LES PISTES CYCLABLES DU PAYS DE BITCHE : WALSCHBRONN - BITCHE - SAINT-LOUIS-LES-BITCHE 50 KM
LES PISTES CYCLABLES DU PAYS DE BITCHE : WALSCHBRONN - BITCHE - SAINT-LOUIS-LES-BITCHE 50 KM
BITCHE
Globetrekkeuse
Globetrekkeuse
Globetrekkeuse
From Schorbach to Lemberg via Bitche, this cycle track is dedicated to cycle tourism. There are many things to discover on the way. Follow the green cycle signs.
1. Start your tour with a visit to the Ossuary at Schorbach; situated in the cemetery, closed to the church, the ossuary with its stunning facade of roman arches and columns was built around 1125. In 1889, it was one of the first buildings in Pays de Bitche to be classified as a Historic Monument.
2. The Universal Calendar of Peace and Fraternity is also not to be missed. This work of art was created by Joseph Kriegel, Mosellan painter and sculptor. For 20 years, from 1980 to 2000, this artist sculptured 366 portraits in sandstone of men and women that have dedicated their lives to world peace.
Visit: from April to October. For information: 03 87 96 06 75
3. Follow the cycle track to Bitche. As well as the many gardens in the town, you can visit the Garden for Peace or be seduced by the imposing Citadel.
Visit: the Garden for Peace: last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in October. For information: 03 87 96 95 03
Visit: the Citadel: end of March to the beginning of October. For information: 03 87 96 18 82 – www.citadelle-bitche.com
Leaving Bitche, join Etang de Hasselfurth, its multi leisure complex TEPACAP, its play area, fitness trail, paths and tracks
4. Follow the cycle track through the forest to Lemberg, gateway to the Glass and Crystal country.
1. Start your tour with a visit to the Ossuary at Schorbach; situated in the cemetery, closed to the church, the ossuary with its stunning facade of roman arches and columns was built around 1125. In 1889, it was one of the first buildings in Pays de Bitche to be classified as a Historic Monument.
2. The Universal Calendar of Peace and Fraternity is also not to be missed. This work of art was created by Joseph Kriegel, Mosellan painter and sculptor. For 20 years, from 1980 to 2000, this artist sculptured 366 portraits in sandstone of men and women that have dedicated their lives to world peace.
Visit: from April to October. For information: 03 87 96 06 75
3. Follow the cycle track to Bitche. As well as the many gardens in the town, you can visit the Garden for Peace or be seduced by the imposing Citadel.
Visit: the Garden for Peace: last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in October. For information: 03 87 96 95 03
Visit: the Citadel: end of March to the beginning of October. For information: 03 87 96 18 82 – www.citadelle-bitche.com
Leaving Bitche, join Etang de Hasselfurth, its multi leisure complex TEPACAP, its play area, fitness trail, paths and tracks
4. Follow the cycle track through the forest to Lemberg, gateway to the Glass and Crystal country.
Practical information
Fitness / outdoor trails from BITCHE, mode of transport / activity : Cyclotouring, on the theme(s) : Cultural, Historic, Natural.
Features of the route
moderate
25 à 50 km
Itinerant
Distance in kms : 35
Visit conditions
Visits
Signposted route
Contact us
LES PISTES CYCLABLES DU PAYS DE BITCHE : WALSCHBRONN - BITCHE - SAINT-LOUIS-LES-BITCHE 50 KM
- contact@tourisme-paysdebitche.fr
- 03 87 06 16 16
- 2 avenue du Général de Gaulle57230 BITCHE
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