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Park in the car park along the canal. There are very few spaces available in the village, so I hope you'll find a space here.
(S/E) Head towards the main road, turning right and then immediately left onto the road towards Dannelbourg. Follow this road for about 350 metres.
(1) On your left is a triangular picnic table with three benches. Turn left onto the path marked with blue circles. You will soon see a cave/oratory on your right. Continue along the marked path.
(2) Leave the main trail and take the path on your left. The path is still marked with blue circles. You will reach a viewpoint.
(3) The viewpoint offers a magnificent view of the canal and the railway line that runs alongside it. Continue north then west to reach the intersection with the Roches trail.
(4) Continue straight ahead. Leave the blue circular markings and follow the yellow rectangular markings indicating the direction of "Maison Forestière de Bodenmark".
The path is well marked and will take you under the rocks via small wooden bridges over the streams. You will reach another crossroads.
(5) Continue along the path on the left, following the yellow rectangular markings. You will come to a forest track. At the junction with another forest track, take the path slightly to the left (slightly downhill). You will reach the Roche des Corbeaux junction.
(6) You can make a return trip to enjoy the view. On the way back, follow the yellow rectangular markings on the left. Continue until you reach the forest road, which you follow on the left until you reach the Bodenmark forest house. Pass the house.
(7) At the intersection about 50 metres further on, take the road on your left that goes downhill and then immediately into the woods on the left, following the yellow rectangular markings. The path leads to a car park. Turn left and cross the main road to take the path opposite.
Continue along the path towards the bottom of the valley and cross the small wooden bridge to the other side.
Continue straight ahead on the marked path.
You will come to an intersection between the yellow rectangles that you have been following straight ahead and a new yellow and white rectangle marker on the left.
(8) Take the latter, descending towards the bottom of the valley, which will lead you to the house of an old lock. This will take you to the abandoned canal, renamed Vallée des Éclusiers.
At the canal, turn left towards Rocher du Calice. Despite the sign pointing to the right, you must turn left. Enjoy this abandoned canal.
(9) Turn right towards a tunnel that allows the Forellenbaechel stream to flow through.
Take the small path to the left of the tunnel and follow the stream.
Cross the tarmac road (D98) and take the path opposite, which climbs up towards the new canal.
You will come to a second tunnel, this time much longer. Before entering it, you can continue along the path on the left, which will take you to the canal. Turn left until you reach a barrier from which you can see the upper part of the inclined plane (boat lift).
Turn around and take the tunnel. Be careful, there is no light and it is quite damp.
On the other side, continue along the path until you reach the tarmac road.
(10) Cross the tarmac road and take the forest road opposite, following the signs for Roche du Calice and staying on this road.
At one point, a bench on your right will indicate the best viewpoint of the Plan Incliné. Continue until you see the rock on your left.
(11) Turn left and you will reach Roche du Calice: a rock with a very thin base, as if it were balanced on a knife edge. There is a bench where you can rest in the shade and coolness of the rocks.
Continue downhill, following the marked path towards Sparsbrod (do not head towards Saint-Louis). When you reach a forest road, turn left and join the D98c road.
(12) At the road junction, you will see the Plan Incliné car park and the summer toboggan run in front of you. Turn right (be careful, there is no pavement) and cross the Zorn.
On your left, there is an exhibition on crystal with demonstrations.
Turn right onto the main road (D98c) towards Shaeferhof/Dabo and follow it.
(13) Just before the inn, take the blue-marked path on the left.
At the intersection with other forest paths, turn left and continue to follow the signs towards Lutzelbourg. The path is easy to follow as it runs fairly close to the main road. Then rejoin the main road.
(14) Do not follow the markings that lead to the main road on the left, but take the small unmarked path opposite, right at the edge of the road, and follow it. You will reach the path overlooking the railway line.
(15) Take this path, which overlooks the two tunnels. After the railway line, keep left and reach the tarmac road that leads to Lutzelbourg. Take the hairpin bend to the left and continue for about 250 metres.
(16) Leave the road by turning right. Cross the Zorn via the old bridge. Be careful, although the bridge is metal, some of the sleepers are a little worn.
Reach the canal and turn right towards Lutzelbourg. Stay on the same side of the canal.
Enjoy a magnificent view of the castle ruins overlooking Lutzelbourg before reaching the village.
(17) At the entrance to the village, turn right as soon as possible towards the main road. First turn right then left onto the path opposite the road towards the station.
At the station, turn left onto the path marked with red circles towards the castle. The sign indicates a walking time of 15 minutes.
Cross Route de Hutelbourg towards the path opposite and continue up the fairly steep climb.
You will reach the castle ruins with a magnificent view of the village of Lutzelbourg, the valley and the canal on either side. Explore the site at your leisure.
(18) Leaving the castle behind you, take the small path on your left. A few hundred metres further on, there is a fountain (the water appears to be drinkable and cool). Continue along the marked path to reach the Rocher du Petit Moulin.
(19) You can walk around it and climb it via the staircase between the two rocks provided for this purpose.
There is a table here where you can stop for a picnic. Continue along the path which passes under the rock and runs alongside others.
(20) At the three-way junction, do not take the path on the left, but the path descending towards Lutzelbourg on the right, almost opposite. When you reach the tarmac road, turn left towards the traffic lights. At the traffic lights, turn right.
Cross the canal to reach the car park where you started, which is on the right (S/E).
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