Sarrebourg / Saverne The canal de la Marne au Rhin by bike

The Route

Option 1:
From Sarrebourg, cyclists get back on the cycle route, but going the opposite way, in the direction of Hesse, to join the EuroVelo 5 route. Follow the waymarking in place. From Hesse to Arzviller, you’re guided along quiet roads before you can join the picturesque Vallée des Éclusiers greenway with ease. From Hofmuhl, continue along the greenway beside the Canal de la Marne au Rhin up to Saverne.

Option 2:
From Sarrebourg Station (gare), this option mainly follows quiet streets before joining the larger D96 road in the direction of Buhl - Walscheid. A safe cycle lane running beside the road leads as far as Buhl-Lorraine. Follow waymarking for the Voie Verte Vallée de la Bièvre up to Schneckenbusch, where the cycle route joins the EuroVelo 5 cycle route. Up to Arzviller, this option follows further quiet roads before you reach the picturesque Vallée des Éclusiers greenway with ease. From Hofmuhl, continue along the greenway beside the Canal de la Marne au Rhin up to Saverne.

Practical information 

Tourist offices

• Sarrebourg Moselle sud: 03 87 03 11 82
• Pays de Saverne Tourisme: 03 88 91 80 47 

SNCF train station

• Train stations (gares) at Sarrebourg, Lutzelbourg and Saverne

Don't miss

• Vallée des éclusiers: a valley marked by enchanting lock-keepers’ cottages in a country setting 
• Saint-Louis-Arzviller: the Plan Incliné, an extraordinary lift for boats, the site open to visitors 
  Garrebourg (close to the Plan Incliné): Cristallerie Lehrer, a large shop presenting many regionally manufactured glass objects
  Lutzelbourg: an appealing village with some shops, dominated by the dramatic vestiges of an 11th-century castle.
• Saverne: the Château des Rohan; the Cloître des Récollets; the Port de Plaisance or marina; the town’s shopping streets.