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Strasbourg to Freiburg im Breisgau

83 km road cycling route152 m climbing5 h 56 minGPX

Strasbourg, France · Road

A flat 83 km road cycling route from Strasbourg to Freiburg im Breisgau through Cité des peupliers, Hetzlader and Krafft, with 152 m of climbing.

Retraced from the map Ridden by Marcus on Monday 7th September 2015; the recording was lost, so the line is the road between the day's towns, drawn from OpenStreetMap (the rider logged 91 km that day).

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At a glance

Best for
Flat, steady riding
Distance
83.1 km
Point to point
Elevation gain
152 m
2 m per km
Riding time
5 h 56 min
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Moderate
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Mostly paved
95% paved · 3% unpaved · 1% no data
Traffic
Mostly minor roads
9.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 1.6 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more · 24.5 km on cycle paths or lanes
Food & water
Regular
974 cafés and restaurants · 90 shops · 25 water points · 11 petrol stations · 56 public toilets · 84 bike shops
Best months
Jun to Sep
Strasbourg climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start → finish
Strasbourg → Freiburg im Breisgau

Map and elevation profile

Elevation profile

Total ascent
152 m
Distance
83 km
0100200300m0 km20406083 km283 m · highest, at 83.1 kmStartFinish

What it was like to ride

Route description

  1. Strasbourg
  2. Cité des peuplierskm 5
  3. Hetzladerkm 12
  4. Krafftkm 19
  5. Rhinaukm 38
  6. Kenzingenkm 55
  7. Teningenkm 64
  8. Vörstettenkm 74
  9. Herdernkm 81
  10. Freiburg im Breisgaukm 83

Starting in Strasbourg, the route heads from Krutenau through several towns including Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Eschau, Plobsheim, and Erstein. The path is mostly flat with a low point at 141 m around 2 km and a high point at 283 m at Freiburg im Breisgau. The road surface is 95% paved with some gravel and unpaved sections (3%) and a small amount unmapped (1%).

The ride comprises a mix of path (33%), cycle path (18%), roads with cycle lanes (11%), main roads (11%), quiet streets (10%), minor roads (8%), tracks (6%), and a short pedestrian segment (1%). Main roads without cycle lanes total 9.1 km, with fast roads (80 km/h+) covering 1.6 km. The longest named road section is on the D 5 for 3.2 km.

Food and drink options are frequent at the start in Strasbourg and continue sporadically along the route. Cafés, bakeries, and restaurants are found within a few kilometres, with a longest stretch without café, shop, or water between 27.7 km and 35.2 km (7.5 km). Shops and water taps are available in many towns along the way. Several bail-out points are accessible including ferry at Rhinau-Kappel and stations at Strasbourg, Kenzingen, and others.

Why ride this route?

  • Crosses a border: France and Germany.

Highlights

  • Strasbourg start and Little France attraction
  • Crossing from France to Germany at Rhinau
  • Freiburg im Breisgau finish at 283 m
  • Longest stretch without café or water is 7.5 km between 27.7 and 35.2 km

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed· crosses into Germany

  1. Cité des peupliers 4.9 km
  2. Illkirch-Graffenstaden 7.1 km
  3. Cité Libermann 8.1 km
  4. Hetzlader 11.6 km
  5. Eschau 11.9 km
  6. Plobsheim 13.3 km
  7. Krafft 18.9 km
  8. Erstein 22.5 km
  9. Boofzheim 35.2 km
  10. Rhinau 37.7 km
  11. Kappel 41.9 km
  12. Rust 45.3 km
  13. Rheinhausen 49 km
  14. Kenzingen 55.1 km
  15. Hecklingen 57.7 km
  16. Köndringen 62.4 km
  17. Teningen 63.7 km
  18. Emmendingen 66.9 km
  19. Wasser 69.2 km
  20. Vörstetten 73.5 km
  21. Gundelfingen 76.4 km
  22. Zähringen 78.6 km
  23. Herdern 80.6 km

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Mostly minor roads and streets on the map; 9.1 km is on main roads without a cycle lane.

