Rhône–Rhine Canal – Along the canal loop from Gerstheim

Rhône–Rhine Canal – Along the canal loop from Gerstheim

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Rhône–Rhine Canal – Along the canal loop from Gerstheim

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47.7km

60m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.8 km for 127 m

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7.59 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin Tree-Lined Path

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Wonderfully relaxed cycling along the canal, it's always straight ahead. The route is also popular with racing cyclists. Asphalt is built between Marckolsheim and Strasbourg, from Neuf-Brisach to Marckolsheim good, fine gravel.

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8.58 km

Rhône–Rhine Canal

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If you drive along the Rhine-Rhône Canal in the summer, you are looking forward to a nice resting place with tables, trees and therefore a shady place to stay.
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18.8 km

Along the canal 😍

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A relaxing cruise along the Rhine-Rhône Canal.
Super shady under the numerous trees, but also bumpy in places due to roots that lift the surface.

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19.5 km

Old lock of the Rhine-Rhône Canal

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Just outside the gates of Strasbourg is this lock. She is one of many on the canal, who really pulls out here (almost to Colmar). Easy to reach from Strasbourg. …

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23.7 km

Beautiful view of the passage

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From here, you have a good view of the Georges Frankhauser Passage.
You have to push your bike through the passage.

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23.9 km

Vauban Dam

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The weir was originally built as a defensive structure, allowing downstream areas to be flooded if necessary.

Today, there's a pedestrian crossing over the Ill River on two levels: inside …

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32.3 km

Along the canal

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Pleasant in the evening during the summer, freshness and shade.
Good speed but watch out for a few jolts on the bitumen deformed by tree roots.
The canal and locks are pleasant

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