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Witches' Fountain, Winningen – Terrassen-Mosel Viewpoint loop from Koblenz-Güls

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Witches' Fountain, Winningen – Terrassen-Mosel Viewpoint loop from Koblenz-Güls

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Witches' Fountain, Winningen – Terrassen-Mosel Viewpoint loop from Koblenz-Güls

04:05

14.6km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.38 km

Bench with a view of the Moselle vineyards

Highlight • Viewpoint

A good bank, opportunity for a break with a good view.

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5.79 km

View over the Moselle Valley and the Winningen vineyards

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hammer view of the Moselle! :-)

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6.11 km

View of Winningen's terraced vineyards

Highlight • Viewpoint

Every inch is utilized here. It's amazing how steep the slopes are for the vines to grow.

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9.12 km

Historic Old Town of Winningen

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The Story of the Winningen Wine Witch
Winegrower Veit Mertes lived with his wife, Kathrin, in a small, rickety house near Wolfstor. Because of his passionate flute playing, he was nicknamed "Pfeifenhannes." One day, he noticed that one of his barrels of wine was missing. (We now know that one liter of wine can simply evaporate from a wooden barrel per week.) The winegrowers of the 17th century apparently didn't know. The neighbors had also experienced this, they said, and they were inclined to attribute anything mysterious to witchcraft. Pfeifenhannes didn't really believe it—after all, it was only the barrel of his best wine that was missing. That made him think more of theft. But how could a rascal have gotten into the cellar when Veit always carried the key to the cellar door with him? Mysterious. Pfeifenhannes resolved to keep a close eye on his cellar over the next few days. But after a few days, two thumbs of wine were missing from his best barrel. This enraged him and prompted him to personally ambush the thief, even if it took days. He went into the cellar, closed the door behind him, and hid behind a large barrel. He had his flute with him, for it was made of such fine wood that it could be used for more than just whistling. He may have waited for about half an hour when he suddenly noticed a key turning in the lock above. The door opened quietly, and by candlelight, someone crept down the cellar stairs and headed straight for the barrel containing the best barrel. The person started working on the bottom of the barrel, and suddenly a thin stream of wine was heard running into a jug. He dared a peek from behind the barrel and saw the thief expertly driving a peg into the bottom of the barrel. Before the thief could make off with the wine, however, Pfeifenhannes swung his flute and attacked the thief. There was a great outcry – and suddenly Veit recognized the thief: It was Kathrin, his wife. Whether he immediately stopped the beating is not known...
Text / Source: Municipality of Winningen – August-Horch-Straße 3 – D-56333 Winningen
moselfest.com/downloads/GeschWeinhex.pdf

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9.12 km

Witches' Fountain, Winningen

Highlight • Monument

The oldest wine festival in Germany takes place in the beautiful wine village of Winningen (since 1551). In the center is the Weinhexbrunnen, which is reminiscent of the medieval witch burnings. The square around the fountain offers beautiful house facades, cozy benches to linger, an ice cream shop, the friendly tourist information office and much more ...

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11.8 km

Terrassen-Mosel Viewpoint

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A vantage point located just above the Brückstücksweg with beautiful views over the vineyards and villages along the Moselle... Unfortunately, there is currently only a very makeshift bench...

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11.9 km

Terraced Vineyards Above the Moselle River

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It's so steep, you can't really imagine how difficult the harvest is... crazy.

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14.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

3.16 km

575 m

420 m

388 m

Surfaces

5.38 km

4.93 km

3.23 km

651 m

209 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

29°C

17°C

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Comments

May 3, 2023,Panoramaterrasse – Moselblick Runde von Bisholder

Between August and December is the grape harvest, so at the end you cannot climb through the vines, but have to follow the path by the river.

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November 29, 2024,Fackelwanderung - Winnigen im Lichterglanz

Atmospheric torchlight hike from Winningen airfield - along the Brückstückweg - into the magical atmosphere of winningen-im-lichterglanz.de

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April 27, 2023,Auf den Spuren des neuen Röttgen Weinpfades in Winningen

Beautiful hike through the Winningen vineyards with a stopover at the Winningen airfield. Since the signs were not yet posted everywhere, the hike deviates slightly from the route.

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June 14, 2022,🇩🇪 Rheinland-Pfalz - Rundweg von Koblenz nach Winningen (2022-06-14) 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♀️

Today we walk from Koblenz-Moselweiß along the Moselle to Winningen. After a short break, it goes up the Heideberg to the airfield. We observe the flight operations and after a refreshment we walk through the vineyards back down to the Moselle to Güls.

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May 1, 2026,Röttgen Weinpfad

In the best hiking weather, a short but beautiful round with the starting point in the wine village of Winningen was on the agenda today. Due to the public holiday, it was naturally quite busy outside and the search for a resting place for the lunch break proved rather difficult. However, if you are out and about relatively often, you …

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August 18, 2025,Wanderung auf dem Röttgen-Weinpfad 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🌞

The wine trail leads along steep vineyard slopes with old dry-stone walls up to a height of 190 meters. The varied circular route leads through the wine-growing landscape and offers magnificent views of the Moselle Valley.

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May 1, 2026,Oh Mosella, manches Mal, manches Mal zog vergnügt ich durch's Mosetal

Sun, sun, sun.
Today on the Mosel. Parking easy and free. It goes from KO-Güls to Winningen. Vineyards, sun and a lot of traffic. May 1st invites to group hikes. Father's Day mood.
But I am happy to see young people hiking together through the vineyards and enjoying life a little.
Still a bit of the Domgarten wine trail, an …

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Witches' Fountain, Winningen – Terrassen-Mosel Viewpoint loop from Koblenz-Güls

Bench with a view of the Moselle vineyards

View over the Moselle Valley and the Winningen vineyards

View of Winningen's terraced vineyards

Historic Old Town of Winningen

Witches' Fountain, Winningen

Terrassen-Mosel Viewpoint

Terraced Vineyards Above the Moselle River

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