Moselsteig stage 01: Perl – Palzem

The starting stage – or naturally also the finishing stage – of the Moselsteig impresses with its proximity to nature, open landscapes and an exclusive three-country view extending to Luxembourg and France. The landscape continuously changes and offers, as a contrast to the vine-covered Mosel valley, rustic forests and the extensive fields of the Saar region – in early summer complemented by a blossom spectacle of wild orchids. Remarkable on this section are also the so-called dolines, karst sinkholes close to the path, which impressively demonstrate that the landscape here is mainly shaped from limestone. With Perl and Palzem, two charming stage destinations await the hiker – one still in Saarland, the other already in Rhineland-Palatinate.