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Depart from Place de la République in Turckheim, where parking is still free.
(S/E) Ignore the D10VII and take Rue du Florimont. Pass the post office and the emergency services centre and continue to a cross at the last houses in the village.
(1) Follow Chemin du Boland, a tarmac wine route, which climbs towards the vineyard and leads to a four-way crossroads with a cross.
(2) Continue straight ahead and follow the paved wine route towards Katzenthal. When you reach a fork, keep left and avoid going downhill. You will reach the church and town hall of Katzenthal.
(3) Continue along Rue de l'Église, then turn right onto Rue d'Ammerschwihr and reach a crossroads with a wayside shrine.
(4) Leave the downhill road, turn left, then right and continue straight on to the Meywihr Chapel.
(5) First turn right then left, enter Ammerschwihr and continue straight ahead. Pass the town hall and the church and you will reach Rue du Rempart.
(6) Go down this street on the right until you reach the traffic lights at the junction with Route des Vins. Cross this road, go around the cemetery on your left and take Rue de Celtes then Rue des Moulins to reach the footbridge over the Weiss via the cycle path.
(7) Continue along this road and go straight ahead. Carefully cross the Route des Vins, pass in front of the school complex and join the Grand Rue de Kientzheim.
(8) Turn left onto Grand Rue, cross the village and turn right onto Rue du Riesling.
(9) Take this street, then continue along a vineyard path that leads to Kaysersberg. Enter the town and go around the Place de la Mairie to reach Rue du Général de Gaulle.
(10) Go up this street (no entry, except for bicycles) and at the bridge over the Weiss, continue straight on Rue des Forgerons. Continue along the cycle path that runs alongside the Weiss to the stadium and the water sports centre.
(11) Continue left on the cycle path that runs alongside the Weiss, passes behind the cardboard factory and joins the Route de Fréland at a place called Gare de Fréland.
(12) Continue straight ahead (D11.3) and join Maison du Pays Welche in Fréland.
(13) Walk along it on the right-hand side, then follow Rue des Hauts Jardins on the left. Pass the hamlet of Ongrange, then turn right and, a few metres later, left. Continue uphill, pass the hamlet of Le Chêne, then the pass, and arrive at a crossroads. Keep left and follow the road that leads to Col du Chamont.
(14) At the three-way junction, near a chalet, turn right onto Chemin de la Fonderie towards Codongoute. This small scenic road offers beautiful views of the Val de Fréland and Kaelblin.Continue to the next crossroads.
(15) Continue left, cross the bridge over the Ure and turn right at the hairpin bend towards Grandmont. Ignore the hamlet on the right and continue climbing towards Plat des Fées and Bas Voirimont.
(16) Continue straight ahead on the path that leads deep into the forest, keep right at the next junction and you will reach a crossroads (Chemin de la Moyenne Goutte).
(17) Turn right and follow the road that passes in front of the old Salem medical centre and leads to a viewpoint.
(18) Continue straight ahead and reach the Col de Fréland.
(19) Continue left on theDD11III and arrive at a roundabout at the Aubure Town Hall. Turn right onto Rue de la Poste and continue to a multiple junction.
(20) Turn right and then quickly follow Chemin du Kaelblin on the left. Continue along a track and, after a hairpin bend on the left, you will reach a three-way junction. Keep left and you will arrive at a place called Sapin Français.
(21) Turn right onto the path marked Croix Bleue and you will reach a road.
(22) Continue along the track opposite and you will reach the mountain inn and the Saint-Alexis Chapel.
(23) Turn around and return to the road.
(22) Follow it to the right and, at the top of the climb, take the track, at a 90° angle, to the left, marked with a blue cross. At the crossroads, take thesecond turn on the right and you will soon reach the Col du Seelacker.
(24) Continue along the path, marked with a blue cross, and descend to Hunawihr. Pass a rest area, then follow Grand' Rue and Rue de l'Église. Walk past the church and continue straight on to Fontaine Sainte-Hune.
(25) Turn right, then a few metres later, turn right again onto Rue de la Sinn. At the three-way junction, climb to the left and continue until you reach a crossroads.
(26) Turn left, then right, and head towards the bottom of Zellenberg and the Route des Vins.
(27) Cross it and climb up to the village of Zellenberg until you reach the crossroads with a central island.
(28) Continue to the right, walk past the church on your left and arrive at Place du 19 Novembre 1944 Schirhoft and continue straight on to the Froehn promontory.
(29) Go around the hill on the paved path. Return to the church and the crossroads with a central island.
(28) Descend to the right, Route d'Ostheim, until you reach the left-hand bend. Take thesecond wine route on the right. At the three-way junction, keep left and then turn right at thesecond crossroads. Descend towards Beblenheim and join Rue du 5 Décembre at the bottom of Rue des Tulipes.
(30) Go down to the left, then turn right onto Rue David Woeflin. Leave the village, cross the Mandelberg (almond tree hill) and reach the end of Rue des Amandiers in Mittelwihr.
(31) Continue almost opposite, on Rue du 25 Décembre, go around the cemetery on your left, continue straight ahead and take Rue du Lys as it extends.
(32) Opposite No. 32, Rue des Merles, turn right and continue straight ahead, passing the old Bouxhof farmyard and continuing to a small tarmac road.
(33) Go downhill to the left and you will reach Kientzheim Town Hall. Turn left downhill onto Grand Rue, then Rue de la Chapelle. Pass in front of the Félix et Régule Chapel and Schwendi Castle and exit through the gate to join theD1Bis.
(34) Cross it and continue straight ahead on theD111 until you reach the D415 in Ammerschwihr.
(35) Follow it to the left towards Ribeauvillé, then take the cycle path that runs alongside it on the left. Leave the village and turn right onto the small road that climbs up into the vineyards. Continue straight ahead until you reach the route you have already taken.
(4) Keep left and, taking the opposite route to the one you took on the way there, return to Place de la République in Turckheim (S/E).
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