Burgundy and Alsace

[jpa66]

The wife and I are going to Burgundy and Alsace in the Spring, and I wanted to know if anyone can supply any recommendations for bike trips in those areas. We have some basic routes already, but if anyone has any experience biking in the area, additional information would be appreciated.

In Alsace, I'm particularly interested in biking into Germany.

Thanks,
Jan

 

[Mablo]

Alsace is great for biking. You can buy a self-guided cycling package with detailed route maps and accommodation. If you want to plan it by yourself just google 'Alsace wine route' (Route du Vin). Along the wine route you'll find the most beautiful Alsatian wine growing scenes and medieval looking villages like Riquewihr and Ribeauville.

 

[--s]

alsace is hilly to mountainous country. you can ride into the wide rhine valley to stay on flat terrain. in germany the vosges are mirrored by the black forest.
a must is the route des cretes ride along the top of les vosges.
munster is a nice place to stay, everything is in reach from there. freiburg on the german side is worth a visit, also colmar on the french side.
alsace is wonderful, enjoy your stay!

 

[Heiner]

In Alsace maybe take the wine route. Very scenic there. Not much buisiness traffic, as there are bigger streets close by. I liked it more than the german wine route opposite of the rhine. Both routes weree advetised in the 50ies.

Greetings from germany
Heiner

 

[Spanik]

The wine route is very popular with campers. So the villages are at times filled with them in the narrow streets. But it is very well indicated along the route. Steep hilled at times.

Didn't notice something similar when visiting burgundy.

 

[rbelyell]

while we are not bikers, my wife and i recently traveled to burgundy. my sole recommendation is to hire a local guide to personally escort you to both individual wineries and cheese farms. i usually steer clear of 'tours', but in this instance, a 'one on one' guide will immeasurably add to your experience, both through local knowledge and personal relationships, and providing you with taste experiences that are truly once in a lifetime. the wines and cheeses of this area are some of the very best in the world. as such they are numerous, vary greatly in charachter and thus local knowledge tailored to your personal tastes is indispensible.

please feel free to PM me if you would like the name of our local guide, or restaurant recommendations.
tony

 

[jpa66]

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Yes, the wine route in Alsace is a must ( wine is one of the reasons that we are going to the above-mentioned places ). We're going to be staying in Colmar and Beaune. Hills are OK with us ( within reason...). What type of weather can we expect? We'll have rain gear with us, but I'm wondering how warm we'll need to be when cycling.

 

[--s]

weather there is not reliable in spring. you might have hot days as well as cold rain, so be prepared for any kind of weather. the french side is milder and drier in my experience as the black forest. but who can tell the weather....