Panoramaweg Brey

Starting from the central village square with ample parking facilities and a large information board, the panoramic route ascends on its first stretch through the historic center of Brey. Accompanied by half-timbered houses, you quickly leave the settlement area of the 1200-year-old village heading south. Via well-walkable paths and trails once used for agriculture, you reach the first rest stop. Halfway up, right at the forest edge above the outliers of old orchards, the Marksburgblick hut offers a fantastic view of the castle of the same name on the opposite Rhine bank.

Through a shady forest section along the Hastelbachtal, you gain moderate elevation and reach the high plateau above Brey. From the Christkopf height, the hiker is rewarded with a breathtaking panoramic view over the southern outskirt of the village far into the open World Heritage Valley. Just a few hundred meters following the path northward opens another panoramic view along the Rhine with a distant view up to Koblenz, 10 km away. The first downhill section skirts the next rest area at the pavilion above the Breyer Bachtal, from where you can enjoy the village and the Middle Rhine Valley from another perspective. Following the panoramic route through the forest, you soon reach the archaeological monument of the Roman aqueduct in Brey. This approximately 2000-year-old tunnel, several hundred meters long and still carrying water today, can be explored further at the visitor portal. In the hollow of the Breyer Bachtal, the panoramic route winds up a short switchback to the middle vineyard path, which leads you over a gently sloping, grass-covered path to the western outskirts of Brey. One last panoramic view over gardens, meadows, and fields rewards you before you, full of impressions, are guided back to Rheingoldstraße, the starting point of the circular route.