Sauerkraut tour

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The sauerkraut tour among sports sailors the designation for the 750 km long trip around the Mosel , Rhine-Marne Canal and the Rhine , which usually takes about three weeks driving time.

route

The route leads about 350 km up the Moselle to the mountain (i.e. upstream). After you have passed Trier and Metz , you turn into the Rhine-Marne Canal at the village of Pompey . Strasbourg can be reached via two tunnels (475 m and 2300 m) and the Saint-Louis / Arzviller boat lift . From there you drive the Rhine back to the valley to Koblenz (approx. 300 km).

Small sauerkraut tour

Inclined boat lift Saint-Louis / Arzviller

Two different versions of this tour are known as the "Little Sauerkraut Tour":

version 1

A round trip of around 600 km across the Moselle, Saar , Saarkanal and Rhine-Marne Canal . In this variant, you shorten the arc over the French part of the Moselle. The tour also leads from Koblenz up the Moselle to Konz , where you now drive the Saar uphill . Behind Saarbrücken you reach the so-called "Old Saar", this is the section that is only expanded to the size of Pénichen . After 30 kilometers you will reach the Saar Canal in Saargemünd (formerly: Saar-Kohlen Canal). Following the canal, the skipper reaches the Étang de Gondrexange after a further 60 kilometers , where he turns east (port side) into the Rhine-Marne Canal and follows the course of the “big” tour. Via Saverne and Strasbourg it goes back into the Rhine and on to the valley back to Koblenz.

Variant 2

In this variant, the Rhine and Moselle below Konz are not used. From Konz you drive via the Saar and Saar Canal to the Étang de Gondrexange, but then turn west into the Rhine-Marne Canal. Via Réchicourt-le-Château and Nancy it then goes to Pompey. From here you drive down the Moselle to Konz.

Others

Since all variants are circular courses, you can start at any point. Certainly, the tours can also be driven the other way around than described, but this direction is preferred, as it saves you the uncomfortable drive up the Rhine, especially against the strong current in the Middle Rhine area between Koblenz and Bingen.

A vignette is required to drive on French waterways, the price of which depends on the length of stay.

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