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Schlettstadt-Erstein

Canal du Rhône au Rhin – Écluse de Wittisheim loop from Matzenheim

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Schlettstadt-Erstein

Canal du Rhône au Rhin – Écluse de Wittisheim loop from Matzenheim

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Canal du Rhône au Rhin – Écluse de Wittisheim loop from Matzenheim

03:29

61.5km

60m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 287 m for 38 m

After 61.2 km for 38 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

7.62 km

Beautiful bridge with a long view of the Bassin Vauban

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These boats are still sailing there, the locks are working 🤪

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2

10.4 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin Lock and Lockkeeper's House

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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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3

14.6 km

Old lock near Zelsheim

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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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14.7 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin

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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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5

17.6 km

Bindernheim Lock

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Former lock on the Rhine-Rhone Canal that is no longer functional.
Beautiful bike path in beautiful countryside.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhein-Rh%C3%B4ne-Kanal#History

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6

19.3 km

Écluse de Wittisheim

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No longer functional lock on the Rhine-Rhone Canal near Wittisheim.
Nice bike path along the canal.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhein-Rh%C3%B4ne-Kanal#History

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7

30.9 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin Cycle Path

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beautiful in nature, good topping

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51.4 km

Break benches

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Rest benches are few and far between along the canal. Here are two benches for a nice break by the canal

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61.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.8 km

11.4 km

2.85 km

252 m

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.8 km

488 m

121 m

< 100 m

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