Vitaboucle route no. 30: Around Kolbsheim

A short family walk around the village of Kolbsheim. The route mainly passes through the meadows and fields around the village.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.62 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 56 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 51 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 211 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 153 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Kolbsheim (67120)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.560618° / E 7.585418°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3816OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in Rue de la Division Leclerc. Buses 209 or 44 will drop you off in this street.
The starting point is opposite numbers 22 and 24 on the same street.

(S/E) With your back to numbers 22 and 24, cross the road and take the small downhill street in front of you. This street first turns left, then right, before reaching the end of Rue du Château. Turn right and take the grassy path. Stay on this path and continue straight ahead until you reach the Canal de la Bruche.

(1) Continue along the canal, which is now on your right. Continue until you reach the intersection with Rue Principale/D711. Cross the road carefully, turn left, then walk a few metres to the right to join the path. Continue straight ahead on this path until you reach an intersection.

(2) Leave the canal and turn left to go up towards Neuenberg. At the next intersection, turn left again and follow the path. After a short climb, turn right as indicated by the Vitaboucle signpost. Turn left before the houses to follow Rue des Vosges. At the end, turn right to join Rue des Vosges at a roundabout.

(3) Turn right onto Rue du Mont Sainte-Odile and continue to Rue du Bolzen. Turn right, pass a park on your right and continue straight ahead. After about 200 metres, this road becomes a path, which you follow until you reach the first path on the left.

(4) Turn left until you reach Rue de Hangenbieten. Carefully cross the D93, first turn right then left to find yourself on a tarmac path between two fields. Continue along the path towards the water tower that you can see in the distance.

(5) Follow the Vitaboucle signs, which indicate a left turn. At the next intersection, although there are no signs, turn left. After approximately 200 metres, turn right. Continue along this path until you reach Rue de Breuschwickersheim. Turn left onto this street, then immediately right onto a dirt track. After passing an abandoned building on your left, turn left onto Rue de la Liberté.

(6) Turn right onto this street. At the stop sign, carefully cross the D93 to continue on the path in front of you. After passing two houses on your left, turn left. At the end of the slightly downhill path, follow the Vitaboucle signs indicating to continue to the left.

(7) Turn left onto Rue du Moulin, then right onto Rue des Noyers. Walk down this street to the intersection with Rue de la Division Leclerc, where you will turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 189 m - Rue de la Division Leclerc
  2. 1 : km 0.35 - alt. 156 m - Bruche Canal - Canal de la Bruche
  3. 2 : km 1.56 - alt. 154 m - Intersection
  4. 3 : km 2.64 - alt. 190 m - Roundabout
  5. 4 : km 3.4 - alt. 180 m - Intersection
  6. 5 : km 4.24 - alt. 209 m - Intersection near the water tower
  7. 6 : km 5.53 - alt. 200 m - Rue de la Liberté
  8. 7 : km 6.36 - alt. 196 m - Rue du Moulin
  9. S/E : km 6.62 - alt. 189 m - Rue de la Division Leclerc

Notes

This route is one of the Vitaboucle routes, a scheme designed by the City and Eurométropole of Strasbourg to facilitate free outdoor physical activity. The markers for this route are brown rectangles with a green circle containing the number 30. If the markings are missing, please refer to the text description above.
Vitaboucle PDF file

Worth a visit

(5) You can see Strasbourg Cathedral in the distance on your right, a few metres before you reach the water tower.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
bernard_dorli
bernard_dorli

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk.
Two small comments:
As the author says, the VITABOUCLE signs are sometimes missing, so it's best to follow the paper map or GPS, which is easy to do.
At the end of November, the paths were particularly muddy, with large clumps of earth sticking to our shoes...

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Tharcice
Tharcice

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route around the village of Kolbsheim. The section near the Bruche Canal with its pollarded willow trees is magnificent, and the view from the water tower is well worth the detour.

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LEVY PATRICK
LEVY PATRICK

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route with unexpected spots and magnificent views.
A very easy hike for families on sunny days. Avoid in rainy weather as the ground becomes muddy
Patrick L. from Strasbourg

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CM67
CM67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with numerous views of the Black Forest and the Vosges mountains. Near Château d'Eau, there is a beautiful view of Strasbourg and its cathedral. Best done on a cloudy day as the hike takes place in fields with no shade

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didier schmitt
didier schmitt

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route, ideal when the weather is fine and not too hot

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