Château du Birkenfels – Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey loop from Heiligenberg - Mollkirch

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Château du Birkenfels – Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey loop from Heiligenberg - Mollkirch

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Château du Birkenfels – Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey loop from Heiligenberg - Mollkirch

05:13

49.5km

1,200m

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: August 25, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.8 km for 224 m

Waypoints

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Train Station

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6.21 km

Ruins of Guirbaden Castle

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- not a must for those interested in mountain biking

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13.7 km

Verlorenes Eck Stone Circle

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This impressive rest area is located at a crossroads. There is a large wooden hut and on a meadow, which is separated by a small stream, there are several circles of mystical stones next to other large stones.

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23.5 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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25.5 km

Jadelot Kiosk Viewpoint

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Interesting wooden hut with great views.

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27.6 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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29.7 km

Rocher des Géants

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Exciting colorful sandstone formations along the way. The Buntsandstein contains particularly many white or gray pebbles and is referred to by the geologists as the main or pudding conglomerate of …

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30.8 km

Kiosque de l'Elsberg – View of Ottrott, Klingenthal, and the Rhine Plain

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Wonderful view of Ottrott, Klingenthal and the Rhine plain

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32.4 km

Rathsamhausen Castle

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The opening hours on the Friends of the Castles website are as follows:

The Ottrott castles are open to the public when volunteers are present on the site:

TUESDAY mornings …

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