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Park near the Oberhof restaurant, which is situated close to the junction of the D133 (running from Dossenheim s/Zinsel towards Phalsbourg) and the D122 (coming from Graufthal). It is best not to leave your car at the side of the road or in the restaurant car park: there is space available along theGR®®53heading south.
(S/E) From there, follow the D133 for about 300 m – which merges with theGR®®53(Red Rectangle) – heading west towards Phalsbourg, then turn right and continue for about 200 m, still on theGR®®53(Red Rectangle).
(1) Head up to the left towards Graufthal, following the Yellow Rectangle signposting. After a fairly steep but not very long climb, walk along the hillside, parallel to the Southern Zinsel and with a lovely view of the Grosshammerweier pond. The path then begins to descend, still heading towards Graufthal.
(2) At the junction with the Red Ring markings, turn right, away from Graufthal, heading south-east. After a right-hand bend and at the end of the following circular bend, leave the main path and head down to the left along the path, still marked with Red Rings, towards Schiertorfelsen.
Please note: contrary to the information on the IGN map, the path does not descend in a straight line towards the valley but winds its way a little (thankfully!) until you come to the Schiertorfelsen.
Literally ‘barn door rocks’, this is an arch-shaped rock seven to eight metres high (photo).
(3) Then continue downhill until you join theGR®®53.
(4) Follow theGR®®53, marked with a Red Rectangle, to the left, heading north-north-west, until you reach the road (D158) leading from Grauthal to Pfalzweyer, and turn right onto it until you reach the main road, the D122. Turn left towards the village centre. At the next junction, turn left and walk past the pretty village church, then cross the road (D122) at thesecond pedestrian crossing. Between the chapel and the houses, there is a lovely view to the left (west) of the cave dwellings (photo), and to the right (east) of the arcades of the former Graufthal Abbey (11th–16th centuries), which were uncovered in 2018 (photo).
Turn right onto Rue des Fontaines, then left, heading due north, onto Rue du Moulin Vieux.
(5) After the last house in the hamlet, opposite the restaurant’s pond: Au Vieux Moulin, head up to the right onto the path marked with a Yellow Ring. After 100 metres, turn sharply right and head south again.
(6) At the next junction, stay on the path marked with a Yellow Ring, heading to the right. A few hundred metres further on, you’ll pass the Weyerstell fountain (photo).
(7) Continue along the path and pass the Ribpfaedel fountain (photo).
(8) Continue along the path marked with the Yellow Ring to reach the road leading up from the D122 to Eschbourg.
(9) Cross the road carefully. Continue straight ahead to the far end of the clearing.
(10) Head down the path on the right. Join a wider track, head due west, descending to the D122 road.
(11) Cross the road carefully, then follow it for less than 100 metres north-west (towards Graufthal). Then turn left to cross the Zinsel. You will then reach theGR®®53.
(12) Turn left, heading south-east, onto the path marked with a Red Rectangle and follow the Zinsel and its meanders.
You will then reach the junction from the outward journey.
(1) Continue straight ahead. When you reach the D133 road, turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).
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