Eidechse liebt Riesling - Theme trail

start: Graacher Tor (Town Gate), Bernkastel
destination: Graacher Tor (Town Gate), Bernkastel

medium
3,60 km
1 hour 6 minutes
125 m
246 m
120 m
60 / 100
40 / 100

The wall lizard loves the Riesling vineyards. It finds an ideal habitat in the slate rocks of the Moselle. That's why it likes to be the leading animal on the wine adventure trail!

Directly above the historic centre of Bernkastel rises one of the most famous and once most expensive vineyard sites in the world: the Bernkasteler Doctor. It is part of the Bernkasteler Badstube, which, with its 68 hectares, is the smallest large vineyard site on the Moselle and is located exclusively in the Bernkastel district. On the clay slate weathered soil, primarily the Riesling vine is cultivated.Some of the Riesling wines produced here are considered by wine critics to be among the best white wines in the world. A good reason to take a closer look at these legendary plants.With this in mind, the initiative "Living Moselle Vineyards", with the support of the town of Bernkastel-Kues, has created the wine adventure trail "Lizard loves Riesling", which runs for 3.7 km through the Bernkasteler Badstube. There are 11 stations where you can discover the varied interaction of flora and fauna as well as man and nature. Exciting and entertaining stories about winegrowing in Bernkastel are also told.

Impressions

General information

Directions

The Bernkastel Wine Experience Trail "Lizard loves Riesling" starts at the Graacher Tor, the only remaining gate of the former city fortifications. The "ribbon of history" with important key data on the history of the town and viticulture accompanies you on the first ascent to the small St. Josefs chapel. Past the chapel on the left, the nature trail leads you to the first adventure station. If you like, you can also take a first rest here. A flat path follows parallel to the slope. Then you ascend along a small watercourse to the higher situated farm track (Station 2 and 3), turn right at the fountain and crossroads to Station 4, which informs about different types of reeducation. Now you continue uphill in hairpin bends. You pass 2 further stations (5 and 6) of the nature trail and leave the path at an arch, which spans the vineyard path as a climbing aid. This is because an excursion over hill and dale into a vineyard, which was not included in the land consolidation, follows and provides information about the biodiversity in this habitat (Station 7). After this difficult passage, you continue on farm tracks, along the habitat aids (Station 8) to the viewing platform (Station 9), where the apex of the nature trail is reached. Here at the latest, a camera or mobile phone will be used. On the descent, the path leads you past the "Bernkastler Doctor" (Station 10), the most expensive vineyard in the world. The Bernkastel Wine Experience Trail "Lizard loves Riesling" starts at the Graacher Tor, the only remaining gate of the former city fortifications. The "ribbon of history" with important key data on the history of the town and viticulture accompanies you on the first ascent to the small St. Josefs chapel. Past the chapel on the left, the nature trail leads you to the first adventure station. If you like, you can also take a first rest here. A flat path follows parallel to the slope. Then you ascend along a small watercourse to the higher situated farm track (Station 2 and 3), turn right at the fountain and crossroads to Station 4, which informs about different types of reeducation. Now you continue uphill in hairpin bends. You pass 2 further stations (5 and 6) of the nature trail and leave the path at an arch, which spans the vineyard path as a climbing aid. This is because an excursion over hill and dale into a vineyard, which was not included in the land consolidation, follows and provides information about the biodiversity in this habitat (Station 7). After this difficult passage, you continue on farm tracks, along the habitat aids (Station 8) to the viewing platform (Station 9), where the apex of the nature trail is reached. Here at the latest, a camera or mobile phone will be used. On the descent, the path leads you past the "Bernkastler Doctor" (Station 10), the most expensive vineyard in the world.

Safety Guidelines

No special safety instructions.

Equipment

Hiking boots and provisions are recommended.

Tip

Guided tours of the Wine Experience Trail can be arranged for groups by appointment (Mosel-Gäste-Zentrum Bernkastel-Kues, Phone +49 (0)6531-500190)

Getting there

Journey to Bernkastel-Kues

Parking

Paid parking spaces on the banks of the Moselle in Bernkastel and Kues. At the Tourist Information (MGZ, Gestade 6), 3-day parking tickets are available for 12 euros or weekly parking tickets for 18 euros.

Public transit

www.vrt-info.de, www.bahn.de

Bernkastel-Kues: Taxi Edringer: (0049) 6531 - 8149, Taxi Priwitzer: (0049) 6531 - 96970, Taxi Reitz: (0049) 6531 - 6455

Literature

WanderGuide - the hiking brochure in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region. With description and map (only in German).

Maps

WanderGuide - the hiking brochure in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region. With description and map (only in German).

Additional Information

Ferienland Bernkastel-Kues

Gestade 6

54470 Bernkastel-Kues

Phone (0049) 6531/50019-0