Mountain bike route: Saint Gangolphe Route

Starting off from the Bannstein pass and passing close by St. Gangolphe, this hike provides you with exceptional views of Guebwiller and its valley, the Alsace plain, the Grand Ballon and the Swiss Alps. The forests of Bergholtz, Bergholtz-Zell and Orschwihr will bring you back to your starting point.


St. Gangolphe: this hamlet grew up around the chapel dedicated to this saint, the patron of cuckolds.


Level: Easy
Start: Bannstein Col
Distance: 16.75 km
Difference in altitude (positive gain): 426 m
Communes crossed: Lautenbach, Buhl, Guebwiller, Bergholtz, Bergholtz-Zell, Orschwihr and Soultzmatt