Around Fort Foch, starting from Mittelhausbergen

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A short walk in the Hausbergen hills, very close to Strasbourg. The start of the countryside on the outskirts of Strasbourg.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.41 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 31 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 31 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 189 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 153 m
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entrance to Fort Foch

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the sports and cultural centre in the village of Mittelhausbergen.

(S/E) Take Rue des Jardins, head towards the village exit via the roundabout and take the cycle path running alongside the D 63 towards Niederhausbergen. At the entrance to this village, you will reach a crossroads with a chapel.

(1) Turn left onto Rue du Fort Foch, then take a track (with barriers) and continue to the crossroads marking the entrance to the former Fort Foch.

(2) Take the track on the right to go round the fort. Reach the edge of the woods.

(3) Turn left, leaving the cycle path here, and follow the edge of the woods along the farm track. Continue along the fence. Return to the junction at the fort entrance.

(2) Take the path downhill to the right, rejoining the cycle path. Follow it to the D 31 road.

(4) Turn left onto this road to reach the car park for the sports and cultural centre in the village of Mittelhausbergen (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 158 m - Car park for the sports and cultural centre
  2. 1 : km 1.1 - alt. 154 m - Chapel crossroads
  3. 2 : km 1.72 - alt. 176 m - Fort Foch junction
  4. 3 : km 2.3 - alt. 177 m - Edge of the woods
  5. 4 : km 3.67 - alt. 189 m - D31 junction
  6. S/E : km 4.41 - alt. 158 m - Car park for the sports and cultural centre

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
brodev
brodev

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

The route itself is nice and easy, but the Fort Foch is disappointing because you can't visit it and you can't see anything through the fences. The cycle path section is very busy, even on a rainy Sunday, and the long stretch along the road is boring and noisy.

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Zodiac6764
Zodiac6764

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's not very easy to find the start from the car park. A roundabout would be a good place to start.
the university signs for the cameras are surprising and it's a shame that it's so concrete and on a cycle path that's not very well marked out for pedestrians.

otherwise a very pleasant walk

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karibou5
karibou5
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

Very good description of this short walk, which makes it interesting.
On the other hand, you can't see Fort Foch at all and a large part of the route is on very busy roads at weekends (joggers but mostly cyclists, lots of dogs too). Finally, the return journey by road is not very pleasant.

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duluthfr
duluthfr

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice little walk in 1 hour. Nice in this period of confinement.

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Guy57
Guy57

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Excellent application. Very clear explanations.

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eliedumas
eliedumas
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk. But the fencing around Fort Foch, which you walk along, is a shame. And access to the fort is forbidden.

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