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Vineyards and Vosges Summits

Delightful Alsace.

Rural, placid, sincere and hospitable: this is how the Alsace region presents itself during your walking tour between vineyards and along the slopes of the Vosges. Enjoy the ancient townscapes, the romantic wine villages and the impressive castles, and nature enthusiasts will be especially fascinated by the unspoilt and diverse scenery. Last but not least, is the amazing cuisine in this precious region, combining Alsacian heartiness and French sophistication and creating wonderful culinary delights. The route takes you through a marvellous cultural region with vineyards, picturesque country estates and villages with castles, palaces and ruins.

Details on the hiking holiday Vineyards and Vosges Summits

Alsace and its wines are known far beyond the borders of France. In addition to fine wines. Countless peaks, half-timber houses and wine routes await you on this hiking holiday. Halfway through the hiking holiday you will cross the Croix de Wihr-pass and enter Munster. Munster is also the place of origin of the aromatic cheese of the same name, at the foot of the Col de la Schlucht. Along the following stages you will encounter many castles, sparse forests and in the lower parts of the Vosges featuring vineyards in the background.

Highlights of the walking tour Vineyards and Vosges Summits

  • Night watchman tour through Turckheim: You can reach the pretty winegrowing village on day 2 of the hike. Interested in the history and legends of Turckheim? A night watchman will guide you to the scenes in the dark of night!
  • Half-timbered houses and unique silhouettes: The town of Kaysersberg exudes a great deal of charm. In addition to the beautiful half-timbered houses, the castle and castle ruins are also recommended by the Eurohike team.

Things to know about the walking holiday Vineyards and Vosges Summits

Well signposted hiking paths make it easy to follow the route through Alsace. You will also hike through hilly terrain with partly unpaved ground. Walking times are between 4.5 and 6.5 hours per day and is therefore not a problem for ambitious hikers. Above all, the diverse landscape makes the hiking tour particularly interesting. Take a stroll through Alsace and experience how two cultures merge!

Walking
Walking
  • 7 Days / 6 Nights
  • Self-guided Tour
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Itinerary

Eguisheim, situated in the heart of the wine route, is a supreme example of a medieval city with flower decorated house facades. This wine villages invites you to a leisurely stroll and a wine tasting.

Ascend through the vast vineyard scenery to the little wine-growing village of Husseren and continue uphill to the three castles of Eguisheim. From the castle Hohlandsberg you have an unforgettable view onto the surrounding wine villages and the Alsacian plain. Your tour ends in Turckheim, an idyllic wine-growing village. At 10 pm on the dot you will still find the night watchman walking through the little town.

approx. 4.5 hours
14 km
560 m
530 m

From Turckheim the route takes you through the well-known wine-growing estates of Katzenthal and Käferkopf. After Katzenthal you climb up to the top of the Bornthalkopf mountain and reach the wine-growing area around Kaysersberg. The location, the unique silhouette and the stunning half-timber houses crown Kaysersberg as one of the most beautiful villages along the wine route.

approx. 4.5 hours
14 km
650 m
630 m

Leave the Alsacian wine-growing region and walk in the Vosges with magnificent views onto the Rhine plain, the Black Forest and the Alps. Continue through forests and in parts rocky regions covered in mountain pines, then up to the Petit Hohnack and and the Grand Hohnack. After the Croix de Wihr pass, the route leads you downhill to Munster, the place of origin of the aromatic Munster-cheese at the foot of the Col de la Gorge pass.

approx. 6.5 hours
23 km
1.110 m
1.000 m

On today’s tour you still remain in the lower parts of the Vosges through soft rolling hills and scenery with vineyards, castles and sparse forests. Via the Wasserberg mountain, the medieval little town of Wasserbourg and the Mühlkopf, you make your way towards Wintzfelden and thus return to the Alsacian wine-growing region.

approx. 5 hours
15 km
790 m
810 m

Once again a walking tour rich in beautiful views awaits you. With the path situated high above the valley, you will enjoy views onto wine-villages nestling amounts vineyards. Continue through the picturesque Alsacian wine-growing region and approach your starting point Eguisheim, where the circle of your walking tour closes.

approx. 5 hours
17 km
510 m
660 m

Characteristics of the route

The terrain is hilly with well-marked walking paths (mainly dirt tracks and meadow trails), in parts also asphalted sections. For walking times between 4.5 and 6.5 hours, a basic fitness level is sufficient. A varied route through the marvellous wine-growing scenery of the Alsace region awaits.

Prices and events

All data for 2023 at a glance
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Place of arrival: Eguisheim
  Season 1
01.04.2023 - 02.06.2023
30.09.2023 - 07.10.2023

Arrival daily
Season 2
03.06.2023 - 29.09.2023

Arrival daily
Vineyards and Vosges Summits, 7 days, FR-ELWWG-07X
Base price
889.00
949.00
Surcharge single room 329.00 329.00

Category: pretty 3***-hotels (French classifying)

Season 1
Apr 1, 2023 - Jun 2, 2023
Sep 30, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023
Arrival daily
Season 2
Jun 3, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023
Arrival daily
Vineyards and Vosges Summits, 7 days, FR-ELWWG-07X
Base price
Surcharge single room
889.00
329.00
949.00
329.00

Category: pretty 3***-hotels (French classifying)

Season 1
Apr 1, 2023 - Jun 2, 2023
Sep 30, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023
Season 2
Jun 3, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023
Eguisheim
Double room p.P.
Surcharge single room
69.00
30.00
69.00
30.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Eguisheim
  Season 1
Apr 1, 2023 - Jun 2, 2023
Sep 30, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023

Arrival daily
Season 2
Jun 3, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023

Arrival daily
Eguisheim
Double room p.P. 69.00 69.00
Surcharge single room 30.00 30.00
Prices per person in EUR

Services and infos

Services

Included:

  • Accommodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • Carefully elaborated route description

 

  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • GPS-data available
  • Service hotline
Infos

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • By train to Colmar and further by bus or taxi to Eguisheim, approx. 10 minutes.
  • Strasbourg or Basel-Mulhouse-Fribourg airport.
  • Parking: public parking spaces near the hotel, approx. EUR 4 per day. No reservation possible.

