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Alsace
Hagenau-Weißenburg
Gambsheim

Rheinau–Gambsheim Barrage – Birkenweiher loop from Gambsheim

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
France
Alsace
Hagenau-Weißenburg
Gambsheim

Rheinau–Gambsheim Barrage – Birkenweiher loop from Gambsheim

Moderate

4.4

(49)

195

riders

Rheinau–Gambsheim Barrage – Birkenweiher loop from Gambsheim

02:11

34.2km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 34.0 km for 254 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.39 km

Gambsheim Lock and Fish Pass

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Biggest lock in the inland waterways of France.

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2

3.54 km

Fish ladder on the Rhine

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The stairs are very interesting to look at and there are information boards for adults and children

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3

3.81 km

Gambsheim-Rheinau Fish Pass

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The fish ladder Gambsheim is the largest in Europe. In 1997 Germany and France reached an agreement to build fish ladders in Iffezheim and Gambsbach. They are to allow the …

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4

4.15 km

Rheinau–Gambsheim Barrage

Highlight • Monument

When the Rhine carries a lot of water, it rushes very powerfully here.

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5

13.0 km

Beautiful here. If you drive down the road, you should walk over the embankment to the mouth at the steel bridge.

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6

15.7 km

Birkenweiher

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7

16.9 km

View of the Lake Near Sélestat

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Idyllic spot by the lake.
Should be avoided in the twilight, because then friend Schnake comes and makes life difficult for you ;-)

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8

18.9 km

The Drusus ferry operates on the Rhine between Greffern and Drusenheim in Alsace at Rhine kilometer 321. The crossing from France to Germany was free.

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34.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

9.53 km

7.76 km

3.35 km

2.50 km

422 m

305 m

Surfaces

25.8 km

5.62 km

1.94 km

487 m

178 m

146 m

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Tuesday 19 May

20°C

12°C

58 %

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