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Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey – Château du Birkenfels loop from Urmatt

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Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey – Château du Birkenfels loop from Urmatt

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Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey – Château du Birkenfels loop from Urmatt

08:58

94.0km

2,410m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 59.3 km for 317 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.19 km

Water point in Urmatt - drinking water at the fountains

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Very practical for topping up the water supply

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10.7 km

View of Hohenstein Castle

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Built in the 13th century by the Hohenstein family. The Bishop of Strasbourg seized and dragged her shortly after completion.
At the top of the castle you have a great …

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13.9 km

Col des Pandours

Mountain Pass

46.3 km

Col du Holderbusch

Mountain Pass

58.3 km

End of trail....

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Impressive construction at the end of the cycle path. From then on it only continues with Gravel or MTB

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65.7 km

Panorama Rock

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Emergency shelter with a small table and benches. Right next door is the Rocher du Panorama with another bench.
The hut is suitable for a bivouac. There is only water in the direction of Odilienberg.

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66.1 km

Becken Rock

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One of the many impressive rocks on Mont Sainte-Odile

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66.5 km

Way of the Cross

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Along the Way of the Cross, 14 ceramics decorate the rock walls of the monastery plateau.
They come from the ceramist Leon Elchinger (1871-1942).

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66.8 km

Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey

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The monastery was built in the 7th century by Odilia, a daughter of the Frankish Duke Eticho, in the Hohenburg, which had been given to her by her father for …

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70.0 km

Château du Birkenfels

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The Château du Birkenfels is perched on a rocky outcrop in the Vosges Mountains and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The origins of the castle date back to …

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94.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.9 km

20.6 km

11.8 km

4.93 km

3.67 km

161 m

Surfaces

28.8 km

24.7 km

20.4 km

11.5 km

7.39 km

801 m

417 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey – Château du Birkenfels loop from Urmatt

Water point in Urmatt - drinking water at the fountains

View of Hohenstein Castle

End of trail....

Panorama Rock

Becken Rock

Way of the Cross

Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey

Château du Birkenfels

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