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Brotsch Tower – Château du Grand Géroldseck loop from Saverne

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Brotsch Tower – Château du Grand Géroldseck loop from Saverne

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Brotsch Tower – Château du Grand Géroldseck loop from Saverne

02:59

30.6km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.74 km for 72 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.48 km

Canal de la Zorn

Highlight • River

the cycle path along the canal was closed for maintenance work - otherwise I would not have come here. An old, large, pink former hotel and industrial ruins show painful changes.

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12.7 km

Sanctuaire du village gallo-romain du Wasserwald

Archaeological Site

23.5 km

Petit Krappenfels

Viewpoint

24.8 km

View of Rocher du Brotsch

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are some beautiful viewpoints on the beautiful trail to the Brotsch Rock (Rocher du Brotsch), including this one with the striking rock in the foreground.

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25.4 km

Brotsch Cave

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 'Grotte du Brotsch' is the largest natural cave in the Northern Vosges.
Also popular with climbers, which is evident not only from the steel eyelets, but also from the residue of magnesia ...

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26.2 km

Brotsch Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

The 18-meter-high red sandstone observation tower was built in 1897 for the 25th anniversary of the Club du Vosges. In the clearing around the tower there are several benches and two shelters.

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27.4 km

Klein-Geroldseck Castle is a freely accessible castle ruin. The fortress was built to secure the execution of an inheritance contract with the last Geroldseck von Groß-Geroldseck. There is a restaurant at the nearby Hohbarr Castle.

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28.0 km

Château du Grand Géroldseck

Highlight • Castle

The castle is considered a typical Adelburg castle of the Staufer period. The castle is situated on a steep rocky plateau sloping to all sides. The castle was surrounded by …

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30.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

8.66 km

5.05 km

2.30 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.0 km

6.01 km

2.55 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

29°C

16°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2025,vtt saverne shaeferplatz stambach

A little surprise tour suggested by my daughter for my birthday 😊
Nice, although quite sporty. We had to push the bike from time to time, with a little scare in a ditch but no injuries 😅
Leaving Saverne via Garenne, Witches' Table, Shaeferplatz, a small stone house, the Gallo-Roman farms of the Wasserwald, the Lorenzo rocks full of climbers, …

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Brotsch Tower – Château du Grand Géroldseck loop from Saverne

Canal de la Zorn

View of Rocher du Brotsch

Brotsch Cave

Brotsch Tower

Petit Geroldseck Castle

Château du Grand Géroldseck

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