| Beautiful scenery |
| Hidden gem |
| 8 hairpin turns |
| #59 toughest climb of Upper Rhine |
| #89 most elevation gain of Grand Est |
| #62 longest climb of Upper Rhine |
| #75 average steepest climb of Upper Rhine |
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg from Saint-Hippolyte is a climb in the region Upper Rhine. It is 4.4 mi long and bridges 1499 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 311. The top of the ascent is located at 2320 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.
Road name: D181
3.0 by Herve2023This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.This is the most beautiful route up to Haut-Koenigsbourg. A winding route between 6 and 7％, which begins in the vineyards and continues through the forest. The road is in good condition. It is fairly busy with cars (a little less than via Kintzheim), as the village of Saint-Hippolyte attracts tourists (deservedly so!). If you're only planning one ascent to HK, take this route! The last two kilometres are very busy with tourists, especially the last 500 metres where it can be difficult... read more
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This is the most beautiful route up to Haut-Koenigsbourg.
A winding route between 6 and 7％, which begins in the vineyards and continues through the forest.
The road is in good condition. It is fairly busy with cars (a little less than via Kintzheim), as the village of Saint-Hippolyte attracts tourists (deservedly so!).
If you're only planning one ascent to HK, take this route!
The last two kilometres are very busy with tourists, especially the last 500 metres where it can be difficult to find your way. If you can, arrive before 10am, before the rush of visitors.
C'est la plus belle route pour monter au Haut-Koenigsbourg.
Parcours sinueux entre 6 et 7％, qui commence dans les vignobles et se poursuit en forêt.
La route est en bon état. Elle est assez fréquentée par les voitures (un peu moins que par Kintzheim), car le village de Saint-Hippolyte attire les touristes (c'est mérité!).
Si vous ne prévoyez qu'une seule montée au HK, prenez cette route !
Les deux derniers km sont très fréquentés par les touristes, en particulier les 500 derniers mètres où il peut être difficile de se frayer un chemin. Si vous pouvez, arrivez avant 10h, avant le rush des visiteurs.
Climb up to see the castle and the beautiful view once you get to the top, nice road and not so much traffic on this side ... at least not as much as the other.
Montée à faire pour voir le château et la belle vue une fois arrivée au sommet, belle chaussée et pas tant de circulation en passant pas ce côté .. en tout cas moins que l’autre
The climb starts between the vineyards, but soon goes into the woods and you have to love that. Once in a while, you can look out over the valley through the trees and that is breathtaking.
The average slope is 6.4 percent, but there is quite a bit of variation, so you can take a breather now and then.
The crowds were not too bad for a Sunday afternoon at the end of the summer holidays. Occasionally a car or a neurotic motorcyclist who thinks his bike will stall if he doesn't open up the throttle completely every 10 seconds. Nasty sound. But mostly you can just slog up on your own.
At the top, it is crowded. The castle there is a reconstruction of a medieval castle, which was made in the nineteen-nineties on the orders of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was then briefly in charge of Alsace. It seems to have turned out quite well and many people want to see it for themselves.
Another funny thing is that there was a police car in front of the castle that was completely decorated with streamers and balloons. Apparently for a gendarme who was saying goodbye. I never thought that French policemen had a sense of humour.
For the descent, I took the route via Thannenkirch to Ribeauvillé. It is much quieter and the tarmac is quite good so you can whizz down.
De klim begint tussen de wijngaarden, maar gaat vrij snel de bossen in en daar moet je van houden. Een enkele keer kun je tussen de bomen door over het dal uitkijken en dat is dan adembenemend.
De gemiddelde helling is 6,4 procent, maar er zit redelijk wat afwisseling in, dus je kunt af en toe even uitblazen.
De drukte viel me mee voor een zondagmiddag aan het eind van de zomervakantie. Af en toe een auto of een neurotische motorrijder, die denkt dat zijn motor afslaat als hij niet iedere 10 seconden het gas even helemaal opendraait. Naar geluid. Maar meestal kun je gewoon in je eentje omhoog ploeteren.
Op de top is het wel druk. Het kasteel daar is een reconstructie van een middeleeuws kasteel, die in de jaren nul van de vorige eeuw op bevel van keizer Wilhelm II, die toen even de baas was over de Elzas, is gemaakt. Dat schijnt best aardig gelukt te zijn En veel mensen willen dat zelf zien.
Nog wel grappig is dat voor het kasteel een politieauto stond die helemaal versierd was met slingers en ballonnen. Kennelijk voor een gendarme die afscheid nam. Nooit gedacht dat Franse agenten gevoel voor humor konden hebben.
Voor de afdaling heb ik de route over Thannenkirch naar Ribeauvillé genomen. Die is veel rustiger en het asfalt is best oké dus je kunt lekker omlaag suizen.
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