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Departure from the Hôtel de la Monnaie, Rue de la Monnaie in Molsheim.
(S/E) From the Monnaie car park, keep the building on your left and head towards the primary school on your right. Walk along the school fence on your right to cross Place de la Liberté on your left. At the end, take Rue des Tanneurs on your right.
At the next intersection, turn left onto Rue du Général Kopp, then right onto Rue des Remparts. Continue until the street becomes a dead end to find the start of the cycle/pedestrian path and follow it. Walk for a while, keeping the river on your right, until you reach a red metal bridge at the end of the path.
(1) Turn right to cross it, then immediately turn left onto the dirt track and continue to follow the river, which will be on your left. If in doubt, the route is marked by a Red Cross sign pointing towards Dompeter and the 11th-century church.
You will come to a small lock with a bridge. Cross it and continue until you see the D422. Go under the road and, once on the other side, turn slightly to the right so that the bridge is next to you. Then take the path on the left that continues along the Bruche, towards Dompeter.
(2) At the crossroads, which is also the Dompeter car park, you will find the Source Sainte-Pétronille at the small chapel. Turn right to make a return trip to Dompeter Church, which is open every day between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. (except during ceremonies or mass).
(3) When you leave the church, retrace your steps back to the car park.
(2) Pass the Sainte-Pétronille Spring and turn right towards the centre of Avolsheim.
(4) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead along a long avenue lined with red beech trees. Leave the path and track on your right. As you pass, you will see a calvary on your left and a Lourdes grotto on your right. At the end of Rue du Dompeter, turn left onto Rue de la Paix.
(5) Pass the children's playground on your right and turn left onto Place de l'Église. Pass the Saint-Materne Church on your right to reach the Saint-Ulrich Chapel.
(6) This chapel is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features some very old frescoes.
When you leave the chapel, retrace your steps, pass the church again and walk along the playground until you reach the crossroads.
(5) Once back, take Rue de la Gare on your right. Cross the bridge and turn left onto Rue des Fauvettes, then quickly turn right and left to reach Rue des Romains. At the crossroads, turn left to get closer to the cycle path, which you will cross to return to the hiking trail that leads to the forest and then the Bruche. The path runs alongside the river and then approaches the cycle path again, passing under the bridge to rejoin it.
(7) Go under the bridge (D422) and walk along the water treatment plant on your left until you reach a small staircase, also on the left (note: walking alongside a water treatment plant means you will encounter some unpleasant smells, but don't worry, this section of the route only takes 5 minutes).
Go down the steps, cross the path and climb two steps to reach the path that leads to the Molsheim fishing ponds (fishing strictly limited to club members). At the end, continue to the right. Keep left at the fork that follows to continue along the river and arrive at the cycle path next to the red metal bridge you passed on the way there.
(1) Continue straight ahead. At the end of the track, take Rue des Remparts and turn left as soon as possible onto Rue du Général Kopp. Turn right onto Rue des Tanneurs, then left to cross Place de la Liberté. At the crossroads, turn right to arrive at the Monnaie car park (S/E).
nice easy route, beautiful architecture, alas, closed as usual, consequences of vandalism ...
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