Moselsteig Side Trail Wasserliescher Panoramasteig

The Moselle leaves the German-French cuesta at Wasserliesch and enters the Rhenish Slate Mountains via the Trier valley basin. This is clear to see with the coloured sandstone and shell limestone strata advancing on the Moselle between Igel and Wasserliesch and the sharp dividing line of the Igel Fault. The market square is start and end point for the hike. From there the trail follows a gently undulating  path to the peaks between the Saar and the Moselle. It combines a number of cultural and natural highlights. In the Perfeist natural conservation area, orchid fans will find one of the most species-rich occurrences of these in Germany. The trail continues from the “Altes Lager” down into the Albachtal valley conservation area. Taking in panoramic views of the natural and cultural landscape and a variety of features, the trail follows a picturesque path along the course of the stream before heading back to the starting point via the viewpoint on obere Römerstraße.
Cultural and natural landscape highlights: the Perfeist natural conservation area with its countless species of orchid, special rock formations, the Grana Memorial, and the Löschem Chapel.