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France
Alsace
Schlettstadt-Erstein
Schlettstadt

The Big Oak – Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg loop from Sélestat

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Alsace
Schlettstadt-Erstein
Schlettstadt

The Big Oak – Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg loop from Sélestat

Hard

4.3

(12)

60

riders

The Big Oak – Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg loop from Sélestat

03:12

36.0km

670m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. 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: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.8 km for 66 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.95 km

Châtenois Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Nice place with a small old town and city walls around the church. Particularly interesting is the witch tower, which is part of the city wall.

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2

13.0 km

The Big Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Magnificent tree on the TMV (Traversée du Massif des Vosges) which passes under Haut-Koenigbourg. You can reach this tree from the Col du Schaentzel via Thannenkirch and then continue on the TMV to Chatenois.

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3

16.8 km

Haut-Koenigsbourg Pavilion

Highlight • Other

Directly behind the kiosk begins the hiking trail leading down to the car park below at the Les Chambers du Haut Koenigsbourg restaurant. So if you don't want to drive …

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4

16.8 km

The Haut-Koenigsbourg, whose contraction means the king's high castle, offers hikers and lovers of fortified castles a gateway to the Middle Ages.
Built in the 12th century, it has undergone …

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5

17.6 km

View of Ruin of Ramstein Castle and Ortenbourg Castle

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18.9 km

Col du Schaentzel

Mountain Pass

7

20.1 km

Kochersberg Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the ascent to the Schaentzel from the Reichenberg castle on the road to Thannenkirch via the crossroads of the Lach, you will find the Kochersberg shelter with the possibility of having a barbecue and a well-deserved rest. 😉

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8

31.2 km

A bit of everything to have fun

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36.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

3.96 km

3.65 km

3.41 km

3.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

7.70 km

6.71 km

5.46 km

1.34 km

600 m

518 m

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Sunday 17 May

17°C

8°C

73 %

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