Bike trip in Vosges du Nord

A Wonderful Weekend In The Woods with Ski Oxygen Club / Dépaysement à pédale

Coming from England, I was unfamiliar with the North-East corner of France – but what I discovered with the Ski Oxygen Club this weekend turned out to be a delight. We set off on Saturday morning headed for Wingen sur Moder – a hidden village within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park just a short hop from La Petite-Pierre.

We arrived late morning and set up camp beneath the trees before hopping on our bikes ready for adventure!

Organised by Sébastien and Thierry (the official leader of the club) we spent the weekend exploring the areas surrounding our peaceful campsite by bicycle. With long hills, dense forests and picturesque rivers, the Northern Vosges stretched as far as the eye could see. Supported by Jeff who was very handy at adjusting and repairing our bikes we wound our way through the trees each day.

We passed typical Alsatian houses, stopped at local fetes and said Bonjour to locals as we cycled through a mixture of off-road trails and quiet roads. The shade was certainly a relief from the unusually hot June sun! For lunch we would stop for a long picnic lunch on the road and then lazily begin the afternoon with a hill climb (there is always a hill after lunch!). Thankfully, we were not competing in the Tour de France! In the evenings we would return to camp before heading to a local restaurant for dinner. Sadly, the long weekend was over far too quickly but it had been a truly wonderful way to spend the weekend.

Je suis contente d’avoir pu découvrir un peu plus les Vosges, ma région, grâce au Club Oxygène. Entre visite de village et château fort, pique-nique en pleine nature et chemin de forêt magnifique ; nous avons passé un weekend sportif mémorable.

Quel chance, le beau temps était au rendez-vous! Pas le temps de prendre un coup de soleil ou de s’ennuyer car nous alternons entre la forêt et la route!

Nous avons fait de belles rencontres humaines et espérons revenir très vite à un prochain weekend vélo.

Un grand merci à tous : Cécile, France, Sébastien, Jeff, Mélanie avec Kiki le chien, Thierry & Joëlle, Sacha(qui nous a appris son jeu), Marie-Noëlle, Sophie & Fred de Belfort, …

C’était un weekend sportif rempli de partage, de bonne humeur, de sueurs (quand même) et de découverte du VTT. Nous avons hâte de revoir tout le monde et d’être au prochain Rendez-vous !

If you want to discover the beautiful French countryside with some wonderful people I would absolutely recommend the Ski Oxygen Club.