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WORLDVENTURES

SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR FRANCE

 

 

 

Walking in Alsace

 

Along the Medieval Trail

 

 

 

Alsace - The Medieval Trail

 

Part One - From Wissembourg to Saverne

 

Exploring the Vosges

 

 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

 

Tour Profile:

  • Hiking level = Medium - easy tracks and well marked trails

  • 8% of the itinerary is on asphalt roads

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

  • Maximum difference of level +770meters/2502ft

  • Possible for beginners

Highlights:

  • Castle of Lowenstein

  • Castle of Hohenbourg

  • Castle of Fleckenstein

  • Castle of Froensbourg

  • Castle of Schoeneck

  • The spa at Niederbronn-les-Bains

  • Castle of Lichtenberg

  • The castle of La Petite Pierre

  • Castle of Hunebourg

  • 12th century abbey church of Saint-Jean_les-Saverne

  • Castle Rohan of Saverne

 

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The Itinerary:

 

Day 1 -  Wissembourg

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

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Day 2 - Wissembourg to Lembach   (20km/12.5mi)     

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

 

Day 3 -  Lembach to Nidersteinbach    (17km/10.5ml) 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.

 

Day 4 -  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/1888ft. Arrival at the spa town of Niederbronn-les-Bains via the Dittenthal and the Celtic Encampment.

 

Day 5 -  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.

                                     

Day 6 -  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 centered on its castle which is also the headquarters of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Reserve. 

 

Day 7 -  La Petite Pierre to Saverne   (23km/14mi)

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

 

Day 8 -  Saverne                      

End of tour and departure.

 

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

 

SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR:                                               Return to Top

 

TOUR # FRW-13052    8 DAYS - $875

 

Children under 12 years old sharing bedroom with adult 25% reduction inn price

 

Single supplement - $290

 

Includes breakfast everyday

 

Half-board Option (7 dinners) - $225

 

Extra night during the tour  - $90 Per Person  (B&B) - Single Supplement $30                                      

Departure:

Departs every day from Mar 1 to Oct 30                                              

 

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

 

What's Included:                                                                                          Return to Top

•   The hotels

•   All the breakfasts

•   Road book

•   Transport of luggage between each overnight hotel

•   Route description, map , travel documentation

 

Arrive at Strasbourg train station then train to Wissembourg. The hotel is a 3 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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