Things to note:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
Contact & booking
Do you still have questions about the tour? We are happy to help and look forward to your inquiry.
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Tanja Haring, Travel specialist
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Ratings

4.7 of 5 Stars (9 Ratings)
5 stars
Markus S. DE | 07.07.2022
Elsass-Wanderung mit Touranpassung
Die Wanderung war super organisiert. Auf unseren Wunsch eine Etappe zu teilen wurde problemlos eingegangen. Dabei haben wir dann das schönste Hotel in Trois Epis, das L‘Alexain gehabt. Die Betreuung bei der Buchung durch Frau Tanja Haring war einfach nur sensationell gut. Vielen Dank!
Tanja Haring
Tanja Haring answered:
Liebe Wandergäste, für Ihre nette Rückmeldung und super Bewertung möchten wir uns herzlich bei Ihnen bedanken! Wir versuchen immer sehr kundenfreundlich zu arbeiten und auf die Wünsche unserer Gäste bestmöglich einzugehen. Es freut uns sehr, dass wir Ihnen einen schönen Wanderurlaub organisieren konnten!
5 stars
Martin F. AT | 01.09.2021
Wandern in den Weinbergen
Wir lieben guten Wein und schöne Wanderwege und darum war das die perfekte Reise für uns!
5 stars
Kenny W. GB | 18.11.2019
A wonderful trip
The nature, with views, valleys, mountains, vineyards and all you could ask for was very well complemented with small but good hotels, excellent foods and wines. All in all a great hike! The luggage transportation was always on time.
4 stars
Ralph Domas US | 15.10.2018
Vosges Mountains and Alsace Vineyards
Great place for a walking holiday and the accommodations were excellent. The estimated walking time and distance for each day published in the travel guide is not accurate. Time and distance are under estimated. In addition, the route descriptions were not always accurate. The communication we had with Madlene Reischl concerning the trip was outstanding. She always responded quickly to our questions and her responses were easily understood.
Tanja Haring
Tanja Haring answered:
Thank you for your nice feedback! Great that you enjoyed your time in Alsace and you were satisfied with the accommodations. Moreover, thank you for letting us know about walking time, distance and route description. That’s always very helpful to improve our documents even better. We will check the paths and descriptions as quickly as possible again! Furthermore, thank you so much for your lovely feedback! Very nice from you, that makes me happy! 😊
5 stars
Bernd Klempnow DE | 26.08.2018
Beeindruckende Landschaft, schöne Touren, sympathische Menschen
Ein sehr eindrücklicher Urlaub, der in so bezaubernden Fachwerkstädtchen wie Eguisheim beginnt und endet. Die Strecken sind sehr gut beschrieben und ausgeschildert, das mitgelieferte Kartenmaterial ist eine gute Ergänzung bzw. gut als Übersicht, wenn man doch mal abkürzen will. Die Routen haben es in sich, sind aber in den angegebenen Zeiten zu schaffen. Wir hatten große Hitze, da waren die großen Teile des Weges, die im Wald lagen, sehr angenehm. Die Gastgeber waren - wie eigentlich alle Elsässer, die wir getroffen haben, allesamt sehr bemüht, zuvorkommend und nett, die Frühstücke meist überdurchschnittlich. Einzig das Zimmer im Hotel La Vallee Noble in Soultzmatt war alt und schäbig. Küche und Weine spitze: eine feine Art im Urlaub aktiv zu sein und gleichzeitig zu genießen.
Tanja Haring
Tanja Haring answered:
Vielen lieben Dank für Ihre sehr gute Reisebewertung! Solche Bewertungen sind sehr erfreulich, wenn wir hören, dass Ihnen die Reise so gut gefallen hat und Sie eine schöne Zeit gehabt haben! Danke für Ihr Feedback zum Hotel La Vallee Noble, welches sehr wichtig für uns zu wissen ist. Wir bedauern sehr, dass Sie mit unserer Hotelentscheidung in Soultzmatt nicht ganz zufrieden waren. Deshalb werden wir bei den nächsten Buchungen die Unterkunft nochmals überprüfen!
5 stars
Hans-Günther Geißler DE | 02.07.2018
Weinberge und Vogesengipfel
Eine wunderschöne und anspruchsvolle Wandertour durch Wälder und Weinanbau. Historische kleine Städtchen versetzen einen vom Ambiente ins Mittelalter.
5 stars
Reiner G. DE | 12.10.2017
Schöne Tour in den Vogesen
Kleine Winzerorte, viele Winzer, gutes Essen, schöne Unterkünfte, interessante Strecke --> klasse Tour
4 stars
Ralph Strasser CH | 22.07.2017
Wald und Weinberge
Gesamttour empfehlenswert mit sehr gutem Erholungsfaktor. Landschaftlich reizvoll die Aussicht von den Vogesengipfeln und in den Weinbergen. Die Strecken jedoch mehrheitlich in den Wäldern. Insgesamt eine sehr schöne Tour durch die touristischen Dörfer der elsässischen Weinstraße hin zu den einsamen Wegen und Plätzen in den Vogesengipfeln.
4 stars
Anton Zoller DE | 11.05.2017
Sehr schöne Wanderungen!
Waren mit der Organisation und dem Wanderverlauf sehr zufrieden, vielleicht wandern wir nächstes Jahr wieder in Frankreich...

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