First pick
Parc de l'Écluse
Park or garden
1 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Herrlisheim
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Badener · CC BY-SA 3.03.3%of the land protected
Outdoors in Herrlisheim · protected areas, woods and footpaths
Almost every home in Herrlisheim is within 800 m of a park or wood
5 km of footpaths cross Herrlisheim (0.3 km per km²). Mapped woodland covers 6.9% of Herrlisheim. Protected areas cover 3.3% of Herrlisheim’s land. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
3.3%
of the commune’s land
Compared town: 0.1%
Woodland
6.9%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
5 km
0.3 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
1
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: Parc de l'Écluse
Throughout this page, the Bas-Rhin median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
Against French towns
How Herrlisheim compares with French towns
Each figure against the 3,798 compared French towns (communes with an overall grade): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Described, not graded.
Protected areas3.3%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
62out of 100
Woodland6.9%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
30out of 100
Footpaths0.3 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
8out of 100
Hiking routes0 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
12out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Herrlisheim has the 3rd fewest footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (4,660 to 4,726 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Le Ban-Saint-Martin (4.6 km per km²) to Saint-Georges-de-Reneins (0.3 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Ban-Saint-Martin Moselle | 4.6 | 27% | 0% | 326 km |
| 2 | Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort | 4.6 | 16% | 0% | 430 km |
| 3 | Auzeville-Tolosane Haute-Garonne | 3.8 | 6.3% | 0% | 140 km |
| 4 | L'Huisserie Mayenne | 3.8 | 16% | 0% | 80 km |
| 5 | Bièvres Essonne | 3.5 | 31% | 0% | 154 km |
| 6 | Sequedin Nord | 3.3 | 5.9% | 0% | 60 km |
| 7 | Le Trait Seine-Maritime | 3.1 | 63% | 100% | 33 km |
| 8 | Sangatte Pas-de-Calais | 2.9 | 1.7% | 99% | On it |
| 9 | Ribeauvillé Haut-Rhin | 2.7 | 72% | 100% | 461 km |
| 10 | Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin Nord | 2.7 | 1.3% | 0% | 61 km |
| 11 | Chavagne Ille-et-Vilaine | 2.4 | 8% | 0% | 51 km |
| 12 | Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or Rhône | 2.3 | 5.8% | 0% | 258 km |
| 13 | Village-Neuf Haut-Rhin | 2.2 | 9% | 36% | 424 km |
| 14 | Clohars-Carnoët Finistère | 2 | 24% | 1.3% | On it |
| 15 | Viuz-en-Sallaz Haute-Savoie | 1.5 | 40% | 0% | 278 km |
| 16 | Bar-sur-Aube Aube | 1.5 | 14% | 22% | 309 km |
| 17 | Neufchâtel-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 1.2 | 17% | 3.7% | 32 km |
| 18 | Saint-Paul-en-Jarez Loire | 1 | 18% | 97% | 217 km |
| 19 | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais | 1 | 14% | 0% | 47 km |
| 20 | Mirecourt Vosges | 1 | 20% | 0% | 386 km |
| 21 | Soucieu-en-Jarrest Rhône | 1 | 15% | 0% | 240 km |
| 22 | Les Garennes sur Loire Maine-et-Loire | 0.9 | 12% | 23% | 121 km |
| 23 | Graveson Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.9 | 10% | 0% | 45 km |
| 24 | Rognes Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.9 | 51% | 12% | 34 km |
| 25 | Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis Charente-Maritime | 0.9 | 3.1% | 0% | 12 km |
| 26 | La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre | 0.8 | 9.6% | 13% | 319 km |
| 27 | Bédée Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.8 | 0.5% | 0% | 35 km |
| 28 | Flayosc Var | 0.8 | 36% | 0% | 32 km |
| 29 | Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 0.7 | 21% | 13% | 341 km |
| 30 | La Suze-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 0.6 | 31% | 0% | 132 km |
| 31 | La Bouëxière Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.6 | 35% | 0% | 48 km |
| 32 | Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas Gard | 0.6 | 4.6% | 0% | 59 km |
| 33 | Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.5 | 4.3% | 0.1% | On it |
| 34 | Phalsbourg Moselle | 0.5 | 19% | 25% | 411 km |
| 35 | Beuzeville Eure | 0.4 | 2.8% | 0% | 10 km |
| 36 | Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente | 0.4 | 3.4% | 7.8% | 46 km |
| 37 | Fumel Lot-et-Garonne | 0.4 | 33% | 0.1% | 135 km |
| 38 | Aigondigné Deux-Sèvres | 0.4 | 1.6% | 61% | 66 km |
| 39 | Herrlisheim Bas-Rhin | 0.3 | 6.9% | 3.3% | 448 km |
| 40 | Samer Pas-de-Calais | 0.3 | 20% | 100% | 12 km |
| 41 | Saint-Georges-de-Reneins Rhône | 0.3 | 10% | 25% | 282 km |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park or wood. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is the commune’s boundary.
