Eglingen Lock – Canal du Rhône au Rhin loop from Dannemarie

Eglingen Lock – Canal du Rhône au Rhin loop from Dannemarie

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Eglingen Lock – Canal du Rhône au Rhin loop from Dannemarie

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49.2km

140m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.27 km

Rhine Rhone Canal, Excellent Paved Cycleway

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The Rhine Rhone Cycleway is part of the National French and European Cycleway. This stretch of the cycleway has excellent smooth asphalted pavement. There are some nice restaurants and cafés …

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6.97 km

Eglingen Lock

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This beautiful lock is located in the municipality of Eglingen and offers very beautiful views of the Rhine-Rhône canal.

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14.1 km

EuroVelo 6 – Rhône–Rhine Canal Cycle Path (Mulhouse)

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Part of the EuroVelo 6 cycle route that connects the Atlantic to the Black Sea. This section of cycle path follows the Canal du Rhône au Rhin to Mulhouse.

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20.6 km

Canal du Rhône au Rhin

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The Rhône-Rhine Canal is a French canal built to connect the seaports of northern Europe to those of the Mediterranean.

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23.0 km

Promenade de l'lll

Forest

25.5 km

L'Ill

Lake

30.1 km

Picnic Area Along the Rhine–Rhône Canal

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The Rhine-Rhone Canal between Sochaux and Mulhouse is an excellent very well kept cycleway with incredibly smooth asphalted surface. Picknick tables as well as numerous small charming cafés and bars line the cycleway.

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31.6 km

Sun Pub

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I can only recommend this - a good coffee:

Sun'Pub - Bar d'ambiance and Tartes flambées

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32.2 km

Riverside café

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A nice garden cafe, usually opens in the afternoon. Cake, coffee, cold drinks and sometimes tarte flambée. The landlady attaches great importance to retro ambience :)

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39.2 km

Every Lock Provides a Good Background

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Every lock along the route provides for an unusual background and a good memory of your bike trip. A lot of these locks have a bridge going over them, take …

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49.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.1 km

10.2 km

4.38 km

4.03 km

460 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.8 km

4.45 km

926 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

12°C

4°C

34 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

July 15, 2022,Etape 26 - Mulhouse, Dannemarie, Ettueffont - 52 kms (étape de retour)

Last stage towards Etueffont (Territoire de Belfort). A treat to pedal one last time along the Saône canal and to reach around 1700 km (10 km ready).
It was a very nice four week trip.
We have another project following on from this one, perhaps Saint Gondon, Saint Jacques de Compostelle, which should be a few hundred kms longer.
When …

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