Canal du Rhône au Rhin – The Landscapes of the Grand Ried loop from Ebersheim

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Canal du Rhône au Rhin – The Landscapes of the Grand Ried loop from Ebersheim

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Canal du Rhône au Rhin – The Landscapes of the Grand Ried loop from Ebersheim

02:38

46.2km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 47 m for 44 m

After 46.2 km for 44 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.81 km

Abbey Church of Saint Maurice, Ebersmunster

Highlight • Religious Site

The abbey church of Ebersmunster is considered the best example of Baroque art in Alsace, resulting from the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.

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14.1 km

Notre-Dame de Neunkirch

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the relatively few highlights on the canal. A visit is recommended.

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15.2 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin

Highlight • Cycleway

History of the Rhône-Rhine Canal (French version):

of the Rhône-Rhein-Kanal von „Notre Dame de Neunkirch“ (Deutsche version):

The Rhône-Rhine canal is a French canal which connects the Saône, …

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15.3 km

Old lock near Zelsheim

Highlight • Monument

Former, no longer functional lock near Zelsheim on the old Rhine-Rhone Canal.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhein-Rh%C3%B4ne-Kanal#History

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26.8 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin Lock and Lockkeeper's House

Highlight • Structure

The Canal du Rhône au Rhin connects more exactly the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône, to the Rhine.

In Alsace, its banks have been paved from Marckolsheim to Strasbourg to allow easy cycling between the European capital and Colmar.

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34.0 km

The Laube of Benfeld and its Animated Clock

Highlight • Monument

This half-timbered building (1531) owes its usual name, the “laube”, to the hall on its ground floor. The octagonal turret (1619) on its main facade houses a spiral staircase …

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34.2 km

Benfeld, historic town, Benfeld, historic town

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Comfortably located in the lush meadows of Grand Ried, Benfeld is a town with a charming medieval feel. Duly fortified at the beginning of the 14th century and subsequently …

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37.8 km

The Landscapes of the Grand Ried

Highlight • Natural

We call the Grand Ried (from the Alemannic "Rieth", reed) the central part of the Alsace plain which extends between Sélestat and Strasbourg, on the flood-prone lands of the …

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46.2 km

End point

Train Station

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