EuroVelo 5 in France is in two parts. First you can meander through the north, from Calais to to Saint Omer, an attractive cathedral town of wide streets and spacious squares. The itinerary will next bring you to Lille, former European capital of culture. Second you can return to France along canals to Strasbourg, famous for its many historical sites and cultural attractions, as well for housing the European Parliament. You will then leave the city and join the Alsace wine road cycle route, which will take you through around a hundred villages, each famous for their world class wine and viticulture.
Bicycle tour in Alsace from Strasbourg to Colmar – Alsace shows its best side. Of your bicycle the sight is impregnable: villages, castles, vine… With 15km/h, nothing escapes to you. The odors, the lights, the meetings in the course of road, will make your way an unforgettable stay.
We have designed you a circuit almost entirely on tracks and lanes, one Tour of Alsace which will make you discover the magnificent road wines and where you can ride in peace and security with your friends and family. Alsace has the widest bike lanes of France, we have a course where you can also discover much of the rich tourist and cultural heritage of the region such Eguisheim preferred village of France or even two pearls of the vineyards Kaysersberg and Obernai.
Come and explore Eguisheim, cradle of the Alsatian vineyard, which has grown vines blessed by the gods since Roman times.
This is a particularly charming landscape for cyclists because the Alsace region has the largest length of cycle paths on offer in France. We offer you an interesting and varied, individual cycle tour through the Alsace. Allow yourself to be pampered by beautiful scenery and good food. Cycle along quiet roads and cycle paths to visit the cultural highlights. Enjoy your holiday, everything has been organised for you !
Want to escape ? Free yourself in this stay, which allows you to discover Alsatian specialties which are reputed throughout Alsace
The Alsace wine route and the green landscapes of the vineyards are rich in cultural heritage that is just waiting to be discovered - a true journey through Alsace's finest locations!
We designed a course where you can discover rich tourist and cultural heritage of the region with all of its beautiful villages Obernai, Riquewihr, Ribeauvillé and of course Eguisheim crowned as most beautiful village of France. The circuit ends in Colmar with its beautiful historic centre, its charming pedestrian streets and its many museums, such the Unterlinden Museum which has been beautifully restored.
You can discover rich tourist and cultural heritage of the region with all of its beautiful villages Obernai, Riquewihr, Ribeauvillé and of course Eguisheim, and at the same time, you will get the opportunity to climb a few beautiful and famous mountains of the Vosgien Piedmont as the Mont Saint Odile or the "Haut-Koenigsbourg"! The beautiful journey ends in Colmar, Alsace wine capital with its beautiful historic centre.
National EuroVelo Coordination Centre
The Vélo & Territoires network gathers local authorities committed to cycling development in France. At the heart of Vélo & Territoires’s attention are the development of cycling and more precisely of cycle routes, greenways and cycle tourism in France. They support the project stakeholders with expertise, good pratices exchange, national advocacy and representation.
Coming from Saarbrücken in Germany, EuroVelo 5 returns to France into Sarreguemines. It then goes along the Sarre and Rhine-Marne canals through Sarre-Union and Saverne, around Strasbourg westward on the towpath of the Bruche canal up to Molsheim where the wine route begins all the way through Obernai, Barr, Sélestat, Ribeauville, Rouffach and Cernay. The route then turns east and finally reaches Saint-Louis, right next to Basel, Switzerland where it connects with EuroVelo 15.
contact@alsaceavelo.fr 0033 (0)3 89 20 10 68
France Vélo Tourisme is the French national website for promoting long distance cycle routes. The website has specific pages for all the 'ready-to-cycle' EuroVelo routes with maps, points of interest and other useful information.
