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Free parking and the start of the walk are at the car park in the village centre, almost opposite the Grand Hotel, near the beautiful Town Hall (altitude 573 m, if you want to set your altimeters).
(S/E) From this car park, turn right onto the pavement of Rue Principale, which slopes slightly downwards, leaving Rue du Wittertalhof on your right (the street you will return to). From there, stay on the pavement and walk along the Andlau stream on your right for about 500 metres from the start.
(1) Take Rue/Chemin du Eck on the right for about 1 km. The road is paved at first, then becomes a forest road. Continue straight ahead through the forest until you reach the forest road junction.
(2) There are three possible directions to take. Take the first road on the right for about 2.3 km until you reach the Col de Bellevue.
(3) At the pass, turn right onto Chemin de Hirra, marked with a red ring, for 2.5 km.
(4) Leave Chemin de Hirra and turn right onto the path, still marked with red rings, which leads to Villa Mathis. Just opposite Villa Matthis, between the ticket offices for the "Parc Aventure" and the "Tour de l'Extrême" with a slide, you will find a rest area with a beautiful wooden table and two benches for a picnic stop. Head to the park entrance.
(5) Turn right onto the Route Forestière de la Ceinture but leave it after a few metres for the path
that veers right, marked with a yellow easel and red ring, slightly uphill. It rejoins the Route Forestière de la Ceinture. About 300 m after this junction, be careful not to miss the short climb to the right.
(6) Turn right to go around the summit of Grande Bellevue. You will reach the summit after about 200 metres.
(7) At the summit, take advantage of a beautiful wooden table with two benches for a break. The view is somewhat obstructed by the height of the trees, but you can see some of the peaks mentioned above. A short descent follows to rejoin the forest road you left earlier.
(8) Turn right onto the Route Forestière de la Ceinture, leave the marked path on your right and continue
for about 200 metres until you reach an X-shaped crossroads.
(9) Turn left onto the path marked with a red rectangle with a white cross and a yellow disc. Continue downhill towards the north until you reach the entrance to the village.
(10) When you reach Wittertalhof, turn right onto Rue du Wittertalhof. This street crosses the entire village towards the east, then turns north to reach Le Hohwald and the crossroads with Rue Principale.
(11) Instead of taking Rue Principale, a few metres before it, you can cross to the left across the playground and return to the car park via the rear (S/E).
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