A circular countryside walk in Pont d'Aspach

A lovely little walk, ideal for families in winter. It’s very easy but particularly pleasant on public holidays or Sundays, as you avoid the noise of traffic when walking alongside the RN83.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 11 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 11 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 304 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 292 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Burnhaupt-le-Haut (68520)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.739876° / E 7.144356°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de BURNHAUPT-HT GENDARMERIE.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3620ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the lorry park next to the Pont d'Aspach gendarmerie.

(S/E) With the gendarmerie on your left, head towards the roundabout. Turn right at the pedestrian crossings, crossing Rue de Geuwenheim and then the dual carriageway towards the Doller Valley.

(1) Turn right onto Route de Schweighouse and continue to the first junction.

(2) Take the dirt track branching off to the right until you are running alongside the Doller. Pass under the expressway bridge and stay on this track until the junction just before the bridge crossing the A83.

(3) Turn right onto the bridge, cross the main road and then turn right. Stay on this path until the Y-junction and take the path leading off to the right. Continue straight on to join the main road opposite the Burnhaupt-le-Haut football ground.

(4) Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and head between the football stadium and the tennis courts to reach Rue du Stade. Turn right; from here on, the rest of the walk is once again on tarmac roads.

(5) At the next junction, turn left into Rue de Capitaine Ignace Haas, then turn right at the end of the street.

(6) Walk straight across the small square in the centre of the housing estate to reach the car park and the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 303 m - HGV car park
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 303 m - Route de Schweighouse
  3. 2 : km 0.5 - alt. 303 m - End of the tarmac section, on the right - Source de la Doller
  4. 3 : km 2.91 - alt. 293 m - Crossroads, on the right
  5. 4 : km 4.58 - alt. 301 m - Main road Burnhaupt-le-Haut
  6. 5 : km 4.86 - alt. 301 m - Rue du Capitaine Ignace Haas
  7. 6 : km 5.08 - alt. 302 m - Housing estate
  8. S/E : km 5.27 - alt. 303 m - HGV car park

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3.3 / 5
JCN
JCN

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

It’s a shame that the walk along the A83 takes too long and is really very noisy. This is the first route I’ve done with such a significant noise issue!

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Elodie68
Elodie68

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely short walk with the children

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MONROB
MONROB

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, even on a weekday (there isn’t much traffic), but best done on an overcast day as there is very little shade. There were a few large puddles on the dirt track near the Doller, but it had rained the day before and you can always walk around them. The walk took 1 hour 20 minutes for the 5.48 km shown on our GPS, which matches the information on the route description perfectly.
Note the lovely wildflowers along the edge of the path.

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carolema2
carolema2

Yes, I’d seen the introduction, but it should also state ‘definitely not to be done on a weekday’.

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marwan
marwan

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short walk that offers a nice mix of paths and built-up areas. No difficulties apart from at the end, in this pretty housing estate where you need to keep a close eye on the route. It’s a shame, on this penultimate day before the ‘watering holes’ open, that I wasn’t able to enjoy a terrace!!

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Did you read the introduction properly?
"It’s lovely on public holidays or Sundays, as you don’t have to put up with the noise of traffic when walking along the RN83."

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carolema2
carolema2

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

I don’t really see the point of this route, which runs alongside the main road for most of the way. It’s very noisy on a Friday afternoon.

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danielfuchs
danielfuchs

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk; it was quiet as we didn’t come across many people

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