Circular route around Hohlandsbourg

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A short, gentle, family-friendly walk around Hohlandsbourg Castle along paths that aren’t necessarily very well known.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.19 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 65 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 582 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 502 m
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Description of the walk

The start is at thefirst car park on the right, north of Hohlandsbourg Castle, coming from Wintzenheim via the Route des Cinq Château.

(S/E) Once in the car park, head north-east, cross the Route des Cinq Château and take the forest path marked with a Green Cross (Croix Verte) downhill opposite.

(1) After about a hundred metres, at a fork, leave the marked path and turn right towards Hohlandsbourg. After a long right-hand bend and a slight climb, when the path meets the Red Cross-marked trail, turn right uphill onto the track and continue for about 200 m. At the junction of two tracks, take the one on the right for 50 m.

(2) At the next junction, continue to the right, still climbing, along a Red Cross-marked path which narrows, turns left and climbs steeply towards the access road to the castle. Join the Route des Cinq Châteaux, cross it and head left towards the car park.

(3) Leave the access road to the castle, cross the car park (west) and find a path leading downhill. Follow it along the slope below the castle. After a long bend to the right, it turns into a forest track, still unmarked.
Continue along this track even though it is no longer clearly marked on the map.

(4) Ignore a steeply descending path on the left and continue along the forest track for about 150 m. Begin a descent, cross the Lazare de Schwendi path and follow it to the right to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 540 m - Car park at the foot of the castle - Château de Hohlandsbourg
  2. 1 : km 0.13 - alt. 528 m - Fork in the path, turn right
  3. 2 : km 1.15 - alt. 532 m - Junction. Path
  4. 3 : km 1.53 - alt. 582 m - Car park
  5. 4 : km 2.01 - alt. 552 m - Junction
  6. S/E : km 2.19 - alt. 540 m - Car park at the foot of the castle - Château de Hohlandsbourg

Notes

There are picnic tables near the car park at the start and at the halfway point.
Although the walk is not particularly difficult, please wear suitable footwear, especially for the section after the (3).

Worth a visit

Apart from Hohlandsbourg Castle, which can be visited at the start, from (3) or at the finish, there is the option of doing a circular route near (3) by following the signpostedGR® 532, the Sentier de l’Écureuil on the left, then following the Fontaine de la Dame.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
IsaR6863
IsaR6863

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A short route around the castle, but not really suitable for children.
Some parts aren’t really visible.

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virgule
virgule

Great!

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virgule
virgule

Update of the description and route to bring them into line with the base maps.

I was thinking about the title: it’s Hohlandsbourg.

I’ve noticed there are very often typos in the names of places in Alsace. Here’s a tip to avoid making mistakes: copy it letter by letter

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virgule
virgule

It’s true, it’s not suitable for pushchairs. But it might be suitable for children who like walking, as there’s a destination: the castle.

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didier.lasserre68
didier.lasserre68

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It’s not a family walk as described, as there’s quite a significant elevation gain. It goes up and down steeply at times. It’s not difficult, but it’s not suitable for a pushchair, for example.

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virgule
virgule

Is there anyone who can proofread this?

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Jacques Bornert
Jacques Bornert
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Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We got lost after the checkpoint (2). There are no signposts at either the start or the end of the route. There are three car parks; it should be made clear which one to use. The start of the route (3) is non-existent; there is a lack of information on how to continue.

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Sisco72
Sisco72
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

This is a circular walk through the forest; do make a detour to the castle (1–2 km there and back) – it’s open to visitors.

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friteverte
friteverte

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note: whilst the first part of the walk is easy, the second part (a narrow, unmarked path that is steep and slippery in places) is not suitable for children.

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pierrebl71
pierrebl71

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant route to follow.

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