Around Buhl via Guebwiller and Saint-Barnabé

Two circular routes around Buhl: varied route offering beautiful views and sights. Several variations or shortcuts are possible.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.04 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 331 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 323 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 514 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 325 m

Description of the walk

The car park is located in Guebwiller: Take Rue de la République to the small car park on Rue du Liebenberg, below the Solisana clinic at the intersection with Chemin de l'Érmite.

(S/E) Walk up Rue du Liebenberg. After the clinic, turn right onto Chemin du Château, marked with a blue triangle. At the top of the hill, turn slightly left towards Hugstein Castle.

(1) At the château, there is a beautiful view towards Guebwiller and Buhl. Continue towards Buhl (marked with a blue triangle). When you reach the road, turn right down Rue de la Tuilerie, then left onto Rue du Florival. Further on, turn left onto Rue de l'Église. At the three-way junction, follow the road to the right and climb the steps leading to the church.

(2) Go around the church on the left, cross the small car park and take Rue du Schrangen, which starts slightly to the left. Red triangle markings. Continuing along this road, take the path for a few dozen metres until you find a trailhead on the left.

(3) Leave the red triangle markings and take the path that heads to the left. Follow it straight ahead until you reach a wide carriageway. Take it to the left. Stay on this road (avoid the relatively steep descent to the left, marked with a blue disc) and, once you reach the road, follow it to the left for about 200 metres until you reach the Saint-Barnabé restaurant.

(4) With your back to the restaurant, head towards Buhl along the flat, carriageway starting opposite. At the end of this road, before the cemetery, turn right at the crossroads with Rue de Bruel. Ignore thefirst street on the right and, a few dozen metres further on, take the next street on the right (right angle).

(5) When you reach the pond, go around it on the right, then take a small path on the left, cross the stream and climb the stairs to the road. Follow the road to the left for about 50 metres, cross it and take the Red-White-Red marked path that branches off to the right (Chemin du Judenhut). Follow it until you come to a path marked with a yellow disc.

(6) Take it to the left towards Hochkopf. When you reach a beautiful plateau, the path descends to the right (yellow disc; signposted Hochkopf / Bildstoeckle / Guebwiller). Keep to the left, leaving the path that leads straight to the summit of Hochkopf. After the descent, you will arrive at a carriage road.

(7) Take it to the right (towards Hugstein). Follow this path downhill. After a few hundred metres, leave the red-white-red markings and take the path on the right, heading south. It arrives at a crossroads in a bend just after crossing a ditch.

(8) Ignore the paths on the right and continue around the bend to the left, heading north-east, to rejoin the red-white-red marked path further on. Continue straight ahead to reach the car park at the start (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 325 m - Hugstein car park
  2. 1 : km 0.75 - alt. 376 m - Château du Hugstein
  3. 2 : km 2.09 - alt. 363 m - Église de Buhl
  4. 3 : km 2.46 - alt. 392 m - Leave the Red Triangle
  5. 4 : km 4.26 - alt. 380 m - St-Barnabé Restaurant
  6. 5 : km 5.48 - alt. 346 m - Buhl Pond
  7. 6 : km 6.73 - alt. 433 m - Head towards Hochkopf.
  8. 7 : km 8.29 - alt. 466 m - Road suitable for vehicles.
  9. 8 : km 9.13 - alt. 391 m - Crossroads after the ditch
  10. S/E : km 10.04 - alt. 325 m - Hugstein car park

Notes

Several points of interest along the way.

Worth a visit

You can walk around Hugstein Castle.
Visit to Buhl Church: beautiful 15th-century altarpiece.
Numerous calvaries along the route.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
cocotom
cocotom

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike. I wouldn't take children there because some of the paths are very narrow. Beautiful views.

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dbaegser
dbaegser

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route with views of beautiful landscapes

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MANN Jean-Paul
MANN Jean-Paul

Hello to all your friendly and dynamic team,
I haven't done this hike yet. I've just mapped out the route using your excellent app. It's been added to the 2024 hiking programme. I'll try to give you an account of the hike once I've done it in a few months' time.
Kind regards

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Nature57
Nature57

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely short hike from Guebwiller, especially the second part through the forest, where the colours and atmosphere are magnificent at this time of year.

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Tartine.1901
Tartine.1901

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely short hike with very varied landscapes

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mimi0868
mimi0868

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Due to heavy snowfall in early February, which caused a lot of damage in the forest, the very end of the downhill section was a little more challenging because of fallen trees blocking the path, which had to be climbed over.

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Marcel Denis
Marcel Denis

will be used on 10/11/12 and 13 November 2020

Thank you

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danlutterrando
danlutterrando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike undertaken during a period of intense heat. Avoid if participants are sensitive to heat.

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