Eltz Castle – Cochem Old Town loop from Valwig

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Eltz Castle – Cochem Old Town loop from Valwig

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Eltz Castle – Cochem Old Town loop from Valwig

03:24

53.9km

570m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Pommerheld

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.81 km

View of the Moselle River

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From this point you can hear a fantastic panoramic view!

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13.6 km

Pommern

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Unfortunately it is only open on Saturday and Sunday.

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23.8 km

Eltz Castle

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Castle Eltz towers like a fairytale castle on a 129 meter high hill in the valley of Elz, a small tributary of the Moselle, which flows around the castle from …

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24.2 km

View of Eltz Castle from the mission cross

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The Burg Eltz Way of the Cross ends at this cross. Behind the cross there is a small wonderful viewing platform. Unobstructed view of the castle and the Elzbachtal.

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49.2 km

View of Reichsburg Cochem and the town of Cochem

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The Imperial Castle Cochem is a castle in the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Cochem on the Moselle. It is their landmark and stands on a highly visible mountain cone 154 m …

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49.5 km

Cochem Old Town

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In the old town of Cochem are many beautiful half-timbered houses, which are almost all restored. Large parts of the city wall are still in existence and above all rises …

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49.7 km

Cochem promenade and boat dock

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Cochem promenade and landing stage for excursion boats

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50.6 km

View of Reichsburg Castle

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A nice place to linger along the route.

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53.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.0 km

7.38 km

6.37 km

2.66 km

304 m

188 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.5 km

13.8 km

2.85 km

1.46 km

1.10 km

192 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

June 25, 2024,Ellenz - Burg Eltz

Day 2 on the Moselle and despite the long tour yesterday, my wife felt like cycling again.
This time we went in the other direction, the destination was Eltz Castle. On the right side of the Moselle it was easy to cycle until just after Cochem, the sign saying bad route was correct and up to Treis there was a …

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