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Schlettstadt-Erstein

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

Schlettstadt-Erstein

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

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Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

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Mountain biking

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Cycling

4.8

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Running

5.0

(17)

Road cycling

4.2

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Gravel riding

5.0

(7)

Location: Orschweiler, Schlettstadt-Erstein, Alsace, France

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Tips

January 25, 2023

Hiking

The Haut-Koenigsbourg, whose contraction means the king's high castle, offers hikers and lovers of fortified castles a gateway to the Middle Ages.
Built in the 12th century, it has undergone …

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February 5, 2017

Mountain biking

The castle was reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century with much effort and is absolutely worth seeing. In good weather you have a fantastic view from here over the Rhine Valley to the Black Forest and in the other direction in the Vosges.

In the low season (November - March) every first Sunday free admission !!

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Les Guilvinistes

February 22, 2018

Cycling

The Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg, as it towers over the valley today, dates back to the annexation of the Alsace in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. The Stophanberch, on which the castle stands, had fallen together with some medieval ruins to the newly founded German Reich, and so it came that Kaiser Wilhelm II in the years 1901-1908 by the Berlin architect and castle researcher Bodo Ebhardt on these ruins a new built medieval-looking castle. On May 13, 1908, the inauguration took place in rainy weather.

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Hike the moderate 7.0-mile Roche des Fées Circuit in Alsace, featuring the Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg and panoramic viewpoints.

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Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg – Oedenburg loop from Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

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Oedenburg – Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg loop from Orschwiller

12.1km

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Elevation 680 m

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Location: Orschweiler, Schlettstadt-Erstein, Alsace, France

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