idées.outings in Alsace23 places
Réguisheim · 68
The Eiblen and Illfeld regional nature reserve near Réguisheim spans over 81 hectares along the Ill River. It features wild habitats, flood meadows, and a conservation orchard with 47 ancient fruit varieties, hosting rich flora and fauna including beavers and notable bird species.
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Lucelle · 68
Lucelle, a Franco-Swiss village on the edge of Alsace, combines a green setting, a natural lake, and remains of its vanished abbey. Ideal for hiking and tasting, it also offers walks around the lake.
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Sélestat · 67
Ill*Wald, a large 1,855-hectare Alsatian nature reserve, is a unique European wetland where forest, marsh, and meadows intertwine. Accessible by trails, it hosts rich biodiversity and France's largest wild fallow deer population.
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Lucelle · 68
Lake Lucelle, a nature reserve in the Jura, offers a half-hour walk accessible to all to observe ducks and waterfowl. Educational panels explain the wildlife and plants of this preserved site between France and Switzerland.
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Saint-Louis · 68
The Petite Camargue Alsacienne, Alsace's first nature reserve classified in 1982, stretches 15 km along the former Rhine bed. This unique site, rich in biodiversity, protects ecosystems linked to the river and ecological restoration efforts.
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Rhinau · 67
Rhinau Island, between the Old Rhine and the canalized Rhine, offers 450 hectares of preserved nature over 10 km, with floodplain forests and wet meadows hosting exceptional biodiversity, including migratory birds in winter.
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Schweighouse-Thann · 68
Schweighouse-Thann, a rural village of 720 inhabitants in the plain, was once the domain of noble families like the Hack and the Waldner de Freundstein. It features a protected natural area crossed by the Doller, a fitness trail, a discovery path, a pond, and orchards.
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Tagolsheim · 68
The Tagolsheim grassland on the southern slope of the Buxberg offers a unique dry grassland landscape home to orchids, butterflies, and birds. This biodiverse natural site has been cherished by naturalists since the early 20th century.
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Rhinau · 67
The Taubergiessen Nature Reserve covers 1,682 hectares, including 997 in France, and is home to rare plants, groundwater springs, and an untouched forest. Please respect the signs to avoid fines.
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Aspach-Michelbach · 68
This dam, built between 1979 and 1982, regulates the groundwater and supplies drinking water to the Mulhouse area. Protected as a nature reserve, it features a 4 km walking trail to observe birds and Vosges landscapes.
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Cernay · 68
Between Vieux-Thann and Cernay, the Thur river flows freely in several arms, creating gravel islets and wetlands during floods. A fish slide and diverse vegetation make it a protected natural area worth preserving.
Discover this placeMunster · 68
The Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park spans three regions and hosts rare natural environments. The Schlucht Pass site offers a welcome area and information to explore the great Vosges ridge and its valleys.
Discover this placeMunchhausen · 67
The Delta de la Sauer Nature Reserve, established in 1997 over 486 hectares, protects a varied ecosystem of willow groves, mudflats, and reed beds. This remarkable site, valued for its birdlife, plants, and landscapes, also helps absorb Rhine River floods.
Discover this placeErstein · 67
The Erstein Forest Nature Reserve near Strasbourg protects 180 hectares of Rhine alluvial forest since 1989. It hosts nearly 300 plant species, 29 vertebrates, and 78 birds, including the middle spotted woodpecker.
Discover this placeStosswihr · 68
The Frankenthal-Missheimle nature reserve, at 1,220 m altitude in the Vosges, covers 747 hectares. Its alpine landscapes, peat bogs, and beech forests make it a protected area for wildlife, ideal for hiking and winter sports.
Discover this placeOffendorf · 67
The Offendorf Forest Nature Reserve in Alsace protects 60 hectares of Rhine alluvial forest. Its wetlands shelter willows, poplars, and a rich biodiversity of butterflies and amphibians.
Discover this placeStrasbourg · 67
The Robertsau Forest, classified as a national nature reserve, offers picnic tables and shelters as well as an animal park. Formerly shaped by the Rhine's floods, it is now protected after its canalization in 1970.
Discover this placeStrasbourg · 67
Rohrschollen Island, a national nature reserve 10 km from Strasbourg, hosts a rare alluvial forest protected since 1997. It offers varied landscapes and shelters over 158 bird species, including 4,000 wintering birds, along accessible trails.
Discover this placeWittelsheim · 68
Rothmoos, formed by mining subsidence, is a wetland maintained since 1987 to preserve biodiversity. This marsh hosts migratory, nesting birds and amphibians, rare in Alsace, in a hard-to-access setting.
Discover this placeLembach · 67
Schweinsfels is located in a rocky forest of the Gallenwald massif, 2 km from Niedersteinbach, rising to 510 meters on a base of pink sandstone. The site is home to Scots pines, roe deer, wild boars, and about twenty species of nesting birds.
Discover this placeIllkirch-Graffenstaden · 67
The Neuhof-Illkirch forest nature reserve near Strasbourg offers 890 hectares of preserved nature with forests, aquatic environments, and meadows. It hosts a diverse fauna and flora, including hundreds of animal and plant species.
Discover this placeMunster · 68
Between 1,160 and 1,300 meters altitude, this forest features spruces with strange shapes, sculpted by the strong winds of the ridges.
Discover this placeOrbey · 68
Charming accommodation in the heart of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park, offering 14 comfortable rooms, organic breakfast, and refined local cuisine in a green setting near Alsace's lakes and villages.
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