Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay

Moselle Valley


Stretching 360m at a height of 100m above ground, Germany's largest suspension bridge isn't for the faint-hearted but the valley views are spectacular. Walking trails criss-cross the area. From the car park at Mörsdorf, a 1.2km path leads to the bridge.


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Nearby Moselle Valley attractions

1. Karmeliterkirche St Josef

4.75 MILES

Up a steep staircase from Fürst-Metternich Strasse, this baroque 17th-century Carmelite monastery church has a spectacular interior with a vaulted ceiling…

2. Burg Metternich

4.76 MILES

Above Beilstein looms Burg Metternich, a ruined hilltop castle reached via a footpath off Im Mühlental (at the top of cobbled Bachstrasse). Built in 1129,…

3. Burg Eltz

7.9 MILES

At the head of the beautiful Moselle side-valley the Eltz, Burg Eltz is one of Germany's most romantic medieval castles. Never destroyed, this fairy-tale…

4. Bundesbank Bunker

8.56 MILES

Camouflaged as residential buildings and built to survive a nuclear war, this extraordinary Cold War secret bunker owned by the German Federal Bank was…

5. Reichsburg

8.59 MILES

Like many others in the area, Cochem's original 11th-century castle fell victim to French troops in 1689, then stood ruined for centuries until wealthy…

6. Burg Thurant

11.87 MILES

Built on Roman foundations from 1197, this mighty castle on the hilltop above Alken has an intriguing history. From 1246 to 1248 it was fought over by the…

7. Mont Royal

13.06 MILES

Above Traben are the remains of the vast Mont Royal fortress, constructed between 1687 and 1698 and designed by Vauban for Louis XIV as a base from which…

8. Grevenburg

14.21 MILES

The Grevenburg castle, built in the mid-1300s, sits high in the craggy hills above Trarbach, with incredible valley views. Because of its strategic…

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