Cycling

Trains, buses, shuttles, cycle paths and Green Ways are available to leave your car behind… Eastern France’s "Green Lung", the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park is a vast territory of 2,700 km2 fringed by several main cities – all departure points for a really “green” getaway

Cycle paths are plentiful on the Park Territory, and are accessible to both families and sports enthusiasts. They run through the valleys, Wine Road and Plateau des Mille Etangs – along clean sites or roads with low traffic volumes. Three Green Lanes have been created, and are reserved for cyclists, pedestrians and rollerbladers in Lorraine and Alsace. Get on your bikes!

In Alsace

Sainte-Marie Aux Mines – Lièpvre (12 km)
Colmar – Mittlach via Munster (32 km)
Guebwiller – Lautenbachzell (10 km)
Thann – Kruth Lake (27 km)
Aspach Bridge – Oberbruck via Masevaux (green way) (20 km)
along the Bergheim Road in Thann (88 km)

In Lorraine

Mosellotte Valley from Remiremont to Cornimont (green way) (23 km)
Moselle Valley from Remiremont to Bussang (green way) (33 km)

In Franche-Comté

Boucle de la petite Finlande (33km): Faucogney, Esmoulières, Beulotte-Saint-Laurent, Servance
Boucle des Eaux (46km) : between Luxeuil-les-Bains and Fougerolles
Boucle de la Mer (24 km) : from Faucogney to melisey
Boucle des Belles filles (62km) : between Servance, Château-Lambert and Plancher-les-Mines (optional: toward La Planche des Belles Filles)

 

Find Out More :

Franche-Comté
Haute-Saône General Council – http://www.cg70.fr/web/guest/tous-a-velo
Destination 70 – www.destination70.com
Belfort Tourist Office – www.belfort-tourisme.com

Alsace
Alsace on a Bike – http://www.alsaceavelo.fr/
Departmental Tourist Association – www.tourisme68.asso.fr

Vosges
Departmental Tourist Committee – www.tourismevosges.fr/
Vosges General Council – www.vosges.fr