Circular Sentier des Roches, Hohneck and Kastelberg circuit

Park at the Col de la Schlucht.

(S/E) Start on the Sentier des Roches below the Chalet hotel and restaurant. Follow the Blue Rectangle route – this is the GR®531. The path is very technical, but handrails provide support in the trickiest sections. Please note that the route is closed in winter.
Then head to the Marcairie, situated at the bottom of the Frankenthal cirque.

(1) Continue along the^GR® route, then turn right onto the Red Triangle trail. Carry on climbing to reach the Col du Schaeferthal.

(2) Turn sharply right and follow the ascent along the Red Rectangle path – this is the GR®5 – to reach the Hohneck.

(3) Pass the hotel and restaurant at the summit of the Hohneck on your right and descend along the ridge via the Red Rectangle trail marked with white. Reach the Col de Wormspel.

(4) Continue along the ridge, now following the Yellow Cross trail on the ‘Sentier des Névés’. Take a moment here to enjoy the view of the magnificent Lake Schiessrothried. You’ll reach a Y-junction after crossing a road at a place called Tagweidle.

(5) Turn right onto the Blue Rectangle trail; this is the GR®531 again. Continue to the junction at the Auberge de la Chaume du Firstmiss.

(6) Turn sharply right just before reaching the inn to join the Red Rectangle with White Rectangle trail. Continue to the Col de Wormspel.

(4) Keep left following these markings to reach the Col du Falimont.

(7) Turn off onto the Red Rectangle path – this is the^GR®5again – and continue to the Rochers de la Martinwand.

(8) Continue along the ridge until you reach the junction with the road to the Refuge des Trois Fours.

(9) Cross the road and continue straight ahead on the^GR® to easily reach the Col de la Schlucht car park (S/E).

(S/E) Col de la Schlucht: car park with public toilets; hotel and restaurants available

Warning! The rocky path (the route taken from the starting point to point 1 via the^GR®531) is closed from 1 November to 30 April each year (prefectural decree of 18 May 2022).
In spring, on the snowfield trail (points 4 to 5), the cornices may still be substantial. Do not get too close to them, as the risk of falling remains high.

Near (S/E) on the return journey: visit the Notre-Dame-des-Chaumes Chapel.

Warning! This route