Bike loop between vineyard and plain

Kintzheim:

Departure from the Tourist Office, Kintzheim desk.

Join the Vineyard Cycle Route to Châtenois.

Châtenois:

At the end of the Cycle Route, turn left onto Rue du Bailliage, at the end turn right and climb to the church, take a walk around the ramparts.

At the large bend (small oratory on the left), leave the road by continuing straight ahead along the vineyard path to reach the chapel.

It may be mealtime: you can sit at the picnic table in front of the Taennelkreuz chapel, or on a bench nearby, towards Ortenbourg castle.

Head towards Scherwiller, go down with the chapel behind you.

Scherwiller:

Cross Scherwiller to reach Sélestat via Rue de Dieffenthal, Rue de l’Ortenbourg and Rue de L’Ecole.

You pass by the Town Hall, then right, then left, you pass the Saint-Wolfgang chapel and a cycle lane takes you to Sélestat.

Sélestat:

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit (Rue and Pont du Sand).

At the traffic light, turn right, first left onto Rue Schwilgué, then left onto Rue Louis Lang, at the end the Commandery Saint-Jean, 10 Boulevard Leclerc.

Visit the city of humanists, with its very rich built heritage, by following "The Lion’s Steps." Bike parking is available at the start of the route.

Continue towards Ebersheim. From the parking lot, continue on Boulevard Castelnau, then left at the crossroads onto Avenue du Dr Houillon, then straight ahead on the cycle lane.

At the roundabout, continue straight on the cycle path below until the center of the village.

Ebersheim:

In Ebersheim, turn right onto Rue Principale. Then left onto Place de la Mairie, then right onto Rue de l’Eglise. Left onto Quai des Pêcheurs, then Quai du Moulin, you will pass in front of the Kircher Mill.

Ebersmunster:

Arrive at Ebersmunster, turn right at the end of Quai du Moulin. Be careful, you are no longer on the cycle path.

You can take a snack in the shade of the abbey church. Free visit.

Return towards Ebersheim, do a U-turn, then left to take the cycle path at the exit of Ebersmunster, left via Rue de l’Ill.

Ebersheim:

At the end on the right of the cycle path, after the stream on the left, follow it, then right and left and finally left, then take D321! Rue de Muttersholtz. You are no longer on the cycle path.

Muttersholtz:

You will arrive at Ehnwihr/Muttersholtz, the French capital of biodiversity. Try the barefoot trail "SensoRied"!

Return to Sélestat via the cycle path from Ehnwihr/Muttersholtz, passing through Rathsamhausen. Take back the D321 at the exit of Ehnwihr and turn left to take the cycle path.

Sélestat:

Once back in Sélestat, via the Tanzmatten, the path leads you through the city while staying on the cycle path, heading towards the station.

At the General de Gaulle crossroads (Water tower/Station), turn right behind the water tower, then right on the footbridge over the railway, then left towards Kintzheim, on the cycle path.