Circular starting from Table des Sorcières

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A very beautiful hike, suitable for families, which leads to notable sights while offering beautiful panoramic views.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 166 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 163 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 540 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 402 m
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Circular route from the witches' table
Circular route from the witches' table
Circular route from the witches' table
Circular route from the witches' table

Description of the walk

Park in the Table des Sorcières car park above the village of Haegen.

(S/E) Take the Anneau Rouge marked trail on the right. It is a wide, flat forest path. You will arrive at the Zimmmereck crossroads.

(1) Take the path marked with a white rectangle on the left. Begin a tricky climb as the path has many roots. Reach the Brotsch Tower, where there is a shelter and a chalet.

(2) Continue straight ahead, downhill, to reach the climbing site, then the Brotsch Cave.

(3) Continue left along the path marked with a yellow ring and red rectangle to reach the bottom of the descent at Cuve de Pierre.

(4) Turn almost 180° to the left and take the gently sloping path marked with a red cross and yellow ring. Follow the easy descent to reach the Table des Sorcières car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 422 m - Car park at - Table des sorcières
  2. 1 : km 1.05 - alt. 463 m - Zimmmereck
  3. 2 : km 1.75 - alt. 537 m - Tour du Brotsch
  4. 3 : km 2.51 - alt. 490 m - Grotte du Brotsch
  5. 4 : km 2.97 - alt. 430 m - La Cuve de Pierre
  6. S/E : km 4.5 - alt. 423 m - Car park at - Table des sorcières

Notes

(2) At the top of the hike, after an hour's walk, you arrive at a magnificent clearing where the Brotsch Tower stands. There is a shelter with a table, a chalet with six tables and several benches outside. It's the perfect spot for a picnic.

Worth a visit

Before (3), enjoy the superb panorama here.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 12 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 2635305

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant outing on a sunny day. :\[1\]:

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User 6911420

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

I appreciated the geolocation of the starting point for friends with older GPS devices.

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User 14718036

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike for a reasonable length of time in the forest!

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Fredflyer
Fredflyer

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Lovely walk with my dog.
Lovely weather and pleasant temperature.
A few hikers and 4-legged friends, much to my dog's delight.
The walk was beautiful and pleasant. The directions are good, but as I'm not used to them yet, I had to backtrack a few times by following the GPS track.
Remember to take water for yourself and your dog.
The finish at the Brotch tower is very nice.
Thanks for sharing and information

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donderwatter
donderwatter

But no....c it's because I'm carrying more water....c heavier...

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CHaBou4242
CHaBou4242

Thank you for your comment.

I hope that one day I'll be able to do it again when I'm 70, but I'm not sure that I'll only lose 10 minutes a decade like you!

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donderwatter
donderwatter

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I'm 71 years old and I've done this walk 10 dozen times. With Visorando, I've noticed that it takes me 10 minutes longer for a 2-hour walk .... than it did 10 years ago!
This walk is one of my favourites, along with the Ochsenstein (in 1st place).
Start from the Table des Sorcières (the pretty sculpture of the witches has long since disappeared).
1st stage, the Petit Krappenfels rock.
2nd stage, the Rocher du Brotsch with its beautiful view as you pass the Source des Pionniers.
3rd stage, the Grotte du Brotsch below the Rocher, which is very popular with climbers.
4th stage, the PIerre vat forgotten there by who knows who...
Return to the car park.
You can also opt for the Rocher Huck and Tour du Brotsch option, with a steeper ascent...

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Bouba67
Bouba67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk with a few viewpoints, a good route and pleasant paths.

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Troche68
Troche68

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A wonderful walk to discover the pink sandstone boulders of the Vosges. On the whole, it's an easy walk, but there are a few narrow passages and lots of roots, so you'll need to be careful. Well worth the trip!

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CHaBou4242
CHaBou4242

Thank you for your message @67Gégé
I'm honoured that my itinerary served you well on your first attempt.

Happy hiking!

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67Gégé
67Gégé

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

IT WAS MY FIRST TRY
VERY GOOD

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Wisigoth
Wisigoth

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice outing, the only downside was the lack of any description of how to get to the witches' car park.

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CHaBou4242
CHaBou4242

Thank you for your kind comment 🙏

I was under the assumption that hikers were using the Visorando App with GPS tracking. But you're absolutely right and I'll be more careful when describing my future routes 🙌

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LarissaB
LarissaB

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I was really pleased to come across this sheet, the first on the site. It's not bad on the whole. I found the description of the path to follow interesting: "wide forest path" for example. I'd have liked to have this kind of description at each fork in the road. It helps if you can't read the map very well yet. As a result, I have the impression that we took a different route on the way back. But we got back to the car park just the same.

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CHaBou4242
CHaBou4242

I'd like to pick up on your comment and your indication that the course is very busy.
I must have been lucky because I hardly came across anyone. Thank you very much for the clarification! I'm not sure I'll be doing it again.

Have a good walk

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