14. 610 Germany
19 steps
Description
The Kolumbansweg is inspired by the journey made by St. Columban in Germany during his exile around 612 and described in his biography written around 640, which relates in particular his journey up the Rhine by rowing boat.
This 470km course is proposed in 19 stages with an average of 25km:
- Schengen (Luxemburg)-Grevenmacher (Luxemburg)Â : 30km
- Grevenmacher-Trier : 19km
- Trier-Leiven: 34km
- Leiven-Zeltingen Rachtig: 27km
- Zeltingen Rachtig-Bremm : 25km
- Bremm-Treis Karden : 24km
- Treis Karden-Lehmen : 20km
- Lehmen-Koblenz : 20km
- Koblenz-Boppard : 20km
- Boppard-Biebernheim : 15km
- Biebernheim-Bingen : 33km
- Bingen-Mainz: 31km
- Mainz-Guntersblum: 27km
- Guntersblum-Worms: 22km
- Worms-Rheingonheim: 30km
- Rheingonheim-Speyer: 22km
- Speyer-Gemersheim: 20km
- Gemersheim-Wörth am Rhein: 28km
- Wörth am Rhein-Lauterbourg: 20km
- Departure : 5444 Schengen (Luxembourg)
- Arrival : 67630 Lauterbourg (France)
- Towns crossed : Grevenmacher, Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen, Baden-Württemberg, and Grand Est
Altimetric profile
Transport
To join Schengen from Luxembourg
https://rail.cc/fr/train/luxembourg-a-schengen
To reach Strasbourg from Lauterbourg
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Access and parking
The walking itinerary arrives from Metz following the Moselle and starts in Luxembourg. The city of Schengen (5300 inhabitants) is accessible by bus and train from Luxembourg or Metz, which can be reached by any type of public transport.
The end of the itinerary is in Lauterbourg (2300 inhabitants) accessible by bus or train to nearby major cities with airports such as Strasbourg, Mannheim or Stuttgart.
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