The route is 15.6 km long and classified as moderate. With breaks, you should plan for 5-6 hours. The circular route impresses with a considerable ascent from the start and finish point in Leiwen to the Fünfseenblick lookout tower in the Detzemer Forest. The second half of the path offers an initial, gentle descent down to the Leiwen high-altitude district of Zummet. From the Zummethöhe, it then continues back through the Klostergarten vineyard to Leiwen.
By bus line 220 from Trier via Ruwer, Schweich, Mehring, Leiwen, Trittenheim to Neumagen.
More information on the detailed timetable at: https://www.vrt-info.de/
or directly on the VRT timetable page by entering bus line 220 in the search mask: https://www.vrt-info.de/fahrplanauskunft/XSLT_SELTT_REQUEST?itdLPxx_page=ttb&itdLPxx_contractor=vrt&language=de
Sturdy footwear.
Mosel loop at Leiwen is "Most Beautiful Wine View 2016":
The title "Most Beautiful Wine View 2016" in the Mosel wine-growing region goes to the viewpoint on the Zummethöhe near Leiwen, from where there is a wonderful panorama of the Mosel loop between Leiwen and Trittenheim.
Tourist Information Roman Wine Road
Tel. 0049 (0)6502/ 9338-12
e-mail: info@roemische-weinstrasse.de
Internet: www.roemische-weinstrasse.de
