Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Scherwiller

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Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Scherwiller

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Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Scherwiller

04:27

51.1km

1,220m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.14 km

Scherwiller

Highlight • Settlement

Scherwiller is located on the Wine Route and is the "stronghold of Rieslings". So it's worth exploring the city and its wine bars.

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9.05 km

Ortenbourg Castle

Highlight • Castle

At the end of the ridge, at an altitude of 443 meters, lies Ortenbourg Castle, built between 1260 and 1265 by Rudolf Habsburg and one of the most beautiful ruins …

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12.7 km

Forest Spring

Highlight • Natural

Source on the trail, which also carries water in the dry summer of 2022

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13.5 km

Bernstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Bernstein castle ruins are about 560 meters above sea level and, like most hilltop castles, offer an excellent panoramic view of the surrounding area.
The tower can be climbed.

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16.3 km

Teufelsloch Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Abri Teufelsloch is a shelter in Grand Est. Good landmark

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23.0 km

View of the Giessen Valley from Col de l'Ungersberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great view of the peaks of the Vosges and the Alsatian plain.

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25.2 km

Belvedere

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are so many great spots where you have such beautiful views

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25.8 km

Col de la Bellevue

Mountain Pass

36.6 km

Ascent to Kaesmarkt

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great trail, also feasible as an uphill

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51.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.5 km

14.1 km

1.73 km

1.67 km

151 m

Surfaces

15.9 km

12.2 km

10.2 km

7.85 km

4.43 km

470 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

6°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2024,TVM dag 2a: Van Le Hohwald naar Châtenois

Nice long descents, technical single tracks, well muddy due to the nightly thunderstorms. Arrival in Châtenois. Had dinner there near the Fontijn

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August 31, 2024,Vall de villé circuit mélangé 4 et 5 + boucle ungersberg

Path a little broken around point 11 otherwise very beautiful!
Also interesting gravel routes: Sélestat villé track, RF of the ungersberg and especially the road that goes to Bernstein.

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