Waldeck Pond – Notre-Dame des Bois loop from Mertzwiller

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Waldeck Pond – Notre-Dame des Bois loop from Mertzwiller

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Waldeck Pond – Notre-Dame des Bois loop from Mertzwiller

04:50

80.0km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Réserve biologique intégrale de Lutzelhardt-Adelsberg

Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.81 km

Uttenhoffen Church

Highlight • Religious Site

12.2 km

Étang

Lake

15.9 km

Route vers Baerenthal

Highlight • Other

it is nice to drive. There is something new to discover around almost every curve.

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29.9 km

Waldeck Pond

Highlight • Lake

It is at the beginning of summer that this pond is covered with countless water lilies. A beauty !

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33.7 km

Erbsenweiher

Lake

34.0 km

The small Notre-Dame-Des-Bois chapel, built in 1859, is one of the hidden treasures of Bitcherland. Located next to the pond of the pea pond, the altar of this sandstone chapel is decorated with a stone tabernacle containing an iron chest, a crucifix and four candlesticks. After the last war, the roof of the prayer house was damaged, the pews, candlesticks, worship objects and the statue of the Mother of God disappeared. The walls inside were covered with inscriptions: the military men of the Maginot line had engraved their names there. The chapel had served as shelter for their horses. During the 1974 renovation, a new statue of Our Lady was blessed and the small bell that was found was repaired.

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35.9 km

Ligne Maginot Stauwehranlage Rothenburg

Fort

47.5 km

Maison des Châteaux-Forts d'Obersteinbach

Highlight • Historical Site

There's a bicycle repair station at the playground

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49.5 km

Niedersteinbach

Highlight • Settlement

In Niedersteinbach there is next to the big and well-known Ceval Blance a small restaurant to the witch. Friendly and inexpensive. We were of course helped to charge the eBikes. There was a good coffee and a delicious blueberry cake.

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