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Alsace
Schlettstadt-Erstein
Scherweiler

Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Scherwiller

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Alsace
Schlettstadt-Erstein
Scherweiler

Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Scherwiller

Hard

4.0

(1)

37

riders

Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Scherwiller

04:41

50.5km

1,410m

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: June 18, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.07 km for 107 m

After 13.6 km for 54 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

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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2

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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3

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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4

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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5

14.3 km

Cheese Market

Highlight • Other

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6

16.3 km

Teufelsloch Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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

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7

23.0 km

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

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8

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

B

50.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.4 km

15.2 km

1.73 km

1.06 km

133 m

Surfaces

15.9 km

11.2 km

10.6 km

8.95 km

3.31 km

479 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Wednesday 22 July

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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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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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