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WORLDVENTURES

SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR FRANCE


 

Walking in Alsace

History, Castles & Forests

 

Alsace - Mont St Odile Trail  

 

Castles and Forests

 

The Historic Mountain Trail

 

A jaunt of four days around Mont Ste Odile and his sanctuary, one of the major sites of Alsace history. At the Neolithic (4500BC), the first Alsatians would build a giant surrounding wall with the flat stones of Europe. This wall was called the "pagan wall" building this impressive mass along 10 km/6.2mi. Your itinerary will take you from the picturesque city of Barr and from castle to castle in a big sandstone mountain with fantastic rocks and thick-forests of fir and leafy trees.

 

Tour Profile:

  • Hiking level = Medium easy well marked tracks,

  • 5% of the itinerary on Asphalt roads

  • Stages from 15-20 km/9 - 12.5mi (5 - 6 hours walking per day).

  • Maximum difference of level +1010meters/3300ft.

Highlights:

  • Landsberg Castle

  • Walking the path of the "Pagan Wall"

  • The Ottrot Castles

  • Castle of Kagenfels

  • Mountain resort of Hohwald

  • Birkenfels castle

  • Vinyard and castle of Andlau

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The Itinerary:

 

Day 1 -  Barr

Settling into the Hotel du Manoir and tour of the old town and the museum.

 

Day 2 -  Barr to Ottrott      (20km/12.5mi)

Ascent to the Mont Ste Odile by the Landsberg castle and the panoramic path of the "pagan wall". Visit of the monastery and descent by the remarkable site of Ottrott castles.

 

Day 3 -  Ottrott to Le Hohwald      (20km/12.5mi)

Summit of Heidenkopf, castle of Kagenfels and progressive ascent to the mountain resort of Hohwald (alt 800 m) along the Birkenfels castle.

 

Day 4 -  Le Hohwald to Barr      (20km/12.5mi)

Descent to the vineyard by castles of Andlau, the village of Andlau and his Romanesque abbatial Ste Richard then by the Zotzenberg and Mittelbergheim. Arrival in Barr and end of the trip. If you would like to spend the night here before departing, you can book extra nights. Or, you could take a transfer to Strasbourg.

 

Overnight Itinerary : Barr, Ottrott, Le Hohwald, Barr

 

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TOUR # FRW-13032    4 DAYS - $525

 

Per person in double room

 

Single supplement -$125

 

Includes breakfast everyday                               

 

Half-board supplement $85

 

Extra night during the ride - $85 per person   Single Supplement $50

 

Departure: Departs every day from March 1 to Oct 30

 

Accommodation: 1 night in 3*** star hotel, 2 nights in 2** star hotels All hotels in B&B with bath or shower and WC

 

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What's  Included:  

The hotels

Three breakfasts

Transport of luggage between each overnight stop

Road book

Route description, map,  travel documentation

 

Arrival at Barr:

Free car park at Hotel in Barr.

By train Strasbourg to station at Barr. 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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