CIRCUIT VÉLO LES SOMMETS DE LA MOSELLE

A hilly and forested cyclosportive loop towards the sources of the Zorn and the Alsatian side of the massif. Difficult level circuit, plan a day for this route. From the centre of the village of Lutzelbourg, follow the towpath for 4 km to the foot of the Plan Incliné. Go towards the Lehrer crystal factory and cross the car park. Join the Rd98c, cross Sparsbrod and then take the direction Haselbourg via the Rd98d. A long climb starts to the village of Haselbourg where you can walk around the village, a former Roman oppidum. Continue via Hellert and then turn right into the Laschbach road and reach the village of Schaeferhof via the Kuhberg before descending to the valley floor at Neustadtmuhle. Cross the Rd45 at the restaurant du Château and follow the Zorn on the forest road of the same name for 10 km to the Petersmuehle. At the level of the house at the Petersmuehle, continue straight ahead at the crossroads and start a long climb towards the Hengst, the highest point of the route at 878 m altitude. From the Hengst a long descent starts via Windsbourg and then follows the river Mossig to the village of Engenthal. From there a climb leads you to a junction with the Rd143, cross the road and continue straight on via the Rd218 towards Reinhardsmunster for about 5 km. Then turn left and take the forest road from Stambach to Reinhardsmunster which climbs to the Billebaum crossroads. At the Billebaum crossroads, continue towards the Haberacker forest house and then take the Loeffelthal forest road to the valley floor. Then follow the river Baerenbach in the valley bottom to Stambach. In Stambach, cross the Rd132 and take the stony path and the bridge over the Zorn to join the cycle path along the canal in the direction of Lutzelbourg.