Green: parks, gardens and woods mapped on OpenStreetMap, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · INPN / PatriNat · IGN
Places to walk
Parks and woods to walk in, in and around Herrlisheim
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: Parc de l'Écluse leads, at 1 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
3.3% of Herrlisheim lies in protected areas
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Nature reserve
Forêt d’Offendorf nature reserve
3.2 km from the town center
Natura 2000 site
Vallée du Rhin de Lauterbourg à Strasbourg
3.2% of the commune2.1 km from the center
Natura 2000 site
Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch, Bas-Rhin
2.7% of the commune2.1 km from the center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area3.3%
Natura 2000 site3.3%
Designations overlap (a regional park can hold a Natura 2000 site), so the rows don’t add up; the first counts each piece of land once.
3.3% of Herrlisheim’s land is protected, more than in 62% of compared French towns; the median compared town in Bas-Rhin has 0.1%.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
5 km of footpaths cross Herrlisheim
Paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and waymarked hiking routes, mapped on OpenStreetMap inside the commune; woods are mapped forest and woodland, private woods included.
Footpaths
5 km
0.3 km per km²
Hiking routes
0 km
waymarked: 0 km per km²
Woodland
6.9%
about 1 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
HerrlisheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Footpaths0.3
Hiking routes0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
HerrlisheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Woodland6.9%
0%50%100%
That is less than in 92% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland less than in 70% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. Every home in Herrlisheim is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
3 named hiking routes within 2 km
Other named walk
Sentier de la Moder8.9 km
DVV Naturpark Helmlingen1.7 km
Sentier de l'Ill1.5 km
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Herrlisheim: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Preuschdorf, 25 km away, and the daylight at the town’s latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 77 | 65 | 64 | 51 | 76 | 64 | 69 | 59 | 62 | 75 | 79 | 92 |
April is the driest month (51 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 27 °C). 92 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 66 nights a year. The climate in Herrlisheim →
Neighbors
Next to Herrlisheim
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
GambsheimBischwillerDrusenheimOberhoffen-sur-ModerGriesKilstettHerrlisheim
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrlisheim | 3.3% | 6.9% | 0.3 |
| Gambsheim 5,312 · 4.7 km | 13% | 13% | 0.9 |
| Bischwiller 12,242 · 5.4 km | 0% | 7.2% | 1.2 |
| Drusenheim 5,388 · 5.4 km | 17% | 29% | 0.8 |
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder 3,992 · 6.5 km | 11% | 25% | 1.7 |
| Gries 2,868 · 7 km | 0% | 39% | 0.4 |
| Kilstett 2,607 · 7 km | 2.4% | 4.8% | 0.2 |
Gambsheim, Drusenheim and Oberhoffen-sur-Moder have at least twice as much protected land. Drusenheim, Oberhoffen-sur-Moder and Gries are more wooded.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected areas. National-park cores, national parks’ outer areas, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites, from INPN. A national park’s core is strictly protected; its outer area and a regional park are charters between communes, not bans. Designations overlap, so the total counts each piece of land once.
- Woodland. Forest and woods as OpenStreetMap maps them, private woods included: woods nobody has mapped are missing, and a mapped wood isn’t necessarily open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footpaths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, then waymarked hiking routes (GR and others) measured apart. A route often follows a path or lane already counted: the two overlap. Paths nobody has mapped are missing.
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (INSEE’s 200 m grid) within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or wood edge. It measures nearness, not a way in. Guadeloupe and French Guiana have no grid: their pages say whether the town center is within 800 m.
- The coast. The straight-line distance from the town center to OpenStreetMap’s coastline, which follows the tide line into estuaries. A commune is on the coast when the coastline crosses its boundary.
- No grade yet. U.S. and UK towns have an Outdoors Grade; French towns don’t yet. Each figure is set beside the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade) in the département and in France, each figure its own median.
Questions about the outdoors in Herrlisheim
Is Herrlisheim in a national or regional nature park?
No, but 3.3% of its land is in a nature reserve or a Natura 2000 site.
Are there good walks in Herrlisheim?
OpenStreetMap maps 5 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 0.3 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²).
How much of Herrlisheim is woodland?
6.9% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Herrlisheim near the sea?
No: the coast is 448 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Herrlisheim?
April to September: long days, mild highs and little rain, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest suitable station.
Why is there no Outdoors Grade for French towns?
TownRatings grades the outdoors in the U.S. and the UK; the French figures are new and not graded yet. This page sets each one beside the median compared French town instead.
Sources: INPN / PatriNat (protected areas 2026, Natura 2000 2024) · © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (paths, hiking routes, woods, coast, gardens) · INSEE, Filosofi 2021 200 m grid (residents) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Météo-France normals 1991–2020 · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.