Cycle paths
No need to be a world-class athlete or a speed king, just pedal at your own rhythm and tune out from the day-to-day. Seltz is the crossroads of the Rhine cycle route and the cross-border Haguenau – Rastatt (D) itinerary:
Numerous trails, 100% safe tarmac on the French side, are open to you:
The EuroVelo 15 Rhine Cycle Route which, to the north, runs alongside the Rhine, crossing the Rhine forest and nature reserve to Lauterbourg (a charming fortified market town situated at the eastern point of Alsace), and then continues towards Karlsruhe (D). To the south, it leads to Strasbourg, the European capital. Over the entire cycling trail (cycling trail no. 1), it runs alongside the Strasbourg – Lauterbourg railway line served by TER regional express trains (bicycles can be transported free of charge on board these trains). It will help you to get where you're going faster or to get back quickly to your trip.
Download the EuroVelo 15 route leaflet
Download the GPS route for EuroVelo 15
Download the trip from Strasbourg to Lauterbourg, from France Vélo Tourisme
- The Lauter Cycle Route (cycling trail no. 51)
52 km long, it runs alongside the River Lauter and passes through the border village of Scheibenhard and the charming fortified town of Wissembourg before going on to Dahn in Germany.
Download The Banks of the Rhine and the Sauer Valley
Download the GPS route for the Lauter Cycle Route
- Haguenau – Betschdorf – Hatten – Seltz (cycling route no. 24 in construction) – Rastatt (D)
Via the undivided forest of Haguenau and the site of the Great Oak (Le Gros Chêne), this trail goes to the potters' village of Betschdorf and then on to Hatten, an essential stop to learn all about the Maginot Line. From here, the green trail laid out along the former railway line from Walbourg to Seltz takes you quickly to Niederroedern. After 32 kilometres, you will come to a small road to Seltz, after passing through Schaffouse-près-Seltz. Beyond that, via the cable ferry conveyed by the strength of the current, you will cross the Rhine to your destination of Rastatt.
The cycle paths of the Rhine Park
South path North path Rhine plain's path
- Discover 30 routes between Black-Forest, Kraichgau, Vosges, and Pfälzerwald. Beautiful landscapes and remarkable natural sites will be around you during the entire tour. A true paradise for cyclotouristes !
- Propositions of cross-border tour for family : The discovery trails promise a lot of pleasure for the lovers of the little queen. There are varied and flat... so perfect for families !
- The cycle tour Entre Rhin, Sauer et Lauter can show you a few landscapes between the hills, the Rhine and the alluvial forest. Nice picnic and bathing areas are waiting on you.
- "Alsace by bike" : The region is crossed by three EuroVelo routes : EuroVelo 15 - Rhine Cycle Route, from Andermatt to Rotterdam, EuroVelo 5- Via Romea Francigena, from London to Rome and EuroVelo 6. Adjoining this framework, you will find the Alsace Wine Road cycle route and cross-border routes.
Bicycle rental
- Cycles Wurtz - Seltz
- Nature Bike - Rott
Bicycle repair
- Cycle moto Pflug - Niederlauterbach
- Alsastrade - Niederlauterbach
- Cycles Wurtz - Seltz
Picnic areas
- Des Tumulis in Seltz
- Du Bac in Seltz
- At the botanical garden in Seltz
- At the stop-plank weir in Munchhausen
- Des Tilleuls in Mothern
- PK 347 in Mothern
- At the Old Port in Lauterbourg
- The Lauter in Lauterbourg
- Scheibenhard
- behind the football ground - Néewiller-près-Lauterbourg