Beilstein – Cochem Old Town loop from Cochem (Mosel)

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Beilstein – Cochem Old Town loop from Cochem (Mosel)

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Beilstein – Cochem Old Town loop from Cochem (Mosel)

06:58

26.8km

140m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 1.03 km for 9.55 km

After 10.8 km for 9.55 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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884 m

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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10.7 km

Beilstein

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The city has one of the best preserved historic sites on the Moselle and is therefore also referred to as a miniature Rothenburg or "Sleeping Beauty of the Moselle".

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20.6 km

Moselle Promenade, Cochem

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In spring, you can admire the cherry blossoms on the banks, as cherry trees have been planted at regular intervals.

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20.7 km

Historic Alleys in Cochem

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Nice narrow streets that invite you to take a stroll. Unfortunately, the shops and restaurants were due to our visit. Corona still closed, everything should be open again by now.

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20.8 km

View of the Moselle and Cochem from Reichsburg Castle

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Great valley, with great views, no matter which side of the mountains.

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21.0 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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22.1 km

View of Reichsburg Castle

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You walk through the vineyards in a natural way with great views.

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26.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

4.11 km

1.15 km

1.08 km

905 m

305 m

281 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.9 km

4.92 km

1.47 km

1.23 km

238 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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7°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

September 30, 2024,Mit dem Schiff über die Mosel (Moselurlaub) 🍷🍇☀️🏰🛳

Pictures are random. With a child you can't always track everything correctly 😉. But the Mosel is beautiful and a glass of wine in the evening is always good. 😅🍷

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June 12, 2022,Per 9€ Ticket nach Cochem an die Mosel

At the invitation of my children, I went from Düsseldorf to the Moselle today with the €9 ticket. Here we visited Cochem and then continued by boat to Beilstein. There a shore excursion up to Metternich Castle and through the beautiful old town. Back in Cochem we took the chairlift up to the Pinnerkreuz mountain station. Here you have a …

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June 7, 2023,Mosel - Beilstein und Cochem

Change of scene - culture on the Moselle. First explored the medieval town of Beilstein with Metternich Castle, then continued on to Cochem with its imperial castle by boat on the Moselle.

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October 19, 2023,Beilstein und Bundesbankbunker Cochem

Today I connected two interesting things.
The bunker was actually on my plan yesterday, but...
In any case, I can recommend the bunker tour with a clear conscience. Lots of new and secret things.

Then we went by ship to the Sleeping Beauty place on the Moselle - Beilstein.
This town is rightly named. Lots of little streets with lots …

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August 4, 2024,Wanderung Valwig-Cochem-Moselfähre Beilstein-Valwig

Today we went along the Moselle. The river is full after the last few rainy days.
After a tour of Cochem we took the bus to the Moselle ferry that goes to Beilstein. Unfortunately we had to take the short walk through Beilstein in the rain. But it is still a place worth seeing.
Go down the monastery stairs with …

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August 1, 2024,3. Tag - Von Weissmühle nach Beilstein - zu Fuß, mit dem Schiff und mit dem Bus 🤩

We want to go from the hotel via Cochem to the pretty medieval town of Beilstein.

We've barely set off when the rain that was only forecast for the afternoon starts.

Then a planned route is no longer accessible and we turn back, and have to choose an alternative behind Cochem; a slope has fallen away and a detour is …

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September 27, 2022,Moselwanderung Beilstein - Bruttig-Fankel - Ernst - Valwig - Cochem

From the Cochemer FeWo we walked to the ship and with it to Beilstein. After a stroll through the nice but crowded place, we followed the previously worked out route, which led us along bike paths, small roads and vineyard paths along the Moselle and through small towns with half-timbered houses and vineyards, but also had a few less interesting …

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