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Bike route: BL722 - Goethe and the potters' villages
Bike Riding
· Alsace
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Rhenish LandPhoto: FLECKINGER, OT Pays Rhénan
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This route allows the discovery of the local heritage linked to two great artists: Goethe who passed through Alsace in 1770 at Sessenheim and Henri Loux, a famous illustrator whose patterns were used on the so-called "Obernai" tableware.
easy
Distance 27 km
1:50 h
17 m
17 m
132 m
116 m
This route also offers a visit to the potters' village of Soufflenheim, where many workshops are open to visitors all year round
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
132 m
Lowest point
116 m
Best time of year
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Track types
Asphalt
3.9 km
Dirt road
3.2 km
Forested/wild trail
1.1 km
Road
18.9 km
Safety information
Emergency number: 112
Tips and suggestions
Coordinates
DD
48.788927, 7.983508
DMS
48°47'20.1"N 7°59'00.6"E
UTM
32U 425338 5404490
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Equipment
Before you leave:
- Make sure the bike's mechanical condition is perfect, including tires, brakes, and wheel attachments
- Ensure the bike is properly adjusted to your body shape
- Wearing a helmet is strongly recommended (mandatory for children under 12 years old)
- Take a repair kit with you
- Remember that the traffic code applies to cyclists under all circumstances
- Never ride more than two abreast and move into a single file when traffic conditions require it
- Respect other road users as you would like to be respected
- Choose a route suitable for your physical abilities
- Inform people around you about your itinerary
- Check the weather conditions
- A first aid kit is not essential but can be very useful
- Know and keep emergency numbers handy: 112 (European emergency number)
- Respect the environment by not throwing your food packaging on the roadside
- If you have to return at dusk, make sure you can see and be seen
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using French as the source language
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
27 km
Duration
1:50 h
Ascent
17 m
Descent
17 m
Highest point
132 m
Lowest point
116 m
Weather at the starting point
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