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Rhineland-Palatinate

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Pölich

Moselsteig Side Trail: Zitronenkrämerkreuz

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Pölich

Moselsteig Side Trail: Zitronenkrämerkreuz

Hard

4.6

(76)

239

hikers

Moselsteig Side Trail: Zitronenkrämerkreuz

05:42

19.4km

540m

Hiking

The tour, named after a memorial cross, runs above the Moselle towns of Mehring, Pölich, Schleich, and Ensch. The starting point is either the hiking car park on the Huxlay Plateau or one of the aforementioned towns.

The varied landscape alternates between quiet sections and short climbs. Numerous, uniquely designed vantage points offer fantastic views of the river panorama. Cultural highlights such as the Roman aqueduct in Pölich and the Lemon Merchant's Cross await you along the way.

A connecting path runs between Schleich and the Lemon Merchant's Cross, allowing you to divide the tour into two independent loops.

by MOSEL Faszination Urlaub

Last updated: September 17, 2025

Waypoints

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147 m

View of Mehring and the Moselle Valley

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Mehring is a small but really nice place on the Moselle. Nice is also the view from up here. Here you can see the baroque "onion dome" of the place, which is unique to this area. Mehring is all about the wine. Above you can enjoy the view from the vineyard. If you fancy culinary delights, you must dare to descent. In Mehring there are plenty of restaurants and wineries offering tastings.

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1.22 km

Roman Aqueduct - Sculpture and Viewpoint

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Very beautifully laid out place above Pölich with detailed description.

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3.29 km

Galgenberg Rest Area and Viewpoint

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Very well-maintained pavilion with a fantastic view over the Moselle valley.

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9.74 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Krautenbach

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A bridge made of carved tree trunks, covered with fine metal netting for safety, leads over the Krautenbach stream. In bad weather, the bridge is quite slippery, which makes it all the more fun.

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16.3 km

Zitronenkrämer Cross

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A beautifully situated, small rest area at a memorial cross with an interesting history. A few meters further on, there is a well and a shelter.

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18.4 km

Wine Barrel Viewpoint

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The wine barrel on the Moselsteig is a fancy resting place: fitting to the endless vineyards in the Mosel valley, you are sitting here in a huge barrel. In the wine barrel stand two benches and a table and so you stay dry even with a rain shower.

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19.3 km

Huxlay Hut: View of the Moselle and Mehring

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What a vantage point, there should be more of that. Very neat and welcoming.

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19.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

3.54 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

3.41 km

3.40 km

878 m

215 m

103 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

24°C

17°C

90 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

November 16, 2024,Moselsteig Seitensprung Extratour Zitronenkrämerkreuz

I parked in the hiking car park at the Huxlay Hut.

There is currently a diversion due to a landslide between the Huxlay Hut and Pölich.

The route was varied and offered many beautiful views of the Moselle. I particularly liked the peace and quiet and the picturesque landscapes along the route.

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July 24, 2024,Moselsteig Seitensprung- EXtratour Zitronenkrämerkreuz

A beautiful hike between forest and open fields, and on narrow paths lined with vineyards, and always with great views of the Mosel, Eifel and Hunsrück.
It was fun, thank you Patricia for the tip 😊🙋🏻‍♀️

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October 14, 2023,2023 10 14 Extratour Zitronenkrämerkreuz

Today we started with the best hiking weather. This time to one of the side trips on the Moselle. The fall colors aren't quite there yet. Of course it's still nice. There was a lot of walking through the forest. About some supply routes, but also small trails. A great day.
Finally, I found a small ostrich restaurant. 😃

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March 29, 2025,Moselsteig Seitensprung Extratour Zitronenkrämerkreuz

After 20.3 km, I was back at the parking lot. The remaining kilometers are already part of the return journey. A video will follow on YouTube soon.

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July 9, 2023,Moselsteig Seitensprung Extratour Zitronenkrämerkreuz - Mehring

For my standards got up early and then managed 20km.
I filled up my drinking bottles at the Sauerbrunnen. By then, 2.2 l had already gone. Then almost 4 l needed to reach the destination.
The tour can also be shortened in several places. But I had the ambition to go halfway the original route and make it. There were …

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May 27, 2022,Wanderung

So that was a nice tour, but the signage is not good at a few points and I had problems with recording it 🙄 the tour is 20.9 km long

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August 9, 2025

The tour, named after a memorial cross, runs above the Moselle towns of Mehring, Pölich, Schleich, and Ensch. The starting point is either the hiking car park on the Huxlay Plateau or one of the aforementioned towns.
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The varied landscape alternates between quiet sections and short climbs. Numerous, uniquely

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Moselsteig Side Trail: Zitronenkrämerkreuz

View of Mehring and the Moselle Valley

Roman Aqueduct - Sculpture and Viewpoint

Galgenberg Rest Area and Viewpoint

Wooden Bridge Over the Krautenbach

Zitronenkrämer Cross

Wine Barrel Viewpoint

Huxlay Hut: View of the Moselle and Mehring

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