Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt

Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt

Highlight • Monument

Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt

Recommended by 41 cyclists out of 51

Save

Location: Weißenburg, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Top cycling routes to Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt

3.0

(2)

riders

1. Wissembourg – Vue sur la Lauter loop from Scheibenhard

40.1km

02:52

100m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

5.0

(2)

riders

2. Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt – Countryside Cycle Path loop from Wissembourg

21.1km

01:15

90m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

riders

3. Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt – Wissembourg loop from Riedseltz

14.6km

00:53

80m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

GregoryP

August 17, 2024

You don't have to, but you can sit here. Napoleon approved it.

Translated by Google •

Takashi

September 11, 2025

The Break Bank

Translated by Google •

🇺🇦Gerda M

September 12, 2025

"Bancs-reposoirs du Roi de Rome"

At the initiative of the Prefect of the French department of Bas-Rhin, Adrien de Lezay-Marnésia, the benches were erected in 1811/12 to commemorate the birth of Napoléon-François-Joseph-Charles Bonaparte, the son of Napoleon Bonaparte. In a letter to the municipal administrations dated April 22, 1811, he stated that these stone benches should be placed along the country roads and that shady trees should be planted behind them. The costs were to be borne by the municipalities. The Alsatians called them the Navele Bänk (Napoleon's Bench, bancs de Napoléon) in their local dialect; this name is also common in the neighboring Palatinate region.

Text: Rudolf Wild, Annweiler

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 210 m

Weather

Today

Thursday 6 November

7°C

3°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 2.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Weißenburg, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Pamina Cycle Path: Wissembourg–Schleithal

Lavoir de la Lauter

Wissembourg Old Town and Canals

Grabenloch

Old Mill on the Lauter

Faubourg de Bitche

Weiler Singletrail

Lauter Promenade Along the City Walls of Wissembourg

Fort de Schoenenbourg

Schlupfgass, Wissembourg

Lauter Valley Cycle Path: Wissembourg to Bobenthal

Rue du Milieu Canal, Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt

1. Wissembourg – Vue sur la Lauter loop from Scheibenhard

2. Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt – Countryside Cycle Path loop from Wissembourg

3. Napoleon's Bench Altenstadt – Wissembourg loop from Riedseltz

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️