Cycling
Cycling tours along the Rhine – 7 ideas
By Laurène

Are you looking for ideas for easy, accessible bike rides in Alsace that are a little off the beaten track? See you along the Rhine! You’ll find itineraries that are completely flat and not at all difficult. Of course, we have the famous Véloroute du Rhin in Alsace (Eurovélo 15), but if you’re looking for […]

A cycling and spa day in the Bruche Valley
By Laurène

Watch out, good plan! The Bruche Valley Tourist Office offers a number of different themed day trips. I tried out the Vell’Ness day, which combines cycling and wellness. A pretty ideal program, don’t you think? The Vel’Ness day is available at several of the valley’s spas: Chez Julien, La Cheneaudière and the Velleda wellness center. […]

What to do on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin?
By Laurène

After the Canal de la Sarre, here’s an article dedicated to the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, which we know well in Alsace. It’s one of the classic places for bike rides from Strasbourg, for example! It links Vitry-le-François en Marne to Strasbourg, but I’m going to concentrate here on the Alsace and Moselle […]

“Around the Canal” cycling loop in the Sundgau (3h)
By Laurène

How about discovering the Sundgau by bike? I’d already been to the area a few times, once on a mountain bike (the Sundgau has the largest mountain bike area in Alsace) and the other time for a several-day tour of southern Alsace. This time, I’m proposing a beautiful loop bike ride that will give you […]

What can you do on the Saar Canal?
By Laurène

The Canal des Houillères de la Sarre, also known simply as the Canal de la Sarre, is a 65km-long canal linking Grosbliederstroff (between Sarreguemines in Lorraine and Saarbrücken in Germany) to Gondrexange (Lorraine), passing through Alsace bossue.a Gondrexange is the junction with the Canal de la Marne au Rhin. This canal dates back to the […]

Col’Attitude – Cycling up a Vosges pass closed to traffic!
By Laurène

Would you like to cycle up a pass in the Vosges mountains without having to worry about cars? That’s what Col’Attitude is all about, a free event organized on 8 Vosges passes on 8 different dates between June and September (Sundays). Col’Attitude Concept The Col’Attitude concept is simple: allow everyone to enjoy the beauty of […]

Bike tour around Haguenau (2h30)
By Laurène

I tested the local loop BL 806 entitled “Haguenau, Cité de Barberousse”. It is a 40km itinerary with a little less than 250m of difference in altitude. No big difficulty to report, it will take about 2h30 to complete it. The itinerary is not unpleasant but, I might as well tell you right away, it […]

Alsace by bike – 20 ideas for bike rides and bike paths where to pedal
By Laurène

Looking for the most beautiful bike paths in Alsace and the best bike rides? We are lucky in Alsace to have a wide range of choices. Alsace is one of the first cycling regions in France: 2,500km of cycling itineraries are waiting for you, with cycle routes allowing you to do itineraries but also perfectly […]

Itinerary of bike ride – Colmar – Artzenheim – Neuf-Brisach – Colmar (3h20)
By Laurène

Here is a cycling itinerary in loop to be done from Colmar, Neuf-Brisach or Kunheim. It is one of the local loops proposed by the site Alsace à vélo, the loop 617 entitled “From Bartholdi to Vauban”. Why this name? Because Colmar is the birthplace of the famous sculptor Bartholdi (the author of the Statue […]