The best road cycling routes around Bernwiller

It's just a gentle up and down. And all of this on a main road, but it's still somehow nice to roll along like that...

The road between Galfingue and Heimsbrunn is on excellent asphalted surface with no potholes and a nice view of the Grand Ballon d’Alsace on the one side and the city of Mulhouse on the other. There can though, especially around the morning and evening rush hour increased traffic.

Every lock along the route provides for an unusual background and a good memory of your bike trip. A lot of these locks have a bridge going over them, take the time to branch off the bridge and discover some of the nice villages along the canal.

This route takes one north to the area of Guebwiller with little or low traffic, however there is a rather camouflaged barrier at the end of this route before one crosses it. The barrier is the same color as the asphalt, rising about 15cm above the surface, one cannot see it until one is right up on it and is in my opinion, just downright dangerous. The local authorities need to have some type of florescent color spayed on this low hidden barrier to be visible to cyclists.

Ammertzwiller is a quiet Alsatian village that is surprisingly convenient for cyclists on the road. There are a few mini markets, restaurants and even a chemist – ideal for stocking up on provisions or taking a break. The village is set in rolling countryside and offers lovely picnic spots overlooking the fields. Information boards in the village tell the story of the local history during the First World War, making this stop not only practical but also meaningful."

The Port fluvial de Dannemarie is no ordinary marina – it’s an unexpected oasis along the canal, where boats bob gently and herons keep watch. For cyclists, it feels like a little refuge: a place to take a break from the rhythm of your pedals and take on the rhythm of the water. Here you can refill your water bottle, stretch your legs on a bench in the shade or a little further away at the restaurant, or just watch the sun play on the surface of the canal.

Nice asphalted cycleway with mostly smooth surface, once in a while a few bumps created by the roots of trees below the surface. The only place where one must slow down and look where one is riding, is 1 km before Altkirch which looks to have been damaged from floods creating potholes and broken asphalt but this is the only real obstacle on this nicely well kept cycleway.

This cycling route for the most part is in very good condition, in some places a bit in need of repair from the roots of trees pushing up the asphalt, at times creating an uneven bumpy surface. The only place where one needs to pay attention is near the last 1 km before Altkrich where it seems the proximity of the cycleway to the stream has been damaged by floods, which has made the surface rough and a lot of potholes, other than that, one can really ride well on this cycleway.