Cochem Old Town – Pinnerkreuz Viewpoint loop from Klotten

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Cochem Old Town – Pinnerkreuz Viewpoint loop from Klotten

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Cochem Old Town – Pinnerkreuz Viewpoint loop from Klotten

08:48

29.5km

800m

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

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 142 m for 128 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.70 km

Wetterfahne viewpoint

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Hike up from the Brauselayweg, very steep, but extremely scenic.
When you reach the weather vane, you feel like a little mountaineer ... and you are rewarded with a great view.
Very nice in May when gorse and hawthorn bloom.

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5.26 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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5.47 km

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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6.29 km

View of Cochem and the Reichsburg castle

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Nice view over Cochem and Reichsburg. Nice hike from the train station or reached by cable car.

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6.71 km

Pinnerkreuz Viewpoint

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A breathtaking view over Cochem and Reichsburg Castle. Whether by chairlift or on foot, it's definitely an experience.

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7.08 km

Pinnerkreuz Trail with views of Cochem and the Moselle

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A magnificent path, especially shady in the warm summer months. Magnificent panoramic views of the Moselle Valley open up time and again, a different picture in every season.

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7.29 km

View of Cochem, Reichsburg Castle, and the Moselle Valley

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Beautiful view of the Moselle and Reichburg

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11.7 km

Moselschieferblick

Viewpoint

13.3 km

Dortebachtal Nature Reserve

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Beautiful path along the Dortebach and through a mountain forest to the "Kasteschkopp" lookout point.
The Dortebachtal nature reserve is a wild, romantic side valley of the Moselle with a partially alpine character.

Further information is available at: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dortebachtal .

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15.0 km

Dortebachtal

Nature Reserve

29.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

8.95 km

2.79 km

1.52 km

703 m

258 m

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.47 km

8.49 km

5.24 km

3.61 km

2.46 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

September 12, 2026,Moselsteig - Etappe 5: Von Cochem über Kail nach Pommern (Mosel)

For the 5th stage of the Moselsteig, we started directly from our accommodation in Cochem and hiked up to the Pinnerberg with its namesake cross. The name goes back to a shepherd who wanted to save one of his lost sheep from falling and died himself in the process.
We hiked past the Klotten leisure park to the "Am Kaiserbäumchen" …

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March 23, 2026,Moselsteig ✦ 19 ► Cochem → Pommern

The Moselsteig doesn't linger in towns for long, not even in Cochem. Barely out of the bus, I wound my way up narrow stairs, over slate rocks and paths to the Pinnerkreuz. Strenuous, but great to walk! From the cross, the path led over the Pinnerberg to the mountain station of the cable car and continued uphill through the forest …

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May 19, 2023,Moselsteig: Cochem - Pommern

From today on we continue on the Moselsteig.
The start was in Cochem, where we used the chairlift to help us up. There were a lot of people at the top of the view, but after only a few steps on the Moselsteig we were (almost) alone.
A wonderful stage that was extremely varied: narrow paths, great views, vineyards, shady …

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May 31, 2025,Moselsteig, Etappe 19/24, Teil 01/02

To the YouTube video:

--> from 04.07.2026

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May 21, 2025,Moselsteig Pommern nach Cochem

We're in Cochem.
Another great tour.
We're staying for a day.

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October 16, 2025,20251016_Mosel_Moselsteig Etappe 19 modified von Cochem bis Pommern

Eight o'clock in the morning: still too dark to start walking.
And yesterday, around 4 or 5 p.m.: very fresh wild boar rooting marks (infirmities) left and right of the path, and it smells of Maggi several times. 🫣
Yeah, yeah - "make yourself tall (is 1.62 meters tall enough? 🥴), clap your hands, and shout loudly..."
And if I …

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July 6, 2026,Moselsteig Etappe 19 von Cochem nach Treis-Karden

Stage 19 of the Moselsteig trail is totally varied.

Mostly on narrow single trails, many forest paths, across fields and through vineyards.

And of course, always steeply up and down over loose gravel, slate and stones. So sure-footedness should be present.

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July 21, 2023,Moselsteig Etappe 19: Von Cochem nach Treis Karden - zum 🚗

Stage 19, beautiful and varied.
Even along stubble and grain fields.
The altitude meters were heavy today, especially with the last few days in the knees.
If something was driven by rain showers, I couldn't take a long break.
And my vacation is over...

Unfortunately, some people are stuck, as if no one would care about the moselsteig trail anymore.

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