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Alsace
Schlettstadt-Erstein
Schlettstadt

Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Sélestat

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
France
Alsace
Schlettstadt-Erstein
Schlettstadt

Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Sélestat

Hard

3.4

(17)

56

riders

Ortenbourg Castle – Bernstein Castle loop from Sélestat

03:12

36.6km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.0 km for 94 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

394 m

Sélestat Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

The 48 meter high water tower has a capacity of 500 cubic meters.
 It was built in 1906/07. And is in operation until today.

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2

4.91 km

Built in 1700 by a cooper, the house was bought by the city in 1854 and given to the Guard Corps in 1861. The house is under monument protection.

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3

14.9 km

Ortenbourg Castle

Highlight • Castle

At the end of the ridge, at an altitude of 443 meters, lies Ortenbourg Castle, built between 1260 and 1265 by Rudolf Habsburg and one of the most beautiful ruins …

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4

17.8 km

Belvedere

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

23.0 km

Bernstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Bernstein castle ruins are about 560 meters above sea level and, like most hilltop castles, offer an excellent panoramic view of the surrounding area.
The tower can be climbed.

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6

31.5 km

It marks the Via Salinorum, the Salt Road which allowed the transport of the salaries of the Roman legionaries.

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36.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

4.68 km

4.20 km

3.15 km

2.49 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.3 km

8.67 km

7.35 km

2.88 km

189 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 9 June

18°C

10°C

96 %

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