Route de découverte d'Obermorschwihr

Obermorschwihr is a small wine-growing village in Alsace. This is a very short, family-friendly route. It takes you through the streets of this charming, particularly peaceful village. The best-known building is the Church of Saints Philip and James. The route also passes near Place de la République with its famous Fontaine de la Vierge. The rest of the walk takes you past a few crosses, green spaces, a war memorial and several scenic viewpoints. You can combine this walk with a visit to the neighbouring village of Hattstatt.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 0.99 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 30 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 66 ft
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    Descent: - 66 ft

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    Highest point: 906 ft
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    Lowest point: 830 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the car park on Rue de Marbach, directly opposite the ‘Côté Jardins’ theatre.

(S/E) Leave the car park heading towards the cemetery. Turn right onto Rue Neuve. At the junction, turn left onto Rue du Vignoble until you come to a cross and a hand pump.

(1) Keep right onto Rue de Colmar. At the stadium, the table and the playground, keep right as you go downhill along Rue du Weckmund before turning left uphill onto Rue du Walhenbourg to rejoin Rue de Colmar. Keep right on Rue de Colmar to reach Rue du Dagsbourg.

(2) Turn sharply right onto Rue du Dagsbourg. Cross Rue Principale and follow Rue des Prés opposite. At the junction, continue straight ahead to reach a cross with a view of the Alsatian vineyards and the Three Castles of Eguisheim, Voegtlinshoffen and Notre-Dame du Schauenberg.

(3) Return to the previous junction and keep left onto Rue de Hattstat. After the bend, keep right. At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue Principale and continue up to Place de la République.

(4) Walk to the right of the fountain with the golden Virgin Mary, take the steps and walk past the Church of Saints Philip and James on the left, passing close to the war memorial. You will then reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 896 ft - Car park on Rue de Marbach - Église Saints-Philippe-et-Jacques
  2. 1 : mi 0.15 - alt. 886 ft - Cross and hand pump
  3. 2 : mi 0.39 - alt. 886 ft - Rue du Dagsbourg
  4. 3 : mi 0.68 - alt. 837 ft - Cross and viewpoint
  5. 4 : mi 0.9 - alt. 869 ft - Place de la République, golden Virgin and fountain - Église Saints-Philippe-et-Jacques
  6. S/E : mi 0.99 - alt. 896 ft - Car park on Rue de Marbach - Église Saints-Philippe-et-Jacques

Worth a visit

- Cross and hand pump (1) (Scan the QR code to view the Manoir de la Forêt in Assé-le-Riboul. The village is twinned with this town).

- At the junction of Rue de Colmar and Rue du Weckmund, scan the QR code to view a photo of the Relais de Chasse in Mozé. There is a playground and picnic area on site.

- Cross and viewpoint at (3).

- Place de la République and the Fontaine de la Vierge (4).

- Church of Saints Philip and James.

- War memorial.

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