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Walking in Alsace
Along the Medieval Trail
 
 

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ALSACE- THE MEDIEVAL TRAIL   Exploring the Vosges

The History and Nature

A jaunt of several days in the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Reserve, classed as a world nature site by the UNESCO Biosphere,  will make you feel myriad new sensations or sensations you’d simply forgotten. As you travel along shaded trails you will discover the numerous ancient churches, the fortified castles, the military remains of the Maginot Line, the sandstone summits covered with magnificent forests of fir, beech or pine and the lively little hamlets with their  master crystal makers and stone carvers. Against this harmonious landscape stands the distant  spire of Strasbourg Cathedral

Hiking level = Medium

  • Stages from 17-23km/10.5 -14mi (5 - 6 hours walking per day).

  • Maximum difference of level +770meters/2502ft.

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DAY 1:  WISSEMBOURG         

 Arrrival in Wissembourg, settling into the hotel and tour of the old town and museum.                

2nd DAY: Wissembourg to Lembach     (20km/12.5mi)

Departure via the Col du Pigeonnier towards the Pfaffenschlick and the Soultzerkopf. Arrival in Lembach where the Four à Chaux, a former fortress of the Maginot Line, is situated.

3rd DAY: Lembach to Nidersteinbach (17km/10.5mi) or Obersteinbach 20km/12mi

Castles of Loewenstein and Hohenbourg. Castle of Fleckenstein which was formerly one of the most imposing in the Vosges, castle of Froensbourg.

4th DAY: Nidersteinbach to Niederbronn (20KM/12MI) or Obersteinback to Niederbronn (17km/10.5mi)

Castle of Schoeneck followed by climb of the Grand Wintersberg, highest point in the Northern Nord at an altitude of 581m. Arrival at the spa town of Niederbronn-les-Bains via the Dittenthal and the Celtic Encampment. www.hotel-cully.fr

5th DAY: Niederbronn to Reipertswiller(20km/12.5mi) or Ingwiller 25km/16mi

Castle of Wasenbourg which overlooks the Niederbronn valley followed by the romantic remains of the Grand Arnsbourg. Descent via Untermuehlthal into the village of Reipertswiller.                                        Return to Top

6th DAY: Reipertswiller to La Petite Pierre (22km/14mi) or Ingwiller to La Petite Pierre (20km-12mi)

Castle of Lichtenberg restored by Vauban in 1680 and transformed again in the 19th C. Via the villages of Wimmenau and Erckartswiller we come to La Petite Pierre, a village of forests centred on its castle which is also the headquarters of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Reserve.

7th DAY: La Petite Pierre to Saverne     (23km/14mi)

Castle of Hunebourg in neo-Romanesque style, remains of the Daubenschlagfels followed by descent towards Saint-Jean-lès-Saverne and its 12th Century abbey church. Arrival in Saverne.

8th DAY: Saverne

Exploration of Saverne: old town with the Maison Katz and the imposing neo-classical Rohan castle.

  • Final transfer to Wissembourg by taxi.

  • or direct departure to Strasbourg or Paris by Train from Saverne

Overnight Itinerary : Wissembourg, Lembach, Nidersteinbach, Niederbronn, Reipertswiller, La Petite Pierre, Saverne

SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR:

TOUR # FRW-13058    8 DAYS - $790

Children under 12 years old - $590

Single supplement - $255

Includes breakfast everyday

Half-board Option (7 dinners) - $225

Extra night in Wissembourg   - $70  (B&B) - Single Supplement $30                                       Return to Top

Departure:

Departs every day from Mar 1 to Oct 31

Accommodation:

  • 4 nights in 2-Star Hotels double room bath or shower and WC

  • 3 nights in 3-Star Hotels double room bath or shower and WC

Price Includes:  

  • The hotels

  • The tourist tax

  • All the breakfasts

  • Road book

  • Transport of luggage between each overnight hotel

  • Route description, map 1/250000th , travel documentation

  • Transfer with Taxi from Saverne to Wissembourg

Free car park at Hotel Alsace at Wissembourg

Railway station at Wissembourg. The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the station

Exclusions: The insurances, the transfers from and to the airports, the beverages, the personal expenses such as telephone and laundry expenses.

Dossier – On the first day of the tour you will be given maps, detailed directions, fact sheets and tourist information.

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