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Little Venice – Colmar – Poissonnerie district loop from Herrlisheim-près-Colmar

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France

Alsace

Colmar-Ribeauvillé

Herlisheim (Oberelsass)

Little Venice – Colmar – Poissonnerie district loop from Herrlisheim-près-Colmar

Hard

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Little Venice – Colmar – Poissonnerie district loop from Herrlisheim-près-Colmar

07:10

28.0km

110m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

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7.22 km

La Lauch

Lake

8.12 km

Little Venice

Highlight • Settlement

Very nice bridge with a view in the old town of Colmar.
The area with the river Lauch is also called "Little Venice"
Boat trips are offered on the Lauch section
Beautiful!

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8.31 km

The Passage de la Lauch in Colmar, in the middle of flowery and colorful half-timbered houses, transports you to Venice, hence the name of the district.
The boats that roam the river create a very pleasant atmosphere that can be found in the adjacent streets and the covered market.

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8.36 km

Colmar Covered Market

Highlight • Monument

TERROIR MARKET - MARKET HALL / Marché couvert, Colmar
Built in 1865, this brick building with a metal roof truss served multiple purposes until it found its first commercial vocation as a sales hall. Around 20 traders welcome you there to offer you quality products: fruit and vegetables, butchery, sausages, cheese factory, bakery-pastry shop, fishing, and other terroir delicacies.
Text / Source: Tourist Office of Colmar and its region, Place Unterlinden, 68000 COLMAR – FRANCE
tourisme-colmar.com/de/gastronomie/feinschmecker-shopping/die-markthalle/F235011522_permanenter-terroir-markt-markthalle-colmar

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8.38 km

Poissonnerie district

Highlight • River

THE FISHMONGER'S DISTRICT, Colmar
The fishmonger's district is where most of Colmar's professional fishermen and boatmen lived. They were part of a powerful corporation. The fish caught were stored in fish ponds or sold in the fishmonger's district. In 1706, a huge fire destroyed more than forty houses in the district. From 1978 to 1981, major renovation work made it possible to restore many of the half-timbered houses in this district, which lies between the Tanneurs district and the picturesque Little Venice.
Text / Source: Tourist Office of Colmar and its Region, Place Unterlinden, 68000 COLMAR – FRANCE
tourisme-colmar.com/en/visit/presentation/architectural-heritage/patrimoine-architectural/F235008801_the-fishmongers-district-colmar

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8.62 km

Walkway Along the Old City Walls of Colmar

Highlight • Historical Site

Unfortunately, today there is almost nothing left of the old city wall. Only a 100 meter long section along the river Lauch north of the market hall has been preserved and has been registered as a historical monument since 1929.

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9.35 km

Saint Martin's Collegiate Church, Colmar

Highlight • Religious Site

Built from 1235 to 1365, the Collegiate Church of St. Martin is a major work of Gothic architecture in Alsace. The roof truss and the crowning of the south tower were destroyed in a fire in 1572. It was replaced three years later by the original onion-shaped skylight, which gives the building its characteristic silhouette. The church has undergone several restoration works. The last one, completed in 1982, exposed the foundations of a church from around the year 1000, as well as traces of successive additions in the 11th and 12th centuries.
For a long time, the Colmarer regarded the collegiate church of St. Martin as their cathedral ("Münster"). In fact, the collegiate church was not really a cathedral for about ten years: from the Civil Constitution of the Clergy in 1790 to the signing of the Concordat in 1801.
Source: tourisme-colmar.com/en

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14.8 km

La Fecht

Lake

16.7 km

Porte de France

Highlight • Restaurant

The southern city gate of Turckheim, also known as the Porte de Colmar or Niedertor, was built around 1330 and was the gateway for trade to Switzerland for centuries. Originally equipped with a drawbridge, portcullis and double doors, it was closed at night and during Sunday mass. The gate successively bore the coats of arms of the Holy Roman Empire and Louis XIV, and in 1871 two turrets were added – which were removed again in 1912. Today it is a beautifully preserved example of medieval city fortifications and an iconic landmark in the cityscape of Turckheim.

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23.2 km

Eguisheim Castle

Highlight • Other

In Roman times, the square of the city most likely stood on a wooden building on an earthen mound: a motte. In the 8th century, a first Merovingian villa is said to belong to an important landowner named Egino. It may be the beginning of a city that took its name from its founder. In the year 1000, a small octagonal fortress is built around a courtyard. The moats disappear in the 16th century. The chapel within the fortress walls was built on the remains of the castle tower in the 19th century. On June 21, 1002, a famous person, Bruno from Eguisheim, was born in the castle.
The chapel is dedicated to him, because he became pope under the name of Leo IX (1049 - 1054)

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28.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

8.74 km

6.93 km

532 m

172 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

10.5 km

4.89 km

880 m

415 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Little Venice – Colmar – Poissonnerie district loop from Herrlisheim-près-Colmar

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