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Grevenmacher Canton

View of the Moselle – Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry loop from Wasserbillig

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Luxemburg
Grevenmacher Canton

View of the Moselle – Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry loop from Wasserbillig

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4.7

(157)

743

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View of the Moselle – Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry loop from Wasserbillig

01:33

27.2km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 30, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.66 km for 74 m

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Train Station

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736 m

View of the confluence of the Sauer and Moselle at Wasserbillig

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The Moselle Cycle Path begins in Metz, France, and ends in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In between, the cycle path meanders for around 310 kilometers through the foothills of the Eifel and Hunsrück - always along the river that gives it its name. It's definitely going to be international. The Moselle has its source in the French Vosges, touches the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and, after around 550 kilometers, flows into the Rhine at the Deutsches Eck.

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2.49 km

View of the Moselle

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4.11 km

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5.03 km

The Hindenburg Bridge was a railway bridge over the Moselle between Wasserliesch and Igel. It did not officially have a name, but soon after it was put into operation, popular opinion named it after Field Marshal and later Reich President Paul von Hindenburg. The bridge, which was put into operation in 1912, was most likely blown up by the Wehrmacht towards the end of the Second World War and was not rebuilt afterwards.

The truss bridge with a length of 221 m was part of the Ehrang–Trier Hbf–Karthaus–Igel freight train line, which, together with the tracks of the Koblenz–Perl Moselle line, formed a four-track connection between Trier Hbf and Karthaus. It was intended to relieve the pressure on the Konzer Mosel Bridge, which has existed since 1861 and is just over a kilometer further downstream from the Moselle. Triggered by the increased transport volume with the commissioning of the Eifel line in 1871 and the Moselle line in 1879, considerations arose in 1907 about ending the laborious process of pushing heavy trains from the Konz-Karthaus marshalling yard over the existing Moselle bridge. The so-called Hindenburg Bridge was opened on April 20, 1912. The heavy coal and coke trains now exclusively used the new railway bridge on the Konz – Igel route.

After its destruction in February 1945, it was decided in 1953 not to rebuild the bridge. The exact circumstances of their destruction are not exactly known. The bridge was probably blown up, but it may also have been bombed. The remains of the river pillars were removed during the Moselle canalization in 1960. On the Igeler side, part of the feeder dam with several brick arches is still preserved.

In June 2016, the regional press reported that Deutsche Bahn, which is still the owner of the ruins and the surrounding property, would like to have the remains of the bridge (which are not listed) auctioned off via an auction house.

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5.67 km

The Saar, which is formed from its headwaters Red Saar and White Saar, initially flows through the French region Grand Est for around 121 km. Between Saargemünd and Saarbrücken-Güdingen, the river forms part of the German-French border over a distance of around 11 km. The Saar then flows 68 km through the Saarland named after it to Saarholzbach, then 31 km through Rhineland-Palatinate to Konz, where it flows from the right into the Moselle, a tributary of the Rhine.

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19.3 km

With a total length of 213 m and a span of 113.8 m between supports, the new steel bridge replaces its concrete predecessor, which was built in 1955. ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products supplied the bespoke heavy plates for the construction of the key components of the arch, in steel grades from S355J2+N to S460N.

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26.6 km

The promenade goes from Mertert to Wasserbillig along the banks of the Moselle.

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26.6 km

Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry

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The old ferry between Oberbillig and Mertert / Wasserbillig will probably be shut down this year and the end of 2017 will be the new ferry powered only by electricity.

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26.7 km

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27.2 km

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Train Station

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20.4 km

2.74 km

2.50 km

1.29 km

171 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.6 km

443 m

135 m

< 100 m

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