The route is 8.3 km long and classified as moderate. With breaks, you should plan for 3.5 hours. Starting at the Roman Villa Rustica, you walk along a short flat section above the Moselle. However, from kilometer one, a climb begins up to 340 m above sea level into the Mehringer Schweiz. On this section, hikers can repeatedly enjoy beautiful views of the Moselle loop near Pölich before it steeply descends the Pölicher Helt down to the Moselle shore near Pölich. In the last two kilometers, the hiker is guided back to the Villa Rustica along the Moselle shore path. The path is signed with "R 15."
By bus line 220 from Trier via Ruwer, Schweich, Mehring, Leiwen, Trittenheim to Neumagen.
Further info on detailed timetable at: https://www.vrt-info.de/
or directly enter bus line 220 on the VRT timetable page: https://www.vrt-info.de/fahrplanauskunft/XSLT_SELTT_REQUEST?itdLPxx_page=ttb&itdLPxx_contractor=vrt&language=de
Sturdy footwear.
Visit to the Villa Rustica: It has been excellently reconstructed on exposed foundations. With its two corner towers and the columned hall between them, the villa reflects the Roman residential culture of the 3rd century, when this manor house was built. With more than 30 rooms on a floor area of about 50 x 30 m, it was one of the largest complexes of the Gallo-Roman villa type "Bollendorf" common in our region.