Roads
33% path · 18% cycle path · 11% road with cycle lane · 11% main road · 27% other roads and tracks
Main roads
9.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads
1.6 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Cycle paths
24.5 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
Main roads used
D 5 (3 km)
Surface
Predominantly paved: 95% is mapped as paved, 3% as unpaved or gravel.
Gradient
0% climbing · 0% descending · 100% flat

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 974 cafés and restaurants, 90 shops, 25 water points, 11 petrol stations, 56 public toilets and 84 bike shops.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 0.1 kmPharmacie du Dôme · pharmacy · 40 m off route
  2. 0.4 kmDrinking water · 40 m off route
  3. 0.6 kmNorma · supermarket · 60 m off route
  4. 7 kmDrinking water · 110 m off route
  5. 21.6 kmPicard · supermarket · 50 m off route
  6. 22.4 kmToilets · 50 m off route
  7. 35.2 kmBoulangerie - Pâtisserie Banette - Thurnherr · bakery · on the route
  8. 35.9 kmPharmacie Gaertner · pharmacy · 50 m off route
  9. 44.9 kmCafé Lang · café · on the route
  10. 49 kmde la Vida · café · 200 m off route
  11. 56 kmLidl · supermarket · 70 m off route
  12. 56.9 kmToilets · 80 m off route
  13. 63.3 kmWater tap · 220 m off route
  14. 66.5 kmJürgen's Kiosk · café · 30 m off route
  15. 68 kmJet · petrol station · on the route
  16. 78.5 kmDrinking water · 240 m off route
  17. 79.7 kmHornus-Apotheke · pharmacy · on the route
  18. 81.8 kmFili Café · café · on the route

Need to bail out?

  • 0.7 km — Strasbourg (station), 780 m off route
  • 38.5 km — Bac de Rhinau-Kappel (ferry), on the route
  • 45.9 km — EP-Express Station "Hotels" (station), on the route
  • 54.8 km — Kenzingen (station), 370 m off route
  • 64.6 km — Teningen-Mundingen (halt), 130 m off route
  • 80.4 km — Freiburg-Herdern (halt), 160 m off route

Whether bikes are carried depends on the service — check before relying on it.

Worth a stop

  • 0.7 km — Little France (attraction)
  • 38.5 km — Statue de la Vierge (monument)
  • 44.9 km — Balthasar Castle (castle)
  • 57.7 km — Unteres Schloss (castle)
  • 62.5 km — Evangelische Kirche Köndringen (attraction)
  • 66.5 km — ehem. Backhaus (ruins)

Stay after this ride

  • Hotel am Rathaus · hotel · 50 m from the finish
  • Colombi-Hotel · hotel · 140 m from the finish
  • Central-Hotel · hotel · 220 m from the finish
  • City Hotel · hotel · 230 m from the finish
  • Boutique Aparthotel Friedrich · apartment · 310 m from the finish

Start and access

Starts at Strasbourg. Mapped within a short walk of the start and finish, from OpenStreetMap.

At the start

Food and coffee
Barthelmy (90 m), Pâtisserie Christian (250 m), Caouette (120 m)

At the finish

Bikes and repair
Hilmers Zweiräder (120 m)
Food and coffee
Fili Café (90 m), China Jiangnan tea house (60 m), Pfeifle (130 m)
Pharmacy and medical
Unterlinden Apotheke (130 m)

Know before you go

  • Longest stretch without café, shop or water is 7.5 km from 27.7 to 35.2 km
  • 9.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane
  • 1.6 km on roads with speed limits 80 km/h or more
  • 3% of route is gravel or unpaved

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

7 photographs from the road

Photo: user:joergens.mi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Zéphyrios · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Elisabeth Hirlimann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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About this route

Ridden by
Marcus
Date ridden
Route line
Retraced from OpenStreetMap between the day’s towns - the GPS recording was lost.
Elevation
Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services
Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months
Ten years of ERA5 weather for Strasbourg (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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