Mont Sainte Odile Trail in Alsace

Marcheur_2008 Hiking : Individual tour
4 days - 3 nights

From 276

Starting possibility : from 01/03 to 31/10

Central Alsace and Vosges

A jaunt of four days around Mont Ste Odile and his sanctuary, one of the major site of Alsace history.

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At the Neolithic (-4500),

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the first Alsatians would built a giant surrounding wall in flat stone of Europe. This wall called “pagan wall” develops his impressive mass along 10 km.

Your itinerary will drive you from the picturesque city of Barr from castles to castles in a big sandstone mountain with fantastic rocks and thick-forests of fir and leafy.


Day 1 : Barr (Station at Barr. The hotel is at a 5 min walk from the station.)
Settling into the Hotel du Manoir and tour of the old town and the museum. Free car park in Barr.
1st night, Hotel**.

Day 2 : Barr - Ottrott 20 km
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.
2nd night, Hotel**.

Day 3 : Ottrott - Le Hohwald 20 km
Summit of Heidenkopf, castle of Kagenfels and progressive ascent to the mountain resort of Hohwald (alt 800 m) along the Birkenfels castle.
3rd night, Hotel**.

Day 4 : Le Hohwald - Barr 20 km
Descent to the vineyard by castles of Andlau, the village of Andlau and his Romanesque abbatial Ste Richarde then by the Zotzenberg and Mittelbergheim. Arrival in Barr and end of the trip. If you want to stay longer, you can take extra nights or take a transfer to the station of Strasbourg.
pictomontage1a Key points :
--- The well-known giant surrounding flat stone
--- Easy individual tour
--- Beautiful and great forests
--- Cosy hotels

Marcheur_2008 Characteristic and level :
--- +/- 5 hours per day
--- Maximal difference of level: +720 m ~ 60 km

pictobagage1a Facilities :
--- 3 x overnight in 2* Hotel category
--- It is not possible to have 3 bed rooms in 2008 (only for children)
--- 3 x breakfast
--- Transfer of luggage during the tour
--- Road book
--- Map 1/25.000
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