Cycle route
From Niffer, signposts indicate the EuroVelo 15 cycle route all the way along.
Initially, on the 3km of canal-side path up to Niffer Lock, this stage is free of motorized traffic. Then the way alternates between quiet roads with little motorized traffic and greenways going along a former railway line up to Neuf-Brisach. At various points, linking cycling trails lead across the border into Germany. There are also options for reaching the French city of Mulhouse.
Tourist information
Office du tourisme du Pays de Brisach, +33 (0)3 89 72 56 66
SNCF train services
TER Alsace regional stations at Habsheim and Rixheim
Don’t miss
Niffer, the lock designed by the great 20th-century architect Le Corbusier - Ottmarsheim, the 11th-century Romanesque church - Chalampé, l'Ile du Rhin (an island on the Rhine with interesting flora and fauna)- Blodesheim, timberframe houses- Fessenheim, Musée de la Hardt and Maison Schoelcher (on a major slavery abolutionist); Maison des Energies (run by the electricy-provider EDF); the nuclear power station - Vogelgrun, the fish pass; the outdoor watersports centre - Neuf-Brisach, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 17th-century fortified town and citadel designed by Vauban, who is dedicated a museum – Hardt Forest, cycling trails through the woods.
Specialist bicycle services
Bike hire, including of electric bikes, available from Neuf-Brisach
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