Circular route starting from Orbey

After parking, head to the start point at the corner of La Bonne Auberge (81 Rue Charles de Gaulle).

(S/E) At the corner of La Bonne Auberge, take the small alleyway and cross the river, then turn left towards Tannach (red dirt path). Follow this path; further on, continue right towards Pierre du Loup (marked with a Blue Rectangle with a White Rectangle in the centre) and climb straight up towards the houses, skirting them on the right.

About fifty metres past the houses, pay attention: the path continues to the left. When you reach a small flat area, Pierre du Loup is 100 metres to the right.

(1) Return to the path, continue and keep an eye out for the markings which, after a right-left turn, rejoin the Blue Rectangle markings; follow the signs for Pierre Tremblante.

Proceed with care to ensure you follow the correct route (still following the Blue Rectangle). After passing under the high-voltage power lines, cross the first path and, at the second, turn right for about fifty metres to rejoin the path, which continues climbing to the left. Keep climbing and, once you reach level ground, you will come to the remarkable Pierres Tremblantes.

(2) Arrive at the Ferrebeuf crossroads, cross over and take the path climbing up opposite, still following the Blue Rectangle, towards Rain des Chênes and Baerenstall. After a short climb, continue for a while on level ground along the path. When you reach a road, turn right and follow the roadside for about 400 metres. Take the Blue Rectangle path on the left, which continues into the forest. A little further on, join a path and continue to the right towards Glasborn and Hautes-Huttes. You will reach Baerenstall, a German military cemetery from the First World War.

(3) Continue straight ahead behind the picnic tables, following the Yellow Rectangle, and climb straight up to the summit, continuing straight on. You will then pass a site with military remains from the First World War.

(4) After a short, fairly steep and winding descent, you’ll reach a crossroads with several directions. Take the path that leads into the meadow, marked with a Yellow Rectangle, towards Glasborn / Wettstein / Hautes-Huttes. Continue past the Glasborn farmhouse inn.

(5) Take the path leading to Wettstein (French military cemetery 1914–1918).

(6) Cross the Wettstein Pass junction and take the path opposite, which continues towards Hautes-Huttes / Lac du Forlet, marked with a Yellow Rectangle. After walking along a very flat path, you will reach the ‘Carrefour des Hautes-Huttes’ sign, fixed to a wooden post, with several possible directions.

(7) Follow the Yellow Triangle markings towards Gazon du Fain, Soultzerer Eck and Lac du Forlet; take the path that climbs straight up after passing the Lac du Forlet sign on the left. You will reach the junction at a place called Kraywasen d'en haut.

(8) Continue to the right towards Lac Noir, following the Red Disc markings. After about 1 km, a path crosses the trail; follow it by turning right, towards Lac Noir and Orbey, following the Red Rectangle markings with a white centre. You will arrive at Lac Noir.

(9) Cross the small bridge over the dam and, at the corner of the wooden shelter, take the path down to the right towards Orbey, marked with a Red Rectangle with a White Rectangle. You will reach the Abbaye de Pairis equestrian centre.

(10) Stay on the path marked with a Red Rectangle with a White Rectangle, passing through the hamlets of Le Lait and Le Faing before reaching the car park at the start (S/E).

Hike with places to eat: the Glasborn farmhouse inn, the Musmiss farmhouse inn near the Col du Wettstein, the Lac Noir inn and the Chêvremont inn, just before the finish.
Panoramic views of the Orbey and Munster valleys and the surrounding mountains.