Short tour of Marlenberg

Come and discover the vineyards, forest and meadows of Marlenberg.
A pleasant hike in the hills above Marlenheim, the northern gateway to the Alsace Wine Route.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.63 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 193 m
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    Descent: - 187 m

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    Highest point: 353 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 189 m

Description of the walk

Parking Rue de Général De Gaulle (D2004) or Rue du Capitaine North near the Arthur Metz wine cellars.

(S/E) Walk up Rue Paul Laugel to the right of the shop. At the top of the street, turn left to enter the vineyards in the direction of the Anneau Rouge sign. Walk along the tarmac path to the Carrefour du Figuier crossroads.

(1) Turn left onto the dirt track towards the forest. Before the forest, you will come to a viewpoint with some explanations.

(2) Follow the path through the forest marked Anneau Rouge until you reach the junction with a tarmac road. Leave the Anneau Rouge trail and turn right.

(3) Follow this road for a few hundred metres until you reach the next crossroads. Turn right onto the road leading towards the farm visible in the distance. There is a falcon breeding centre here.

(4) Continue straight ahead on the dirt track that runs alongside the field. When you reach the edge of the forest, continue straight ahead through the woods. After about 200 metres, at the fork in the road, continue to the right until you reach the next crossroads.

(5) Turn right onto a path marked with a red ring. Descend into the vineyards and, at the start of the tarmac road, leave the red ring markings and take the dirt track on the right, marked with a green ring. The path ends at the edge of the forest and then descends to the left to join the tarmac road.

(6) Turn left for a visit through the vineyards overlooking Marlenheim on your right. After about 1.5 km straight ahead, you will come to a crossroads of tarmac paths.

(7) Turn right, following the Anneau Vert signs, descend about a hundred metres and turn right again near the wall of the water reservoir. Ignore the turn-off to the left and head towards the large white sign for "Mosbach".

(8) At the viewpoint (with Strasbourg Cathedral in the distance on your left), continue along the dirt track below the bench and you will come back down to Carrefour du Figuier.

(1) All you have to do now is walk back down to your starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 189 m - Arthur Metz cellars
  2. 1 : km 0.66 - alt. 248 m - Carrefour du Figuier
  3. 2 : km 0.89 - alt. 263 m - Viewpoint
  4. 3 : km 2.56 - alt. 241 m - Road on the right
  5. 4 : km 3.21 - alt. 278 m - Falcon breeding
  6. 5 : km 4.09 - alt. 338 m - Crossroads on the way back to Marlenheim
  7. 6 : km 5.55 - alt. 312 m - Tarmac path
  8. 7 : km 6.08 - alt. 280 m - Carrefour de la fosse de retenue d'eau
  9. 8 : km 6.8 - alt. 270 m - "Mosbach" viewpoint
  10. S/E : km 7.63 - alt. 189 m - Arthur Metz cellars

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Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
annefl77
annefl77

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An easy hike, but without any particularly striking views.

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eli
eli

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great route, beautiful scenery, very peaceful, a bit of an uphill climb at the start😀Walk done with an 8-year-old girl, very accessible. But not with a pushchair.

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weissguyot
weissguyot

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, a little noisy around Kronthal. The magic of the limestone hills near the antenna. Beautiful panoramic views. However, we cut through the vineyards (two paths not marked on the map, which cut across the contour lines) to the viewpoint to avoid slaloming along the often concrete wine trails.

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Barabaste
Barabaste

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk. Varied surroundings despite the short distance. Beautiful view: cathedral, plain and Black Forest

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Mister Yves
Mister Yves

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk in autumn

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jerevan5165
jerevan5165

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice little walk

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DanMath67
DanMath67
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk to digest New Year's Eve dinner!
Beautiful views of the plain and vineyards.
Completed in less than 2 hours without breaking a sweat

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boulbenphilippe
boulbenphilippe

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An extremely pleasant walk with a good balance between vineyards, forest and countryside

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herve67000
herve67000

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

nice walk... but we made a mistake at point 4... in fact, you have to walk along the ENTIRE field, taking the curve to the right. Don't take the road opposite that goes into the forest. But it doesn't matter... by going straight ahead, after 400 metres we came across a pretty clearing with a chapel, a statue of the Virgin Mary and benches to sit on... then we turned back to rejoin the route at the right place. Read the map carefully!

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Lesjoly
Lesjoly

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

What a shame that, in some places, there are no signs!
When we reached the heights of Marlenheim, there were no more signs! So we opted for one of the paths (which wasn't the right one). It took us back to the starting point, but we missed the points of interest mentioned in the description. What a shame!

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Haffen Pierre
Haffen Pierre

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

superb walk

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jonomi67
jonomi67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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visorandochristine57
visorandochristine57

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike across varied terrain with beautiful views of the vineyards and even the Black Forest and Strasbourg

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