Cycling & running events in Mulhouse, 2026

Mulhouse Training Notes

Running: You can run 3 km through Place de la Réunion, rue de l'Arsenal, the Bourse district, the Rhone-Rhine Canal, Salvator Park, and the Ill River. You can run 9 km along the Ill River, the station district, the marina, and the Chinese bridge. You can run 4 km exclusively on paths and trails in the Tannenwald forest and Wallach Park. MulHouse of Running brings about 150 road and trail runners together for running, PPG, Pilates, yoga, and events. Grand Mulhouse Trail Urbain, Semi-Marathon de Mulhouse, Les mulhousiennes, and Run 5 du Parc des Collines give the calendar its anchor events.

Cycling: Locals ride the canal, the industrial edges, and the Sundgau when they want more than base miles. The Mulhouse urban art and industrial heritage trail starts and ends at the train station and gives 30 km with 160 m of positive ascent past sculptures, painted walls, street art, former industrial sites, workers’ housing estates, DMC, Motoco, and Rixheim. The Rhineland cycle route follows the Rhone-Rhine Canal on Eurovélo 6 and runs 58 km in about 3h30. The Tour du Sundgau gives gravel riders 185 km with 2340 m of elevation gain. The named riding scene has Tous A Velo - Kingersheim, La Vosges Express, and RAWRACES 001, with the harder climbing out toward Ballon d’Alsace and Grand Ballon.

Season: The season in Mulhouse feels simple: locals build Z2 on the canals and Ill River paths, then use the forest and Sundgau gravel when the legs need texture. Summer often gets hot and humid, so runners take the fitness trail early and cyclists keep the straight canal work for steady base miles. The city centre still works for intervals, because the City Circuit stays compact and predictable. Winter brings colder weather with some snow, so the training shifts to shorter road loops, Tannenwald forest runs when the paths are clear, and less time on gravel. The Vosges pull skiers and hikers when the bike stays inside.