It is only 6 to 7km from the centre of Kehl to the historic centre of Strasbourg. This journey takes about 30 minutes by bicycle. Cyclists going from Kehl to Strasbourg have a choice of two bridges to cross the Rhine, either the Passerelle des Deux Rives pedestrian bridge or the Beatus-Rhenanus bridge which is also used for the tram to Strasbourg.

With more than 600km of cycle paths, cycling is the ideal way to explore the city of ​​Strasbourg. It is easy to cross the city from one end to the other on the paths along the river Ill or along the canals, and there are many opportunities for excursions.

Coming from Kehl, half a day is long enough to get to the district where the European institutions are located and to go to the Orangerie park. The route via the Botanical Garden and through the suburb of Neustadt is well served with good cycle paths for the return trip to Kehl.

Our Tip

The tram bridge is the best way to avoid the main roads as far as possible on the way to the centre of Strasbourg.

Lock your bike up and hear the beat of history in the heart of Strasbourg on foot because it is not always easy or pleasant to cycle through narrow winding streets on cobblestones trying to avoid the pedestrians. If you just want to visit the historic centre, you can opt to take the tram from Kehl.

For more information about cycling in Strasbourg, visit the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg website

Nature cycle trail for families with children

Discover the idyllic countryside within easy reach of Kehl. This tour is ideal for families because it is short and flat, and the scenery is varied. The Black Forest massif remains in view along the river Kinzig. The route continues to the little Schutter river and eventually returns to the bank of the Rhine and the alluvial forest.

Start/finish: Passerelle des Deux Rives bridge, Kehl

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Our Tip

This cycle tour passes through the water playground in the Garden of the two riverbanks. Allow some time to stop there because your children will love it! While the little ones play, the adults can enjoy the shade at the tables outside the adjacent Rheinschneck café.

For outdoorsy types and foodies

Both Hanauerland cycle tours will take you mostly beyond the tourist trail but not along main roads. They offer views far into the distance over meadows and fields stretching into the Black Forest. Woodlands and rivers provide variety, and idyllic man-made lakes or Baggerseen can also be found along the way.

Our Tip

These two cycle tours run almost exclusively on the signposted cycle path network but there are no specific signs to indicate the route.

You will find restaurants serving Baden cuisine in the villages, providing sustenance and making both tours a perfect mix of exercise, outdoor recreation and culinary delight.

HanauerLand-Tour north
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HanauerLand-Tour south
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Kehl/Strasbourg cross-border cycle path

Take a few moments to read up on the history of the region en route and allow time to gaze in wonder at the varied landscape. Winding by meadows and canals and leading through forests and villages, the route takes in many fortresses, passing 16 on the French side and three on the German side. Some are still well preserved while others are ruins with only a few remaining stones. Link to tour description on Outdooractive

Our Tip

Shortcuts are easy to find and a wonderful way to combine the tour with a visit to Strasbourg.

The Landratsamt Ortenaukreis administrative district office of Ortenau has devised 30 themed e-bike and touring bicycle routes on myths and legends of the Ortenau district entitled “Sagen und Mythen der Ortenau”. The circular tours are graded according to their level of difficulty and are suitable for every cyclist. They pass through the most beautiful and most diverse places in the region.

The following routes run entirely or partially through the Kehl area.

Hundsfeld Tour (12 km)

The Hundsfeld-Tour Hundsfeld tour is a short tour through the beautiful Hanauerland and its attractive villages with half-timbered houses from Legelshurst to Sand and back round. Link to tour description on Outdooractive

mills trail (33km)

This circular cycle path takes you through the Ried district. Spot the many old mills along the route. Link to tour description on Outdooractive

Waldbrief tour (48 km)

The Waldbrief-Tour Waldbrief tour takes you from Kork through the beautiful Hanauerland and its villages with the familiar half-timbered houses to the border crossing at Rheinau and back through the Korker Wald Kork forest. Link to tour description on Outdooractive

Franciscan tour to Strasbourg (52 km)

We should say straight away that the name is purely symbolic – the tour is merely named after the former Franciscan monastery in Offenburg and has nothing to do with the Franciscans. Link to tour description on Outdooractive

abbey tour (72 km)

This tour involves a visit to the Kloster Schuttern Schuttern abbey and the chance to find out interesting facts about the history of the former monastery site. You will cycle along the Rhine to Kehl and from there back through Offenburg. Link to tour description on Outdooractive

Roman tour to Strasbourg (130 km)

This round trip is the longest route and leads through Gengenbach in the Kinzig river valley with its pretty villages with half-timbered houses via Offenburg and the Rhine to Strasbourg and Obernai in Alsace. A tour could not contain more contrasts as you follow in the footsteps of the Romans and discover old villages with wine-producing premises and half-timbered houses, hillside vineyards, forests and the European metropolis of Strasbourg. Link to tour description on Outdooractive

From the Swiss border, the Rhine forms a border between France and Germany which is about 180 kilometres long. There is a signposted cycle path on both sides. On the French side, the route does not run directly along the Rhine but mainly along the Rhône-Rhine Canal to Strasbourg and then on country roads and through typical Alsatian villages. On the German side, the Rhine Cycle Route runs directly along the bank of the Rhine almost all the way from Basel to Karlsruhe.

South of Kehl the Rhine Cycle Route runs in the direction of the river through the beautiful alluvial forest. In Kehl it goes through the magnificent Garten der Zwei Ufer Two Shores Garden with its Passerelle des Deux Rives bridge. Downstream of the river Kinzig estuary, the cycle path runs on the “classic” dam on the bank to the Staustufe Rheinau-Gambsheim Rheinau-Gambsheim barrage.

For further information about all seven sections of the 1500km long European cycle route please visit the website at https://de.eurovelo.com/ev15

Our Tip

The Rhine Cycle Route runs from the garden of the two riverbanks through the town to the river Kinzig, circling around the port in Kehl. The route follows the river Kinzig to the Rhine estuary.