Almost 10 years ago I visited Luxembourg city for the first time, back then return MegaBus ticket for 3 euros and two of my fellow exchange friends agreeing on the trip sounded like a great option, and it actually was, we managed to see all the sights, food wise we sticked to quiche from the bakery and then more then ever we hiked the city top to bottom, I had the impression that we were always choosing the further route, but as a reward we were always seeing beautiful sights, and we went up to the Philharmonia, I was amazed both then and now.
Now the visit of Luxembourg was more real hike related, so we stayed one day in Luxembourg city, and two days in the eastern part of the country around the Mullerthal Area.

Most important thing to know before going, the public transport is free of charge, so you might consider the bit further accommodation, that is why we decided for our hotel in emergencies ibis budget at the airport. It is like the Mcdonalds for hotels, you always know what you are getting, the bus ride to the city center was around 15 minutes, so good deal if you ask me. For more Luxembourg City local tips you can consider reading this post, and here I would like to give the full attention to the hiking area of the country, the Mullerthal Trail Area.

The booking of the place happened spontaneously, based on the principle what is available, doesn’t require too much of a logistic planning, and doesn’t cost a fortune, the answer was a camping tent in Berdorf. The arrival was super smooth, 30 minutes by bus from the Luxexpo station, and free of charge too. We had a tent for 2 people, with 2 beds and everything you need, so basically except your staff you didn’t need to bring anything, coffee machine and complimentary prosecco were there too. They categorize themselves as glamping, I wouldn’t agree 100% but it was a nice try.

And now about the routes we took. Since we arrived around 3pm on our first day we decided for a shorter route and about 35K steps. We followed the B2 route from Berford to Eschternach, a town on the border with Germany. The hike was super picturesque and calm and most important for me 99% of the time in a deep shadow. Eschternach had quite nice old town, and it is most famous because of the Abbey dating from the 7th century, and because it is the oldest town in Luxembourg.
On the way back we passed by some beautiful gorges and enjoyed the hilly views.
Our highlight of the day was the Rotten Stones festival, something that we stumbled upon on our hike, and was actually very close to our camping site in the amphitheater in Berdorf. Even though I am not a metal music fan, this was another experience and both the music, people and the food stands were amazing.

On our second hiking day somebody was ready for a serious hike, and somebody just wanted to check out the Mullerthal trail, or the only thing that I knew about the region when booking. We started the day with a boozy brunch in front of our tent with the local prosecco mimosas, and we were on our way. Our first stop was the Beaufort castle, but on the way we saw all the bouldering enthusiasts in the Wanterbaach area. Turns out Luxembourg and Bedford are really popular with climbers, the atmosphere was so pure that for a moment I wanted to be a part of it. Along streams and rivers we reached Beaufort Castle, dating back from 11th century, but since it was so hot we avoided going in the historical site, so we just admired it from outside. Guided tour for both the medieval fortress and an adjacent Renaissance château are available.
As beautiful as the castle is, that much nothing happens in the Beaufort town. Almost everything is closed, in the afternoon so we only managed to grab a local beer at the Bar Central, and then very close to the castle quick lunch at the only opened place L’Auberge Rustique.

We continued our tour towards the Mullerthal Waterfalls, which if you ask me weren’t worth the extra mile, many other things that we saw on the road were more interesting in my opinion, like the labyrinths, tiny passes, stone passages and so on, this was more of a picture location for the people passing by car. Pardon my review. By the time we reached our camp we were already at more than 50K steps, so that called for a celebratory drink at Trail Inn in Berford.
The next day we had high ambitions to have breakfast and snacks in town before leaving for Luxembourg city, but unfortunately everything there had some strange working hours, from 11 till 14 and then from 17 till 20. With respect towards other cultures, and meal times, but why aren’t you open in tourist season times.

With a quick change of plans we were already on our bus to Luxembourg City, enjoying the exhibition at Mudam Museum and the organic lunch bites, then a quiche and a scoop of ice cream later we were already on our way to our next destination.

Even though small, Luxembourg has many woods and certified hiking trails and it offers the opportunity to switch off completely, we covered just 2 out of the six regions of the country, but we would definitively like to come back for more because the wine region won’t discover on its own.