Alsace Wine Route, from Obernai to Eguisheim
69 km (43 miles), 1 hr 40 min, beginner
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in the Grand Est
Route des Crêtes in the Vosges
71 km (44 miles), 1 hr 40 min, intermediate
Originally built for military reasons, the Route des Crêtes follows the ridge line of the Vosges. From Cernay, it passes the Vieil Armand, the Grand Ballon, the highest point of the range, then Le Markstein and the Col de la Schlucht, with views over the Alsace plain and the Black Forest. Some sections are closed in winter.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Cernay
- 1Vieil Armand, after 12 km (7 miles)
- 2Grand Ballon, after 22 km (14 miles)
- 3Le Markstein, after 30 km (19 miles)
- 4Col de la Schlucht, after 52 km (32 miles)
- FFinish: Col du Bonhomme, after 71 km (44 miles)
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Photos along the route
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Route planned by MotoLert with Valhalla on © OpenStreetMap contributors data (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the author and licence under each image.