Down the Moselle - France, Luxembourg and Germany

Just returned from two weeks cycling down the banks of the river Moselle/Mosel, starting in France (just east of Thionville, France and west of Perl, Germany), passing along the Luxembourg border (Remich to Wasserbillig) and then through Germany (Trier, Bernkastel-Kues, Traben-Trabach) as far as Cochem. We used a motorhome as a rolling hotel, returning each evening either by train, boat or even by bike. About 200miles cycling in all.

The bike tracks were on the whole wonderful, although the stretch between Cochem and Koblenz (along part of which we drove) was marred by the close proximity of the road and railway line in the narrow gorge between the steep sides of the valley. Elsewhere the bike tracks were generally dedicated, secure and most of the time completely unaffected by traffic.