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Bernstein Castle – Ortenbourg Castle loop from Rombach-le-Franc

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Bernstein Castle – Ortenbourg Castle loop from Rombach-le-Franc

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Bernstein Castle – Ortenbourg Castle loop from Rombach-le-Franc

10:11

99.4km

2,870m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 68.2 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.34 km

Col du Frankenbourg

Mountain Pass

25.0 km

Forest Trail Near Le Hohwald

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

- Please be considerate of pedestrians
- Easily doable as an uphill Hohwald towards Champs de feu

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32.3 km

View of the Giessen Valley from Col de l'Ungersberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great view of the peaks of the Vosges and the Alsatian plain.

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38.9 km

Teufelsloch Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Abri Teufelsloch is a shelter in Grand Est. Good landmark

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41.7 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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42.5 km

Forest Spring

Highlight • Natural

Source on the trail, which also carries water in the dry summer of 2022

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46.2 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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60.4 km

Arboretum

Forest

65.0 km

The Big Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Magnificent tree on the TMV (Traversée du Massif des Vosges) which passes under Haut-Koenigbourg. You can reach this tree from the Col du Schaentzel via Thannenkirch and then continue on the TMV to Chatenois.

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68.0 km

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

Highlight • Climb

The Haut-Koenigsbourg, whose contraction means the king's high castle, offers hikers and lovers of fortified castles a gateway to the Middle Ages.
Built in the 12th century, it has undergone …

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79.4 km

Col Haut de Ribeauvillé

Mountain Pass

99.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

82.1 km

10.9 km

3.81 km

1.90 km

588 m

107 m

Surfaces

37.0 km

28.3 km

15.9 km

11.8 km

5.92 km

306 m

177 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

32°C

16°C

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Bernstein Castle – Ortenbourg Castle loop from Rombach-le-Franc

Forest Trail Near Le Hohwald

View of the Giessen Valley from Col de l'Ungersberg

Teufelsloch Shelter

Bernstein Castle

Forest Spring

Ortenbourg Castle

The Big Oak

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

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