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Alsace
Molsheim
Urmatt

Château du Birkenfels – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Urmatt

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Alsace
Molsheim
Urmatt

Château du Birkenfels – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Urmatt

Hard

9

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Château du Birkenfels – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Urmatt

05:46

58.0km

1,280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 7.84 km for 142 m

After 8.17 km for 168 m

After 8.41 km for 168 m

After 11.7 km for 1.34 km

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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8.36 km

Château de Guirbaden

Castle

2

15.7 km

Velroneck Shelter and Merlin's Garden

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Velroneck shelter (translation the lost corner) erected by the Vosges Club of Rosheim.
We find an unusual arrangement, the Merlin Garden, built from scratch in 1997, which is only …

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3

16.8 km

Ochsenlaeger Forest House

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Built more than 200 years ago in the Mont Sainte-Odile massif, the Ochsenlaeger has always been a forest house. It has now been inhabited for more than thirty years by …

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4

25.7 km

Château du Birkenfels

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The Château du Birkenfels is perched on a rocky outcrop in the Vosges Mountains and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The origins of the castle date back to …

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5

29.4 km

Mount Sainte-Odile

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Fantastic view. Historical and cultural highlight.
The monastery complex now also houses a hotel and a restaurant. The monastery can largely be visited freely and there are many corners to …

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33.0 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

7

35.0 km

Rathsamhausen Castle

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The opening hours on the Friends of the Castles website are as follows:

The Ottrott castles are open to the public when volunteers are present on the site:

TUESDAY mornings …

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8

40.8 km

View of the Valley

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9

43.5 km

Single technique Carrefour du Eichwald

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A super single as we like, a little technical but which avoids the road.
This path allows us to reach the crossroads of Eichwald, starting point (parking) of many hikes: mountain biking, Gravel, hiking and horseback riding!

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58.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.2 km

6.45 km

5.84 km

5.28 km

4.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.5 km

13.8 km

3.11 km

1.31 km

1.18 km

113 m

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Friday 26 June

35°C

23°C

19 %

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