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Cycling routes
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International route of 210 km (including 45 km in the Sundgau), created in 1996, which offers a loop through France, Switzerland and Germany on both sides of the Rhine. It connects the cities of Mulhouse, Basel, Rheinfelden, and Neuenburg. A hiking map, in French and German, describes the route and its variants. Beautiful marked out course, largely on secure tracks, with slight elevation changes.
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Dannemarie Marina
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Convent of Bellemagny
This circuit offers a unique discovery of the Sundgau. It crosses villages quite unknown to cyclists, it is an interesting alternative that allows you to feel the influence of neighboring Franche-Comté. This route takes the Nantes-Budapest cycle route which runs along the Rhône-Rhine canal. The multiple locks offer a real spectacle from the towpath.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
This circuit offers varied landscapes drawn by the Sundgauvian hills. The discovery can begin in Altkirch, a city of 6 inhabitants and the capital of Sundgau. From Carspach, the small forest road taken leads to the cycle path of the Largue valley. The route follows the cycle path which runs along the Rhône-Rhine canal to Illfurth and offers a beautiful panorama of the Vosges. Departure advised from the Ill parking lot in Altkirch.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
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Strueth Oak
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ballersdorf viaduct
This circuit leads to the discovery of the Largue valley and a landscape dotted with a multitude of ponds. Along the Largue cycle path, the Maison de la Nature d'Altenach and the Hindlingen stork enclosure provide the opportunity to make a short stop. The route leads through Hirtzbach, a typical Sundgauvien village, beautifully flowered and traversed by the Ill. From Carspach to Altenach a peaceful forest landscape will be appreciated.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
This circuit crosses several villages very representative of Sundgauvian architecture: many half-timbered houses adorn the route. It leads to the discovery of the Hundsbach valley, a river which has helped to shape this hilly landscape.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
This circuit in the center of Sundgau allows you to soak up the rurality of this territory. The villages crossed, the landscapes which evolve as you go along are the attractions of this discovery. A detour to Feldbach may be necessary for lovers of Romanesque art.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
This route runs along the Ill and allows you to discover many curiosities which will be as many opportunities to make a stop: flowery villages, chapels, Peasant Museum of Oltingue. Ferrette, a medieval city built in a picturesque site, is also on the circuit.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
This circuit to the southwest of Sundgau crosses the medieval city of Ferrette, runs along the Grumbach valley and sets off to explore the Alsatian Jura. Relaxing at the Courtavon lake or observing the Morimont castle can be the subject of a short detour. A small passage in Switzerland requires to bring an identity document.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
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The Alsatian Jura and the village of Winkel
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Biederthal Waterfall
This circuit allows you to discover the Alsatian Jura. It takes the Lucelle valley and runs along the Swiss border. Many times panoramas present themselves to the eyes of the cyclist who travels this route. It is a circuit that will be appreciated by athletes.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
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Hagenthal-le-Bas Castle
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Landskron aerial view south
It is the shortest of the 9 circuits offered. It runs along and crosses the Swiss border twice. Small hooks will allow you to walk the Landskron castles or discover the Saint-Brice chapel nestled in a bucolic setting. The panoramas over the Alsatian Jura and Basel countryside are superb. Note that this circuit is not marked on Swiss territory.
La map of the 9 circuits is distributed free of charge in the offices of the Tourist Office. Topoguide sold for € 5.
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Euro Velo 6 along the Canal du Rhône au Rhin in Sundgau,
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Euro Velo 6 along the Canal du Rhône au Rhin in Sundgau
This 3653 km route, which connects the Atlantic to the Black Sea, follows the three largest European rivers, the Loire, the Rhine and the Danube, from Nantes to Budapest, crossing 10 countries.
In Alsace, it crosses the Sundgau along the Rhône-Rhine canal then joins Mulhouse Kembs and Huningue before entering Switzerland.
- Montreux-Vieux / Mulhouse station: 35 km
- Mulhouse-station / Huningue: 33 km
- Total elevation Montreux-Vieux / Huningue: 50m
The majority of the route in the Sundgau follows secure greenways as they are separated from car traffic, the rest using low traffic roads or cycle facilities.
Additional information: https://fr.eurovelo.com/ev6
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Sundgau bike tour
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Sundgau bike tour
The TDS Vélo (Tour du Sundgau) is a new cycling route, to be completed over one, two or three days, which, as its name suggests, goes around the Sundgau, in the south of Alsace. It uses the region's cycle paths, small, quiet and winding roads and existing cycle routes, to offer a beautiful and large loop of 129 km, with a difference in altitude of just under 1000m. You will discover the valleys of the Ill and the Largue, rich in numerous beautiful half-timbered houses, and will explore the magnificent Alsatian Jura massif which will allow you to gain height and enjoy numerous panoramas.
A sticker specific to this loop has been placed on the existing markers in order to calmly follow the 129 km of the route, the GPS tracks are also available for download.
For those who wish, variants are available. They allow you to enlarge or reduce the length of the official route.
Accommodation, hotels, campsites or bed and breakfasts along the route (or within 2 km) are located in the following towns:
- Km 0: Departure from the Dannemarie Wolfersdorf nautical relay
- Km 1: Dannemarie (Bed & Breakfasts)
- Km 2: Gommersdorf (Hotel the Weaver)
- Km 13: Seppois le Bas (Lupins Campsite)
- Km 17: Mooslargue (Residence the Royal)
- Km 26: Liebsdorf (Hotel the Sun)
- Km 28: Oberlarg (Hotel Morimont, only for groups)
- Km 34: Lucelle (Hotel le Petit Kohlberg)
- Km 35: Bendorf (Bendorf campsite)
- Km 39: Ferrette (Hotel Collin et Bed & Breakfasts)
- Km 45: Fight (Auberge and Hostellerie Paysanne)
- Km48: Oltingue (Quaterfarm equestrian cottage)
- Km 60: Waldighofen (Bed & Breakfasts)
- Km 67: Hirsingue (Bed & Breakfasts)
- Km72: Carspach (Bed & Breakfasts et Hotel Auberge Sundgovienne)
- Km 75: Altkirch (Bed & Breakfasts et Les Acacias campsite)
- Km 77: Wittersdorf (Hotel at Kuentz )
- Km 100: Diefmatten (Hotel Restaurant le Cheval Blanc)
- Km 106: Bretten (Bed & Breakfasts)
- Km 106: Bellemagny (Convent of Bellemagny)
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Greenway in the Largue valley, village of St-Ulrich
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Largue cycle route
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City of Altkirch
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Illfurth tavern
This cycle route, partly on shared lanes with a few vehicles authorized to circulate (agricultural or local vehicles), takes the Ill valley between Hippoltskirch, in the Alsatian Jura and Altkirch, the small capital of Sundgau. It crosses beautiful villages with typical Sundgauvian architecture.
The Henflingen Oberdorf section is the only one still in the planning phase. It is therefore necessary to take the departmental road for 2 km between these two municipalities. The rest of the route takes place on a cycle path or on very little-used lanes.
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Altkirch-Henflingen : 10, 5km for 75m of vertical drop (30m in the other direction) Waldighoffen- Hippoltskirch : 16 km including 205m vertical drop (88m in the other direction)
Map and guide Sundgau cycle routes available at the Tourist Office.
