Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Grendelbruch

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Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Grendelbruch

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Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Grendelbruch

05:02

52.8km

1,250m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 20.6 km for 191 m

After 28.0 km for 143 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12.5 km

Col du Holderbusch

Mountain Pass

28.9 km

View of the Rhine Valley

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Very nice view from here

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30.0 km

Panorama Rock

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Emergency shelter with a small table and benches. Right next door is the Rocher du Panorama with another bench.
The hut is suitable for a bivouac. There is only water in the direction of Odilienberg.

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30.4 km

Becken Rock

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One of the many impressive rocks on Mont Sainte-Odile

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30.7 km

Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey

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The monastery was built in the 7th century by Odilia, a daughter of the Frankish Duke Eticho, in the Hohenburg, which had been given to her by her father for …

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31.0 km

Way of the Cross

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Along the Way of the Cross, 14 ceramics decorate the rock walls of the monastery plateau.
They come from the ceramist Leon Elchinger (1871-1942).

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31.1 km

Mount Sainte-Odile

Highlight • Settlement

Fantastic view. Historical and cultural highlight.
The monastery complex now also houses a hotel and a restaurant. The monastery can largely be visited freely and there are many corners to …

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35.1 km

Château du Birkenfels

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The Château du Birkenfels is perched on a rocky outcrop in the Vosges Mountains and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The origins of the castle date back to …

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43.3 km

La Rothlach

Highlight • Restaurant

Be careful, they do not accept the card.

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52.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.0 km

9.75 km

2.63 km

2.42 km

Surfaces

26.0 km

9.35 km

8.17 km

4.80 km

3.32 km

718 m

417 m

Elevation

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Highest point (970 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

19°C

9°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

June 16, 2024,TMV® Traversée du Massif des Vosges à VTT - dag 1: Urmatt -Le Hohwald

First stage, and the toughest. Our preparation has rendered!
First part some asphalt, but uphill so ok. Then mainly off-road, with some single tracks. Promising start

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July 20, 2025,Ottrott-Runde 2025

And I've done it again...
It's simply different than a mountain bike race here: no timekeeping, no start number, no one shouting "get out of here" behind you. Of course, no one is checking you if you get lost along the way. You could drop out or stop at any time and no one would notice. It's all relaxed.
From …

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July 23, 2023,Mountainbike-Tour in Ottrott

Vive la France !
I did it again, and for the 7th time, 4 times without a motor and 3 times with a motor, now it's estimated that about 30 - 40% are e-bikes.
One cannot call the outing in Ottrott a race, rather a family outing.
There is no timing like with us, everyone can start from 7 am …

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