France - The Vosges mountains & vineyards in Alsace
Rural, peaceful, sincere and hospitable: this is how the Alsace region presents itself on your walk between vineyards and along the slopes of the Vosges. Enjoy the old townscapes, the romantic wine villages and the impressive castles, and nature enthusiasts will be particularly fascinated by the unspoilt and varied landscape. Last but not least, there is the superb cuisine of this stunning region, which combines Alsatian warmth and French sophistication to create wonderful culinary delights. The route takes you through a fantastic cultural region with vineyards, picturesque country estates and villages with castles, palaces and ruins.
More about the route
The terrain is hilly, with well-marked footpaths (mainly gravel and meadow paths) and some paved sections. With a walking time of between 4.5 and 6.5 hours, a basic level of fitness is sufficient. A varied route awaits you through the wonderful wine-growing countryside of the Alsace region.
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Eguisheim, located in the heart of the wine route, is an excellent example of a medieval town with flower-decorated house facades. This wine village invites you for a leisurely stroll and a wine tasting.
Ascend through the vast wine landscape to the small wine village of Husseren and continue uphill to the three castles of Eguisheim. From Hohlandsberg Castle you have an unforgettable view of the surrounding wine villages and the Alsatian plain. The tour ends in Turckheim, an idyllic wine village. At 10pm on the dot you will still be able to find the night watchman walking around the small town.
From Turckheim the tour goes through the famous vineyards Katzenthal and Käferkopf. After Katzenthal, you climb to the top of Bornthalkopf mountain and reach the wine region around Kaysersberg. The location, the unique silhouette and the stunning half-timbered houses crown Kaysersberg as one of the most beautiful villages along the wine route.
Leave the Alsatian wine-growing region and take a walk in the Vosges with magnificent views of the Rhine plain, the Black Forest and the Alps. Continue through forests and partly rocky areas covered with mountain pines, and continue up to Petit Hohnack and Grand Hohnack. After the Croix de Wihr pass, the route takes you downhill to Munster, where the aromatic Munster cheese originates at the foot of the Col de la Gorge pass.
On today's tour, you're still in the lower Vosges, with rolling hills and landscapes of vineyards, castles and scattered forests. Via the Wasserberg mountain, the small medieval town of Wasserbourg and Mühlkopf, you head towards Wintzfelden, returning to the Alsatian wine-growing region.
Once again, a hike with many beautiful views awaits you. The path is high above the valley and you will enjoy the view of the wine villages nestled in the vineyards. You will walk through the picturesque Alsace wine region and approach the starting point of Eguisheim, where the circle of your hike ends.
The walking holiday is now over and you will leave the hotel in the morning.
Price includes
- 6 nights in 3-star hotels
- Breakfast every day
- Luggage transport between hotels
- Carefully elaborated route descriptions maps and other materials
- 24-hour local and international service hotline for the duration of the tour
- Access to the route in our GPS-app which works offline while you walk
- This is a packaged holiday and is therefore covered by The Travel Guarantee Fund - See which benefits this means for you - click here
- Transportation to France
- Handling fee (€20)
- Local tourist taxes (if necessary)
Practical info
The price is based upon two people sharing. It is also possible travel alone in a single room. If you travel alone a single room is necessary.
On this tour you will be on your own supplied with maps, route descriptions and luggage transfers. That means that your time is your own and you have plenty of time to enjoy the stages in your own pace.
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The process of your booking
When you book, we will start booking hotels and arranging all the practical details of the trip. This process typically takes 2-5 working days, but some bookings may take longer. If you are arranging your own transport, we recommend that you wait until we have confirmed your booking before arranging this.
Dates
If you can select the date in the tour calendar at the top of this page, this is a possible start date. We continually update the tours with sold-out dates, after which those dates will turn red and cannot be selected.
The flights to/from Strasbourg are not included in the price. You can easily find a suitable flight via a flight booking engine such as Momondo or Skyscanner.
Notice: we recommend that you book with us and wait for the confirmation before you book your flights.
It works like this:
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Getting there
Here is a link for the perfect tool which will help you get an overview of how to get to the starting point of the tour: Rome2Rio
On this tour you will be accommodated in 3-star hotels with breakfast included.
In the itinerary you can see some examples of the hotels we use on this tour. Notice that the hotels are examples and you may end up staying in different hotels. It depends on availability when you book the tour.
Breakfast is included every day. It is easy to find lunch in the small villages before the walks and you will have plenty of choices for dinner in the many restaurants.
Luggage transfer is included on this tour. Upon arrival at the first hotel you will be given luggage tags along with the rest of the welcome package. You fill out the luggage tags and put them on your bags where they will remain for the duration of the tour.
Your luggage is picked up from the hotel lobby around 9am every morning and will arrive at your next hotel at 6pm at the latest (often long before that). If there are any special exceptions to the luggage transfer you will be notified upon arrival.
Luggage transfer includes one bag per guest and the bags can weigh 20kg each.
You will recieve the following documentation
Upon booking
You recieve practical information about the tour in a digital format
One month before arrival
You recieve your hotel list and your voucher (hotel list is often supplied upon booking)
Upon arrival
You recieve the welcome package which contains the printed version of the road book, luggage tags, local specific vouchers and if you have rented bikes then they will also be delivered and fitted at the first hotel.
This tour has difficulty grade 2.
Grade 2
Easier walking at reasonable good paths. The walking time will be 4-6 hours usually in hilly terrain. Every one in good health and a normal physical fitness can participate. Luggage is mostly transported and you only go with a lighter backpack. Requires good footwear such as trekking shoes or hiking boots.
Read more about our Grading System
Here you can get an overview of the entire route and the elevation profile for each day. The data shows the data from the GPX-files related to the tour. Notice that the routes are sometimes updated, which means that there might be small variations.
Colors
Blue routes: The route as normal
Red routes: Variations/options (such as shortened or extended routes)
Travel Insurance In general we recommend that you are covered by a good travel insurance covering at least Medical Expenses, Illness, Personal Accident, Baggage and Repatriation. The customer is responsible to take the necessary travel insurance that covers these costs. Bering Travel, or our local partners, do not have any responsibility for our customers not being covered by a necessary travel insurance. You have to arrange your insurance in your home country.
It can be hard to plan your trip according to the weather, but to give an idea of the local climate, you can see the data below:
We are members of the Travel Guarantee Fund (nr. 2529) and have all available insurances. This covers you regardless of your nationality. Read more about that here.
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