ACTIVITIES | TOURISM
Activities and leisure
THE SKI PISTES
THE MARKSTEIN GRAND-BALLON NORDIC AREA
accessible in 35 minutes from "La Grange" offers 40 km of slopes from Grand-Ballon to Breitfirst. It offers panoramas and very extensive views over the Vosges valleys, the plain of Alsace, to the Alps in good weather.
The most passionate will also find a slalom stadium, unique in the region!
A specially designed Nordic park in the very heart of the resort completes the ski offer by offering you 4 loops of varying levels.
Finally, 4 snowshoe circuits departing from Markstein will allow you to discover the massif in a different way and admire the unique panoramas.
over the valley and the Alps.
THE LAKE BLANC RESORT
50 minutes away is the largest in Alsace and the third in the Vosges mountains! Its ski area extends between 900 and 1200 meters above sea level. With 14 km of alpine ski trails, there is something for all ages and all tastes! 5 green runs, 1 blue, 5 red and finally 1 black run will delight skiers of all levels!
A slalom stadium, reserved for competitors, completes the range of slopes. An airbag, a giant air cushion, allows adrenaline seekers to try their hand at the craziest tricks!
4 days a week, the resort remains open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for night skiing. In 2015, the new freestyle area welcomes you to its various modules to practice the most beautiful tricks!
Finally, the detachable 6-seater chairlift allows fluidity on the ski lifts as well as real comfort for skiers. Equipment rental companies as well as restaurants are present at various altitudes of the resort.
THE SCHNEPFENRIED DOMAIN
1 hour from "La Grange", rises from 1070 to 1250m. Accessible by Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowpark, boarder-cross, dog sledding, Nordic route from Schnepfenried to Breitfirst…. Here is a wide range of winter activities suitable for all members of the family! 7 ski lifts, 16 slopes including 1 lit for night skiing are at your disposal to satisfy your desires for skiing.
THE BRESSE-HOHNECK DOMAIN
1 hour and 5 minutes from "La Grange", is the largest ski area in North-East France: 220 hectares dedicated to skiing in the heart of the Ballons des Vosges Natural Park, in a bewitching landscape of passes, lakes, ridges and forests.
Non-stop skiing from 6 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., with a welcome and services entirely dedicated to the enjoyment of skiers!
SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND SENSATIONS
Find below our selection of activities to do alone or with family in the surroundings.
AUTOMOBILE CIRCUIT OF THE RING OF THE RHIN IN BILTZHEIM (68)
This 4 kilometer circuit is inspired by the layout of the Paul-Ricard circuit in Le Castellet in the Var. It has been approved for the FFSA car mechanics and FFM motorcycle competition since 2011. Private sessions for the driving of prestigious sports cars for individuals are organized by the Automobile Club d'Alsace with, among others, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, Lotus, Audi, Renault...
KRUTH ADVENTURE TREE PARK (68)
Located in a green setting, the Parc Arbre Aventure offers a course in the trees (tree climbing). It presents several acrobatic routes, adapted to your age and abilities. You can also experience crossing Lake Kruth from one bank to the other on a zip line of more than 300 meters.
BALLOON FLIGHTS WITH AÉROVISION IN COLMAR (68)
The 'discovery of Alsace' flights are practiced all year round subject to good weather conditions: the unique opportunity to appreciate at a single glance all the diversity of the Alsatian landscapes, to offer oneself at altitude of astonishing glances over the Alps, to glide along the vineyards and the blue line of the Vosges to the plain of the Rhine.
WHITE WATER PARK IN HUNINGUE (68)
Located in Huningue in Alsace, in the heart of a wooded area of 6ha, it has a team of qualified facilitators at your disposal to help you carry out your project, to supervise or co-supervise your canoeing sessions, rafting or hydrospeed. The practice of climbing and orienteering is possible on the site, which also offers many playgrounds.
SUNDGAU KART IN STEINSOULTZ (68)
Speed enthusiast or experienced pilots, the 1400m long and 8m wide track will allow you to express all your talent. In addition to the karts available for hire, the tracks are freely accessible to competition Karts, Super bikers, Quads and Pocket Bikes.
THE 1549 TELLURE SILVER MINES IN SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES (68)
To discover new sensations, set off for an exploration of the Tellurium mine. Different courses suitable for adults and children! Throughout the year, the TELLURE park offers eight “caving” tours in the Saint-Jean Engelsbourg mine.
HIKES AND WALKS
With more than 17,000 km of marked trails and 2,500 km of cycle routes, Alsace is a land of hiking: small in size, large in diversity. Seasoned hikers or lovers of walks, invent your route according to your desires!
You will find on the site www.tourisme-alsace.com ideas for itineraries and circuits throughout the region. You can also approach the Club Vosges which brings together 120 hiking associations in the Vosges Mountains and are at the origin of the marking of the trails.
Also discover Alsace differently thanks to Geocaching, this practice more and more developed throughout the world allows you to visit in another way while having fun.
The principle is simple, it's a treasure hunt, for which you must be equipped with a GPS (smartphone or hiking GPS) and be registered on the site geocaching.com (free registration) "treasures" are boxes of different sizes, hidden by other geocachers at specific coordinates that you must reach, before searching... more or less easily. There are many varieties of caches, levels of difficulty, puzzles, terrain to cross... Geocaching allows you to compose your adventure of the moment, the day or the week, to hike in the mountains or in the countryside. , to discover cities, monuments, unsuspected landscapes...
