Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schengen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Moselsteig walk
Moselsteig is a walk of 367 km from Schengen. Along the way you'll find 846 benches, 22 water fountains and refill points, 27 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 367 km
- ± 96:00 h
- ↑ 8,680 m · ↓ 8,740 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 846 benches, 22 water fountains and refill points, 27 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
23 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 15 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Klaus Graf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Uwe Barghaan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Observation tower
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Photo: Klaus Graf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Attraction
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Photo: Fritz Geller-Grimm · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: RomkeHoekstra · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 8,680 m
- Down
- ↓ 8,740 m
- Highest point
- 419 m
- Lowest point
- 74 m
- 5-10% slope · 90.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.8 km
- 72 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
367 km in total- Track: 231.2 km
- Path: 86.1 km
- Street: 22.8 km
- Road: 9.3 km
- Busy road: 6.8 km
- Footpath: 4.4 km
- Stairs: 72 stairs
Surfaces
367 km in total- Unpaved: 83 km
- Gravel: 70.8 km
- Asphalt: 54.6 km
- Natural: 15.4 km
- Paved: 14 km
- Unknown: 127.1 km
About the walking route Moselsteig
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Moselsteig is a walking route of 367 km that starts in Schengen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Perl and finish in Koblenz.
How hard is the route?
You climb 8,680 m in total and descend 8,740 m. There are 72 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 96:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (231.2 km), path (86.1 km) and street (22.8 km). Of the surface, 83 km unpaved and 70.8 km gravel. For 127.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 846 benches, 22 water fountains and refill points, 27 public toilets and 4 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Moselsteig is a 367 km long-distance trail along the German Moselle, from Perl on the Upper Moselle to Koblenz, where the Moselle meets the Rhine. Opened in 2014, it runs via Trier, Bernkastel-Kues, Zell and Cochem. Sights on the way include the Neumagen wine ship and Eltz Castle. Almost two thirds of the route is on farm and forest tracks. There is drinking water at 22 places, and we know of 27 toilets.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Walks nearby
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- Moselhöhenweg (Hunsrück)Hard · From A to B239.7 km
- Saar-Hunsrück-Steig Variante TrierHard · From A to B137 km
- Jakobsweg Bad Münstereifel - Trier - PerlHard · From A to B233 km
- European long distance path E3 - part Saarland, Rheinland-PfalzHard · From A to B232.5 km
- Wolfgang-Maria-Rabe-WegHard · From A to B18.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 2
Porta NigraAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 3
KaiserthermenArchaeological site · 2 km from the route - 4
Schloss StolzenfelsCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 5
Deutsches EckViewpoint · 5 km from the route - 6
Dom St. Peter zu TrierAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 7
LiebfrauenkircheAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 8
Igeler SäuleAttraction · 655 m from the route - 9
RömerbrückeAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 10
Karl-Marx-HausMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 11
BarbarathermenArchaeological site · 1.5 km from the route - 12
AmphitheaterAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 13
KonstantinbasilikaAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 14
MahnmalMemorial · 9.6 km from the route - 15
Cochem CastleAttraction · 446 m from the route - 16
MarksburgMuseum · 9.8 km from the route - 17
St. PaulinAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 18
St. MatthiasAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 19
Freilichtmuseum Roscheider HofMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 20
European Museum SchengenMuseum · 306 m from the route - 21
FrankenturmAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 22
Electoral PalaceAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 23
Malbrouck CastleAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 24
Foucault pendulumAttraction · 3 km from the route - 25
Stiftskirche St. Martin und SeverusAttraction · 3.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Moselsteig?
Moselsteig is 367 km long. Allow ± 96:00 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Perl to Koblenz.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schengen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 8,680 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 27 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 22 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Metternich, St. Michael and Aussichtsturm Mönch-Felix-Hütte.
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