Geierlay Dream Loop

We set out from the Geierlay Visitor Center along Kastellauner-Straße, first passing through the small, tranquil village of Mörsdorf, with its 600 residents. In the center of town, we turn left onto Pohlstraße and follow it until we reach the street “Auf der Lex.” Here we turn right and hike toward the valley. At the wastewater treatment plant, we switch from the paved path to a narrow forest trail that leads us slightly uphill through a small grove toward the Mörsdorf bridgehead.
Once we reach the bridgehead, we get our first glimpse of this unique bridge structure. The Geierlay suspension bridge opened in October 2015 after just six months of construction and connects the communities of Mörsdorf and Sosberg. The bridge is 360 meters long and spans the Mörsdorf stream valley at a height of 100 meters. Now that we’ve admired the structure up close, we gather our courage and step onto the bridge.
At the bridgehead, it’s still quite wide at 1.40 m, but this changes the closer we get to the center of the bridge, where it narrows to just 85 cm. Enduring the bridge’s slight swaying, we hike—slightly uphill again from the center of the bridge—to the Sosberg end of the bridge, where, happy that we’ve made it across, we take one last look back. Leaving the Geierlay behind us, we turn left and follow the forest trail, which winds slowly along the slope—with only one short uphill section—and then into the Mörsdorfer Bachtal valley.
Once in the valley, we come upon the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig premium long-distance hiking trail, which runs down here in the valley along the same path as the Geierlay Dream Loop. Enjoying the peace and idyll of the valley, we hike along the Mörsdorfer Bach, which babbles gently beside us. While the trail from the bridgehead down into the valley was still a wide forest path, down here in the stream valley it takes on the character of a hiking trail. Near the five-way junction, it’s worth taking a look up, because if you look closely, you’ll see that we’re right underneath the bridge. While we previously had a great view from the bridge down into the stream valley, we can now see visitors to the Geierlay Loop strolling across the bridge. After a short rest, we tackle the final stretch of the Geierlay Loop. The ascent is steep and strenuous, but as we hike out of the forest back toward the town center, we agree that the hike was well worth it.
Because this hike isn’t just about the suspension bridge as a highlight—it offers pure nature!