Lautertal-Radweg

From Hinterweidenthal, the route follows the course of the Weisslauter (White Lauter) River, which is overhung on both sides by huge, strangely shaped pink sandstone rocks. Beyond Dahn, the valley gradually narrows and the afforestation becomes denser and denser. On leaving the forest, the cycle route reaches the town of Wissembourg, whose ramparts contain architectural treasures. Dominated by the abbey church of St-Pierre-et-Paul, its half-timbered houses are reflected in the waters of the Lauter, which runs right through it. Towards the east the valley widens and, once past the Hardt racecourse, the cycle route follows the old Lauter line, an 18 km defensive structure erected during the War of the Spanish Succession, along the former embankment of the Wissembourg-Lauterbourg railway line. In Lauterbourg, a charming fortified town on the eastern tip of Alsace, it joins the Rhine forests and nature reserves and joins the Rhine Veloroute - EuroVelo 15.