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Suspension bridge – Chapel of the Oak loop from Sélestat

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Suspension bridge – Chapel of the Oak loop from Sélestat

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Suspension bridge – Chapel of the Oak loop from Sélestat

03:34

14.1km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve naturelle du Ried de Sélestat (Ill*Wald)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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368 m

Altes Stadttor

Highlight • Other

The Tour Neuve, also called the bell tower or knight's tower, is a remnant of the second enclosure built in 1280. Originally, the New Tower consisted of a crenellated terrace, decorated at the four corners with hexagonal watchtowers. A front door, a kind of open-air vestibule, formed a first defense and sheltered the drawbridge. A door pierced in the tower at the level of the rampart provided communication between the defenders of the advance and those of the enclosure. With the development of artillery at the beginning of the 17th century, the tower underwent changes. A second masonry has been built on the terrace, set slightly back, on which four watchtowers rest. In 1891, the Tour Neuve was hit by a fire that destroyed part of the district and left it without a roof for months. If you visit the New Tower there are several frescoes to admire. One represents some city businesses in the Middle Ages, the other a scene of hunting and the grape harvest. The vault depicts the lion of Sélestat and the Habsburg eagle.

More info at selestat.fr/les-atouts-de-selestat/un-patrimoine-bati-exceptionnel/tour-neuve.html

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1.02 km

l'Ill

Lake

7.65 km

Suspension bridge

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The bridge is there and passable 👍

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9.91 km

Suspension Bridge over the Ill River (Réserve naturelle du Ried de Sélestat)

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Keep your eyes open when buying eggs...😉... the good thing exists

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10.7 km

Chapel of the Oak

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tradition evokes a statuette of the virgins found in a boat by a couple of fishermen. originally it was a modest sanctuary with a statuette of the virgins placed in the trunk of an old oak tree.

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11.5 km

Chapel of the Oak

Highlight • Religious Site

We could not visit the chapel because the walkway to it was flooded.

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14.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

1.05 km

865 m

566 m

500 m

Surfaces

4.49 km

3.97 km

3.44 km

1.43 km

789 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Comments

June 18, 2022,la forêt de l'Illwald

The Illwald forest is home to the largest concentration of fallow deer in France.

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May 25, 2026,🇫🇷 Illwaldrunde bei Sélestat (Elsaß)

My plan for today:
If you want to escape the heat, but don't want to gain any altitude, a hike through the forest in the Rhine plain is the only option left. 🤷‍♂️

Everything went according to plan - only the plan was kind of shit. 🤔

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April 11, 2026,À travers la réserve naturelle Foret de L'Ill

The Illwald is designated as a nature reserve and offers habitat for numerous, partly rare species – from waterfowl and amphibians to countless insects. On the well-trodden paths, partly signposted as circular routes, you hike mostly in soothing tranquility and can repeatedly observe animals and enjoy the special atmosphere of the floodplain forest.
Depending on the season, individual sections can …

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Suspension bridge – Chapel of the Oak loop from Sélestat

Altes Stadttor

Suspension bridge

Suspension Bridge over the Ill River (Réserve naturelle du Ried de Sélestat)

Chapel of the Oak

Chapel of the Oak

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