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Kastanienwäldchen near Wintrich at the Mosel
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Flora auf dem WanderwegPhoto: Ferienland Bernkastel-Kues
Easy walk from Kasholz through the Wintrich chestnut grove. The sweet chestnuts (Esskastanien) were planted around 1865.
easy
Distance 2.4 km
0:42 h
43 m
43 m
417 m
376 m
The walk through the "Wintrich chestnut grove" leads through more than 130-year-old sweet or sweet chestnut stands, which are among the largest continuous chestnut forests in Rhineland-Palatinate. Chestnuts have a delicate sweet, nutty and somewhat mealy taste. Nowadays, you rarely see chestnut sellers who offer roasted chestnuts in the city centres in winter.Insights into the hiking tour:Starting from the hiking car park, the route follows shady forest paths through the forest. At a clearing, a view of the distant Moselle mountains opens up. The highlight of the hike are the many sweet chestnuts along the way.There are no rest stops along the way, so it is recommended to pack rucksack food.
Author’s recommendation
Before you go shopping and then take a break in the middle of nature
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
417 m
Lowest point
376 m
Best time of year
Jan
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Track types
Dirt road
0.5 km
Forested/wild trail
1.3 km
Path
0.2 km
Road
0.5 km
Safety information
No special safety instructions.Tips and hints
Ferienland Bernkastel-Kues
Gestade 6
54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Phone: (0049) 6531/50019-0
Start
Forest parking place Kasholz (410 m)
Coordinates:
DD
49.859240, 6.975636
DMS
49°51'33.3"N 6°58'32.3"E
UTM
32U 354501 5524945
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Destination
Forest parking place Kasholz
Turn-by-turn directions
From the Kasholz hiking car park you walk in a clockwise direction on shady forest paths. The first chestnuts are found at a clearing, from where you can also look out over the distant Moselle mountains. Then the stand of sweet chestnuts (Esskastanien) becomes denser. Many chestnut trees are old. They were planted around 1865.
Public transport
www.moselbahn.de, www.vrt-info.de, www.bahn.de
However, the starting point of the hike lies above the village in the forest and is about 3 km from the village centre.
Bernkastel-Kues: Taxi Edringer: (0049) 6531 - 8149, Taxi Priwitzer: (0049) 6531 - 96970, Taxi Reitz: (0049) 6531 - 6455
Neumagen-Dhron: Taxi Kreusch (0049) 6507 - 2493
By road
From Bernkastel follow the B53 through the villages of Andel, Mülheim and Brauneberg to Wintrich. In Wintrich turn left into Bergstraße and follow this road (K85) until you reach the parking lot for hikersParking
Forest parking place KasholzCoordinates
DD
49.859240, 6.975636
DMS
49°51'33.3"N 6°58'32.3"E
UTM
32U 354501 5524945
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Book recommendation by the author
WanderGuide - the hiking guide in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region. With description and map. Only available in german
Author’s map recommendations
WanderGuide - the hiking guide in the Bernkastel-Kues holiday region. With description and map. Only available in german
Equipment
Sturdy footwearReviews
Difficulty
easy
Distance
2.4 km
Duration
0:42 h
Ascent
43 m
Descent
43 m
Highest point
417 m
Lowest point
376 m
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Ascent
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Lowest point
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