Longuich: Cycling Routes, Roman History and Wine

Longuich appeals to travelers who want to include cycling, hiking, history and wine in their stay. If you are looking for a hotel in Longuich, you can start by choosing your main focus: the Moselle Cycle Route, hiking trails, historic sites and vineyards each offer a different experience. The details below will help you explore these interests more specifically.

Cycling in Longuich and the Region

Longuich is located directly on the Moselle Cycle Route. Descriptions of cycling routes can provide general guidance for planning your trips: the routes are considered to have very few steep climbs and to be family- and generation-friendly; many are also considered comfortable and well signposted. These characteristics can be helpful when planning a cycling trip.

On many routes, bike buses and trains make it possible to combine sections and overcome differences in elevation. If you would like to include this option in your plans, check the relevant timetables in advance, as transport services and schedules may change.

Five mountain bike routes are designated in the Roman Wine Route region; the associated network covers more than 200 km. Longuich’s direct connection to the Moselle Cycle Route and the named mountain biking options in the Roman Wine Route region therefore offer distinct starting points for planning your trips.

Hiking Around the Longuicher Sauerbrunnen

The Moselsteig side trail, Longuicher Sauerbrunnen, is about 12.7 km long and passes through a varied wine-growing and cultural landscape. The route also includes a biotope with unique vegetation and rare animals. The combination of landscape, cultural features and nature gives the route several distinct themes. It received the German Hiking Seal on May 28, 2014. Its length is a specific point of reference if you would like to plan your stay around a hike.

Another nature highlight is the Longuicher Sauerbrunnen spring: it is fed by Devonian strata in the Hochwald and produces mineral water that is rich in iron and carbonated.

Cultural and Historic Sites and Roman History

Stops on the cultural history tour include the Old Castle and the parish church of St. Laurentius. The church was built in 1771, probably to plans by Johannes Seiz. Its unified interior also dates from the time of construction. The building’s architectural history and interior design are thus two aspects of the same historic structure.

You can reach the Roman Villa Urbana on foot from the center of Longuich. Its reconstructed bathhouse includes a changing room, a heated pool, a sweat bath and a cold pool. The different areas give the villa a tangible connection to Roman bathing culture. Together with the stops on the cultural history tour, it offers another way to explore Longuich’s history.

Vineyards and Local Wine Culture

Longuich’s local wine culture is tied to the vineyards on the steep slate slopes of the Maximiner Herrenberg. Wine tastings, celebrations and places to stop for a meal are also part of the visitor experience. This gives wine a different emphasis from cycling and hiking trips: alongside the routes, you can also take the landscape and local wine culture into account when planning your trip.

Discover more destinations: Schweich, Trassem, Hermeskeil, Reinsfeld, Heddert, Schoden, Holzerath, Zemmer.

For the overview of the wider region: Trier-Saarburg.