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Sundial

Sundial

Highlight • Monument

Sundial

Recommended by 188 hikers out of 192

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Location: Ottrott, Molsheim, Alsace, France

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1. Heathen Wall Loop – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Heiligenstein

8.54km

02:31

240m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. The great wall – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Heiligenstein

5.95km

01:48

200m

190m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mont Sainte-Odile – Circuit du mur païen loop from Ottrott

18.0km

05:30

620m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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gillo 🚴‍♂️

November 1, 2022

The sundial was designed by the monks of the Neuburg Cistercian Abbey in the 18th century. As a feature that is unique worldwide, it not only shows the local solar time, but also the Italian, Babylonian, ancient times and the times of different regions of the world. The base of the clock, installed in the abbey in 1935, has Monseigneur Ruch's coat of arms on one side and an inscription in Latin, here in German, on the other side: "You go forward, just as the receding shadow indicates our hours. We are just dust and shadows.” Underneath, the date of the transfer to Mount Odile, 1935. On the reverse, the origin of the sundial: “From the ruins of Neuburg Abbey”.

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JR on Tour

June 24, 2024

Different times can be read on the column based on the position of the sun... until now I only knew sundials for the current time zone

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A. Winterlich

January 2, 2023

There are sooo many highlights on the Odilienberg, this one is undisputedly one of them... 👍🏻

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Location: Ottrott, Molsheim, Alsace, France

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Sundial

1. Heathen Wall Loop – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Heiligenstein

2. The great wall – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Heiligenstein

3. Mont Sainte-Odile – Circuit du mur païen loop from Ottrott

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