Fascinating Sights on the Banks of the Rhine

8.2 KM   I   ALTITUDE 0 METRES  I  DURATION 2:15 HOURS I  Level of difficulty  Easy  

 

 

 

 

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

This walking loop along the Rhine has plenty to fascinate and amaze you along the way, including Baggersee Epple (Epple Quarry Pond) (where you can go for a dip), Hafen Seltz (Seltz Port), the Vogelwarte (Bird Sanctuary) in Munchhausen, Botanischer Garten (Botanical Garden) with space to play and have a picnic and Schutzgebiet Grosswoerth (Grosswoerth Reserve), tranquil marshlands that make an ideal home for birds.

STARTING POINT AND HOW TO GET THERE

  • Starting/finishing point: Car park at the ferry point
  • Public transport: Train station in Seltz or the ferry
  • Seltz/Plittersdorf

THINGS TO SEE

  • Hafen Seltz (Seltz Port) 
  • Vogelwarte (Bird Sanctuary) in Munchhausen 
  • Naturreservat (Nature Reserve)
  • Botanischer Garten (Botanical Garden)

 

 

 

PLACES TO STOP

  • Restaurant A l’Agneau; Auberge de la Forêt; Bella Roma; Auberge du Rhin

DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE

This walking loop along the Rhine has plenty to fascinate and amaze you along the way, such as Baggersee Epple (Epple Quarry Pond), where you can go for a dip, Hafen Seltz (Seltz Port), the Vogelwarte (Bird Sanctuary) in Munchhausen, the former Kiesgrube Willersin (Willersin Quarry) located not far from Munchhausen and Naturschutzgebiet Grosswoerth (Grosswoerth Nature Reserve). The latter is a protected enclave featuring tranquil marshlands and wetlands that make an ideal home for birds. Grosswoerth is one of the few floodplains that provide more space for the water from the Rhine at times when the water levels are high. Such areas are extraordinary from an ornithological and botanical perspective as well as in terms of the landscape and water cycle. The route takes you past Baggersee Epple (Epple Quarry Pond) and a Forellenzucht (Trout Farm) on the way to a Botanischer Garten (Botanical Garden) where there is space to play and have a picnic. You will find bilingual signposts all the way along the route.

Other walking routes:

- Circuit du Rhin/Rheinrundweg (Rhine Loop)
- Circuit des cigognes/Storchenrundweg (Stork Loop)

- Circuit du Niederwald/Rundweg im Niederwald (Niederwald Loop) 

- Sentier des tumuli/Hügelgräberweg (Burial Mound Path)

- Parcours de santé/Gesundheitspfad (Health Path)

 

CONTACT

OFFICE DE TOURISME DE SELTZ
2, avenue du Général Schneider • 67470 SELTZ
Tel. + 33 (0)3 88 05 59 79
info (at) tourisme-seltzlauterbourg.fr
www.tourisme-pays-seltz-lauterbourg.fr

 

 

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