The Ill and lock 81 through fields and forest

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Monotonous journey

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Date of your route : Feb 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Flat route, a bit dreary, especially in winter when there are no crops. Quite muddy terrain.

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Date of your route : Jan 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Don't leave too late, as night quickly engulfs this January landscape, dreary as an old wet hat. The lock, faithful and tranquil, lulls you into a false sense of security: everything seems easy. The canal flows on, calm and silent, before the frozen furrows remind you that the earth here is working against you. And then comes the woods: a veritable battlefield. Your walking sticks sink in, your boots betray you, and every step makes you regret the hot soup you left behind. But it's beautiful, even when it's hellish.

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Date of your route : Sep 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route that allows you to discover a unique feature, the canal crossing over the Ill irrigation canal. The location is great, but the signage leaves a lot to be desired. Be sure not to miss the descent to the right at plane tree number 237, because contrary to your description, there is no sign at the entrance to the forest.
Once in the forest, you may hesitate to continue, feeling a little lost at times, but you will be reassured when you see the red ring from time to time. There is a beautiful spot for a picnic at lock 81, which, strangely enough, not many people know about (the lock).

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Date of your route : Jan 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy, family-friendly walk with no worries

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Date of your route : Oct 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful half-timbered houses in Nordhouse.
Worth a detour and a visit.

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Date of your route : Sep 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

After making the corrections indicated, and with the app, the route was easy to follow.

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Hello,
Thank you for your constructive feedback, which helps us improve our descriptions. As the author did not respond, this route was modified in terms of its track and description between WPT (7) and (8) in March 2023.

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Date of your route : Mar 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello
First Visorando hike with a completely unreliable route. I should have read the other comments first!
Indeed, DO NOT cross the Rhône-Rhine canal bridge as indicated, but instead turn right and take the cycle path.
Please correct your information. A hike of nearly 3 hours quickly turns into 5 hours and involves crossing fields, which is not possible all year round.

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Date of your route : Jul 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very disappointing route with an error starting at point 7 (the correction was not made... I did not see the comments from other hikers before setting off). Do not cross the canal, otherwise you will end up on the wrong side and will have to extend the route and find your way back to point 9. Then, from point 9 to point 10, it's really not great, with a passage through undergrowth with tall grass and arrival in the Nordhouse industrial area... Fortunately, the discovery of certain viewpoints (Bruckmatt bridge, the lock and the canal, on the bridge at Nordhouse) saves the hike.

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Date of your route : Apr 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route on this mild Easter Sunday in 2022. The views, rivers and forests are bathed in sunshine and greenery, and the charm of Alsace is on full display in both villages.
BUT:
It is surprising that six weeks after the justified observation by "helenek" above, the author of this route has still not made the three necessary corrections:
(1) - Correct the introduction and then points 1 and 2 in the list of waypoints, where "LIPSHEIM" should become "HIPSHEIM".
(2) - Rewrite the description in points 7 and 8:
POINT 7:
Correct the INCORRECT WORDING. At the same time, advise two precautions and briefly describe the point of interest of the location. Instead of: "Cross the Rhône-Rhine Canal and follow the canal to the right, passing the supply canal bridge", I suggest:
"Do not cross the road bridge. Go down onto the cycle path, preferably via the ramp to the left of the bridge (the one on the right appears to be private). Watch out for cyclists and go under the bridge to follow the Rhône-Rhine Canal. After a few metres, you will see the remarkable superimposed intersection of this canal with another, the Ill Feeder Canal, which you have already followed previously."
The description can continue:
"Continue for about 500 m, passing two turnings on the right, until you reach plane tree no. 237." *

• But be careful here: the small path to take below the bank is not very clear and the number 237 is displayed on the back of the trunk. I suggest ADDING:

"This number is on the back, but a small sign has been placed on the right side to indicate the small path to walkers. This sign features a cheerful hiker next to the Nordhouse coat of arms with a red cross and two stars."
POINT 8:
Instead of: "Take the path on the right that enters the forest" - how could it be otherwise since the canal is on the left! - I suggest:
"Take this small path. You are entering the forest."
(3) - It is essential to CORRECT THE ROUTE: the red line between points 7 and 8 is on the wrong side of the canal. Admittedly, if you follow it, you will be on a pleasant dirt track away from cycle traffic. However, in wet weather this track can be muddy and, more importantly, you will have to make a significant detour because you can only get back to point 8 by crossing the D788 road bridge in the distance and then going back up the cycle path!
Thanks to the author.

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Date of your route : Feb 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

Please note, there are two errors:
- In the introduction, it should read "Passage through the village of Hipsheim" and not Lipsheim.
- In point 7, you should NOT cross the Rhône-Rhine Canal.

Otherwise, it is a lovely, varied walk that crosses numerous waterways.
Some sections may be muddy.

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