Alsace Wine Road cycle trail from Strasbourg to Colmar

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A city with a rich cultural heritage, don't miss the opportunity to discover the architectural treasures of the capital of Alsace, including the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral, the Covered Bridges and the Rohan Palace. Then take the time to stroll in the picturesque district of Petite France among the magnificent half-timbered houses where fishermen and tanners used to live.

You leave the cobbled streets of Strasbourg to join the Bruche canal built by Vauban to transport sandstone from the Vosges to build the city's fortifications. You pedal on a greenway along the shaded banks and the old locks. This bucolic itinerary leads you near charming Alsatian villages with colorful and flowery facades. Finally, you arrive in Molsheim, a tourist and wine town, the cradle of the Bugatti automobile brand.

This loop leads you north of Molsheim. You start the stage by crossing the charming village of Avolsheim. We advise you to make a detour to admire the Dompeter Church isolated in the middle of the fields. The building is considered as the oldest church in Alsace. Then, you leave the Véloroute du Vignoble to ride through the Alsatian countryside. Along the vineyards and apple orchards, you will pass through typical Alsatian villages, each more flowery than the last: Dangolsheim and its 16th century wash house, Westhoffen, capital of the Alsatian cherry, or Wangen and its medieval wall. Then, in Marlenheim, you take the cycle track to return quietly to Molsheim along the Mossig river.

You join the famous Véloroute du Vignoble d'Alsace and continue along the mountainside through the Alsatian vineyards and wine villages. Cross Rosheim and its Romanesque church, Obernai and its Belfry square, Gertwiller and its Gingerbread House or Barr and its flowery square. You will follow small country roads winding through the vineyards, old railroads or parts of the old Roman road. Your stage ends in Itterswiller, a beautiful flowery village nestled in the heart of the vineyards.

You go down to the Alsatian plain and pedal along the mountainside on the cycle route through the vineyards. You will cycle along old railroad lines and sections of the old Roman road, passing through numerous wine-producing villages. Enjoy the picture-postcard landscapes of Alsace; castles and flower-filled villages await you along the way.
You spend the night in Ribeauvillé, a medieval village set between mountains and vineyards.

You leave Ribeauvillé through the vineyards, stopping by Riquewihr, "the Pearl of the Alsace vineyards", or Hunawihr, one of France’s most beautiful villages. Stop off in Kaysersberg, one of Alsace’s most charming towns. Then pedal along country roads to Colmar, capital of Alsace wines.

You leave Colmar to reach the shady banks of the Thur. Then, continue pedaling in the Alsatian countryside to Eguisheim, classified among the Most Beautiful Villages of France and awarded many times for the quality of its flowering. Admire its beautiful and colorful 16th century houses and stroll through its cobbled streets. Continue through the vineyards to the pretty village of Turckheim where a night watchman continues to make his rounds every evening from May to October. You can stop in Ammerschwihr to taste a glass of Kaefferkopf, the last white wine to join the great Alsace wines, before returning to Colmar.

Enjoy a final stroll around Colmar before heading home, or extend your stay as you wish. Stroll through the “Petite Venise” district and admire the Maison des Têtes and the Maison Pfister.