Alsace by bike - The banks of the Rhine and the Lauter Valley

The canalised Rhine ends at Beinheim where it returns to its natural course. You follow the river on the high water dam along the EuroVelo 15 through Rhine forests and nature reserves to Lauterbourg, the eastern tip of Alsace. The route then turns west and follows the former embankment of the Lauterbourg-Wissembourg railway line to reach the capital of northern Alsace via the Hardt racecourse. On the way back to Beinheim, you will discover some of the most typical and beautiful villages in Alsace. From Beinheim to Munchhausen, the banks of the Rhine are rich in preserved natural sites. The heronry of Beinheim, with its fragile biotope, is particularly closely watched. Munchhausen and the Sauer delta form an astonishing landscape populated by migratory birds: grey herons, wild geese or sparrowhawks. The forest is unique in Europe, with ash trees, pedunculate oaks and field elms climbing up to 30 metres. To the west of Lauterbourg, in Niederlauterbach, you will discover the balance pumps, the last witnesses of an oil industry that flourished in the region until the middle of the 20th century.

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