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The car park is situated between the hydroelectric power station and the Kembs-Loechlé locks, just before the Chalet restaurant, at the side of the road.
(S/E) From the car park, head towards the locks and cross the canal.
(1) At the end of the embankment, take the wide path on the left which runs alongside the Grand Canal d’Alsace. Ignore the first path on the right. Walk a few dozen metres past the path – which you’ll take shortly afterwards – then turn right to go down the steps leading to the Rhine: admire the nearby Rhine with its sandbanks and islets.
(2) Turn back and head towards the junction at the entrance to the Petite Camargue Nature Reserve. Turn left, go round the barrier, then follow the path to the right. Pass under the high-voltage power lines through a clearing in the forest: during periods of high water, this path may be impassable. Walk past a flight of steps and continue straight on until you reach a junction.
(3) Carry on straight ahead until you can see the Barre d’Istein through the foliage. Walk on to the information board. Opposite, on the German side, is a large sandy beach with a viewing platform. When the Rhine is in flood, the viewing platform may be with its feet in the water and the beach may be submerged.
(4) Retrace your steps.
(3) Take the picturesque ‘Green Ring’ marked trail on the left. Continue straight on until you reach the Grand Canal d’Alsace.
(5) Turn right onto the small tarmac road that runs alongside the canal and continue to the junction near the lock.
(1) Turn left, cross the canal again to return to the car park (S/E).
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