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Above Celliers Dessus on the climb to the Col de la Madeleine (Route 4)

Route 3 The Wine Road and Bas-Rhin: Alsace

Character and terrain

Setting off from the city of Colmar, you soon cycle along the celebrated Route des Vins d'Alsace – the Alsace Wine Road – to Barr, passing through typically quaint Alsatian villages surrounded by vineyards. From Barr the route passes through beautiful woods and climbs up through the Forêt de Haslach to Wangenbourg before a long descent to Saverne. Once more the countryside opens up as you follow the Marne–Rhine Canal from Saverne, then cross flat farmland via a charming cycle path and skirt the southern edge of the forested Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park all the way to Niederbronn-les-Bains. A wonderful ride up into the Forêt de Niederbronn follows with a visit to the ruined Château de Fleckenstein, situated literally a stone's throw from Germany. Another cycle path, this time through pretty woodland, leads from Lembach to Woerth, after which the path crosses open countryside before a pleasant ride through another forest to Haguenau.