Following the route of the waters of Saint-Louis

This is a small nature trail made by the city of Saint-Louis. It passes through the 3 of drinking water catchment points in the city where 535 cubic metres of water are pumped every hour and then stored in a 6000-metre-cubed tank.
The trail has a dozen panels explaining the difficulties of supplying drinking water and the surrounding environments.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.97 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 10 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4 m
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    Descent: - 4 m

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    Highest point: 255 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 248 m

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Description of the walk

The trail is marked all the way by a Blue circle.

(S/F) The start point is at the Neuweg allotments in Saint-Louis.
Start by following the path also marked with a Red triangle that leads to the "small Alsatian Camargue”. Soon we leave it, turning left onto a small path along which there are a dozen fruit trees planted. Turn right twice again passing a further ten or so common trees.

(1) At the bench, turn left onto the trail to the meadow.

(2) Turn left and go alongside the meadow and reach a large forest road and take it right. Ten metres before reaching the paved road of the gravel pit, fork onto a small path to the right that leads to the first of the three drinking water catchment areas.

(3) Follow right path to the right that leads to the second catchment area, then reach a small Y-junction where the small path that takes you left to see dozens of dead trees uprooted by the storm of 1999 covered by foam.

(4) At the crossroads, take the right path also marked with Red triangle alongside hedges planted during the creation of the circuit that takes you back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 252 m - Saint-Louis allotment garden
  2. 1 : km 0.7 - alt. 254 m - Bench
  3. 2 : km 0.96 - alt. 252 m - Meadow
  4. 3 : km 2.19 - alt. 251 m - First of 3 catchment areas
  5. 4 : km 3.14 - alt. 252 m - Crossroads, red triangle, turn right
  6. S/E : km 3.96 - alt. 252 m - Saint-Louis allotment gardens

Worth a visit

Three catchment areas of drinking water of the city of Saint-Louis.
A dozen fruit trees of different species.
A dozen common trees of different species.
A dozen information signs about drinking water production and the surrounding environment.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Rebischung
Rebischung

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy hike (or rather walk) for the whole family.
Lots of interesting information panels.
The first part is very easy but not particularly challenging.
The second part is more interesting if you enjoy photography, as it is wooded.
It will be even more so in winter when the dense vegetation has given way to beautiful fallen trees and piles of branches.

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a.emmrich
a.emmrich

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A short, gentle walk. We did it as a Nordic walk, as it lends itself very well to that. Two-thirds of the way is sunny, which is pleasant in the early days of spring.

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alpich
alpich

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Excellent outing for our dog and me. Thank you so much! :-)

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mchoze
mchoze

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

More of a walk than a hike. Flat terrain, alternating meadow and forest. The forest section suffered from the last storm, which gives a good idea of what happens to a natural forest. Interesting flora and fauna. The route is well marked. Dogs on leads allowed.

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DOPPLER Bernard
DOPPLER Bernard

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lots of information about water

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nicolasnoel79
nicolasnoel79

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant family hike, with no change in altitude and interesting information panels on water treatment. We made a mistake at one point (too bad, I think we took the gravel "road" instead of the path). Definitely worth doing again!

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isaengelroth
isaengelroth

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant educational hike over extra-flat terrain; fauna and flora can also be admired in absolute silence.

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danijela
danijela

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely family walk. And it's so quiet!!!

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Dany68300
Dany68300

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It's a great little fun walk, ideal for children, given the signs about drinking water issues and the common trees and fruit trees along the way.

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choupette68
choupette68

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Pleasant walk with no difficulty whatsoever...good for getting some fresh air on a Sunday...clear signposting...

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