and wine enjoyment. Five new routes have been developed, which are based on the vineyards and present the cultural wine landscape in a new way. The aim is to bring visitors of all ages closer to nature and wine culture, with a special focus on the “Living Moselle Vineyards” and their biodiversity.
LONG-DISTANCE HIKING TRAILS
Winningen is an important hub for several long-distance hiking trails, with the Moselsteig Trail and the Rhine-Burgen Trail standing out in particular.
The Moselsteig Trail, known as one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Germany, leads over 365 kilometers in 24 stages from Luxembourg to Koblenz to the Deutsches Eck. It has been honored with prestigious awards such as “Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland” and “Leading Quality Trail – Best of Europe”. Winningen is an excellent starting point on the way to Trier and is also a popular stopover for hikers on the way to Koblenz.
WINNINGER VINEYARD TERRACES
The “Living Moselle Vineyards” stretch from Winningen to Luxembourg and mark special places along the Moselle. At some of these places, “light points” are installed to draw attention to the diversity of the characteristic habitats and the rare animals and plants that live there. These light points are like treasure troves of the wine-growing landscape.
In Winningen, there is one such light point along the Brückstücksweg, which represents the “Winninger vineyard terraces”. It is made of greywacke, the characteristic “stone of the Moselle”. This beacon embodies the unique landscape of the terraced Moselle.