Doertebachtal, Protected area in Klotten, Germany

Dortebachtal is a nature reserve in Klotten, Rhineland-Palatinate, along the Dortebach stream, a northern tributary of the Moselle. Its lower section is an erosion valley resembling an alpine landscape, opening south toward the Moselle between two rocky headlands. Above this, a rocky ridge juts in from the west and is flowed around at a right angle by the stream. From the Moselle to this spur, the west side consists of steep, dry rock faces, while the east slope is graded.

The Dortebachtal was placed under protection by decree on 20 May 1930. It lies northeast of Klotten along the Dortebach, a northern tributary of the Mosel in the Cochem-Zell district of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The valley takes its name from the Dortebach stream, a northern tributary of the Moselle that runs through it. A carved wooden sign on the B49 road points visitors to the path that passes under the railway line into the valley.

Access is from the B49, where a carved sign points the way under the railway line into the valley. The lower valley is an erosion gorge opening south toward the Moselle between two rock heads; the west side is steep and dry, the east slope graded. Wear sturdy footwear.

The reserve was placed under protection by decree on 20 May 1930. A carved sign on the B49 shows visitors the way under the railway line and into the valley, where the stream flows north to the Mosel.