German-French Cycling Tour to Natural Treasures
Stage 1: Baden Stage "From the Hills of Kraichgau to the Rhine Landscapes" (142 km)
This three-day loop takes place largely on the Baden side: you cross the hills of the Kraichgau, the green outskirts of Karlsruhe, cross the Rhine, and ride along the Rhine’s alluvial meadows before returning to the Kraichgau.
From Bruchsal to Neuburgweier, you follow the main route. In Neuburgweier, you take the ferry across the Rhine to Neuburg am Rhein (Palatinate). You then follow EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route northwards to Leimersheim. There, you turn right towards the ferry and cross the Rhine a second time, this time between Leimersheim and Leopoldshafen. From there, you follow the main route back to Bruchsal. To the gpx-file.
German-French Cycling Tour to Natural Treasures
Stage 2: Alsatian Stage "Exceptional Haguenau Forest, Northern Vosges Nature Park, and Rhine Landscapes" (183 km)
Between Drusenheim and the "Étang de Fleckenstein" in Lembach, you follow the main route. You ride briefly alongside the Fleckenstein pond, then turn right towards "Château de Fleckenstein" and "Gimbelhof," both of which you pass. The route crosses the Franco-German border towards Nothweiler and Bundenthal, where you join the Franco-German PAMINA Lauter Valley Cycle Route. You follow this route to the Rhine at Lauterbourg. There, you rejoin EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route and follow it south back to the starting point in Drusenheim. To the gpx-file.
German-French Cycling Tour to Natural Treasures
Stage 3: Palatinate Stage "Bienwald Forest, Dahner Felsenland Rocks, and Rhine Landscapes" (169 km)
Between Dahn and Leimersheim, you follow the main route. After Leimersheim, you leave EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route and ride from Neupotz through what was once Germany’s largest tobacco-growing region, passing through Rheinzabern and Hatzenbühl, the country’s oldest tobacco-growing community, to Kandel. Then, you cross the wild Bienwald forest with its meandering streams and reach Wissembourg. Here, you follow the Franco-German PAMINA Lauter Valley Cycle Route back to Dahn. To the gpx-file.
