Traversée du Massif Vosgien

+400 kms bikepacking route in the Vosges - France

By BIKEPACKING.BE

August 7^th, 2015

Traversee Massif Vosgien

420 kms and 9.500 altitude meters bring you from the Northern Vosges to the South, from Wissembourg to Thann. The route is a mixture of singletracks, forest roads and smaller roads. You cross several villages and cabins, plenty of opportunities to bivouac.

Information: http://tmv.alsacecyclo.org/f/parcours.htm + http://www.alsaceavelo.fr/itineraires/traversee-massif-des-vosges-vtt.html

Pays de Wissembourg - start

Wissembourg is situated on the little River Lauter close to the border between France and Germany approximately 60 km (37 mi) north of Strasbourg and 35 km (22 mi) west of Karlsruhe. Wissembourg is a sub-prefecture of the department. The name Wissembourg is a Gallicized version of Weißenburg (Weissenburg) in German meaning, “white castle“.

Vallée de la Sauer

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La Petite Pierre par le Pays de Hanau

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The next day

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A week before this trip I crashed during the Transcontinental Race. Got my knee injured, an open wound, not deep enough to stitch. Take antibiotics to prevent any inflammation. But my stomach got upset, it was +40 degrees, so I decided to go back to my car by train. I’ll be back. Very nice route!