The vineyards of Rouffach

Located in Alsace, Rouffach is a small town with a population of 4,000. The western part is dominated by vineyards. Much of this route follows a discovery trail through the vineyard, offering numerous views of the surrounding area and information boards providing cultural insights into the vines and the region. This walk is easy and can easily be extended to the Strangenberg discovery trail and the Oelberg Chapel.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.50 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 361 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 361 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,037 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 669 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Rouffach (68250)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.956248° / E 7.299628°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de ROUFFACH (CHS).
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3719OT, 3719OTR
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Place de la République, right next to Rouffach church.

(S/E) With the church on your right, head towards the town hall. At the corner, turn left, then follow Rue du Marché straight on until you reach Rue du Rettig (the second street on the right).

(1) Follow this road, leaving Impasse Golbéry and Rue des Écoles on your left, and continue until you reach the third road coming from this direction: Rue Walch. Walk up this street, cross Rue Raymond Poincaré and walk alongside a secondary school. Immediately after the school, leave the path on your right and take the next one towards the roundabout and Château d’Isenbourg.

(2) Take the path leading up to the reservoir on the left. 

(3) Continue along the path just above on the left and keep to the right. Pass two forks in the road to reach a third.

(4) Follow the path up to the right to its end: turn left and continue straight on until you reach a Fork in the road at the top of the final hill.

(5) Climb this on the right, then take the first path on the left. Keep going straight ahead on a level track, then descend along the same path to a concrete road.

(6) Keep going straight and follow the bend in the road. Leave the road at the first path on the left, then head down to the right at the first Fork in the road until you reach the road.

(7) Turn left before going up a path on the left. Immediately turn right twice to reach the houses and Rue du Vignoble.

(8) Walk down the street and, at the end, turn right onto Rue Louis Pasteur until it ends at Rue du4e Régiment de Spahis Marocains.

(9) Turn left, then immediately right onto a green pedestrian path. At the end, cross a road, pass by the Tour des Sorcières and keep left again at the next street to reach the car park on the left (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 676 ft - Place de la République - Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption (Rouffach)
  2. 1 : mi 0.15 - alt. 669 ft - Rue du Rettig
  3. 2 : mi 0.62 - alt. 709 ft - Roundabout
  4. 3 : mi 0.75 - alt. 771 ft - Reservoir
  5. 4 : mi 0.98 - alt. 794 ft - Crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 1.33 - alt. 945 ft - Fork in the road at the foot of the final hill
  7. 6 : mi 1.93 - alt. 935 ft - Concrete road
  8. 7 : mi 2.39 - alt. 748 ft - Route
  9. 8 : mi 2.88 - alt. 712 ft - Rue du Vignoble
  10. 9 : mi 3.11 - alt. 679 ft - Rue du 4e Régiment de Saphis Marocains
  11. S/E : mi 3.5 - alt. 676 ft - Place de la République - Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption (Rouffach)

Notes

Toilets available at ::9::

Worth a visit

- Museum and church at (S/E

- Vineyard between (2) and (8

- Various panoramic views from the vineyard and information boards along the route

- Witches’ Tower

- Stork park

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 27058166

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful walk through the vineyards. At the top, there is a beautiful panoramic view. Well signposted. Highly recommended!

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MONROB
MONROB

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Please be careful of manhole covers at 7 Chemin Unterer Buergeleweg, as my wife took a nasty fall after tripping over a cover that was sticking out: she sustained injuries to her face and ribs. Please stay on the pavement.

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Luigi47
Luigi47

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Explore Rouffach and enjoy an easy stroll through the vineyards. A great way to start the hiking season. The route is very well described on Visorando, with options to extend the walk at several points.

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