This guidebook provides 14 stages of route description to cycling along
the Moselle river, a route that offers stunning scenery, plentiful
accommodation and places to eat and drink, and straightforward cycling
throughout. A well-waymarked, generally downhill 512km route, it is
mostly off-road and on well-surfaced cycle tracks (mainly asphalt) with
virtually no gradients, and the majority is along the riverbank or on
canal towpaths. From its source in the Vosges Mountains of eastern
France, the Moselle flows through the French region of Lorraine and
crosses into Luxembourg then into the German Rheinland region before it
reaches its confluence with the Rhine at the west German city of
Koblenz.
Suitable for both veteran long-distance cyclists and for newcomers to
cycle touring who wish to start with an easy-to-follow journey, the
route can be completed in a week by fit cyclists, cycling two stages per
day. Two weeks allow for alternative stages and optional excursions
through the Saar and Rhine gorges and to visit the Boucles de Moselle
and the city of Luxembourg, and give enough time for sightseeing and a
leisurely riding pace.