From Engeln station through the Nette valley to Mayen and on via old railway tracks to the Moselle

From Engeln station, first follow the signposted "Brohltal Cycle Route" left towards Weibern. The path leads via farm roads to the village entrance and now runs a short stretch along the L 114. After a few meters, the cycle route turns into the parallel tuff stone street. This runs here on the former railway track of the Brohltalbahn. The old station building is now used as the tuff stone museum.

Behind the old station you leave the track to the left via Bergstraße and come to Bahnhofstraße. Follow this to the right to the town centre at the Mariensäule. There, turn right onto Hommersbergstraße (direction Kempenich) and immediately left onto Eichertstraße. Follow this south out of town until you reach the L 83. Turn right onto the country road towards Mayen. The L 83 has very little traffic. You now follow this road always along the Nette valley to Bürresheim Castle.

Via the village of Morswiesen, you reach the secluded valley to the Riedener Mühlen. Short detours are recommended to the Sauerbrunnen in Volkesfeld (where you can try fresh, spring iron-rich mineral water for free) or the nearby Riedener Waldsee (following the road to Rieden).

Further through the Nette valley, after a few kilometers you reach Bürresheim Castle, a castle that was never destroyed in an idyllic location.

Behind the castle, soon follows the Hammes Mill with a place to eat. Here turn right following the signs "Leisure Centre Mayen" onto a parallel forest path. The path gently climbs parallel to the Nette valley towards Mayen. Always follow this path straight ahead until, after several loops near the stadium, you reach the valley floor again. Below the mighty viaduct of the Eifelquerbahn, cross the road and the Nette and then immediately turn right into Bachstraße. This leads you to the Brückentor at the northern edge of Mayen city centre. A detour into the town centre is recommended here.

Then it goes uphill turning left into the street "Auf der Eich" and soon right into "Frankenstraße". Follow this, cross "Römerstraße", and continue along "Goethestraße". At the end, turn left into "Ostbahnhofstraße", which leads directly to Mayen Ost Station. Here you can conveniently transfer to the Pellenz-Eifel-Bahn (RB 38) or Lahn-Eifel-Bahn (RB 23).

If you want to cycle further, turn left behind the station towards the tracks. Parallel to these, from here you follow the Maifeld Cycle Route, which runs on the former railway tracks Mayen - Polch - Koblenz or Polch - Münstermaifeld. After just a few kilometers, you cross the Nette valley behind Hausen on a high viaduct, only to enter two illuminated tunnels immediately afterwards. Gradients on the old railway tracks are now only very moderate. At the former Polch station, turn sharply right onto the railway track leading to Münstermaifeld.

Along the old stations of Mertloch and Naunheim, you reach the former terminal station of the town of Münstermaifeld. Here, turn right into Bahnhofstraße, which takes you steeply uphill into the town centre. At the central Münsterplatz in the centre, turn left into Martinstraße, south around the church to Stiftsstraße. Turn right here and after a few meters follow the street "Probsteihof" to the left. Cross "Frankenstraße" and opposite the street "Naaf" follow towards Metternich.

In the next town Metternich, turn left into the street "Im Schrumpftal". Now awaits you a lively descent through an idyllic valley with numerous old water mills. The small road winds curvy steadily downhill along the Schrumpfbach to Hatzenport on the Moselle.

Directly at the railway overpass you find Hatzenport halt on the Koblenz - Trier line.