Saint-Amarin - Mehrbächel - Geishouse circular

A beautiful hike starting from Saint-Amarin, which will take you to Hochstein, then to Mehrbächel, and back via the Vue des Alpes in Geishouse.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.30 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 55 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 501 m
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    Descent: - 509 m

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    Highest point: 789 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 419 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the Saint-Amarin cemetery car park.

(S/E) Walk down Rue Clémenceau for 150 m, then turn right into Rue du Cimetière. After 150 m, take the red/white/red marked trail on the right that climbs towards Stockenberg. After 1.8 km of steep climbing, take the "Stockenberg" variant. Beautiful view of the Thur valley.

(1) At Stockenberg, continue north to reach the forest road, turn right and follow the road. After 1.4 km, at a place called Fels, take the Anneau Rouge marked trail on the left and follow this trail for 1.7 km to a place called Wueste Rucken. The trail leads to the Hintervogelbach forest road.

(2) At Wueste Rucken, take the forest road on the right for 50 m. At the end of the bend, turn left onto the Anneau Rouge marked trail, passing the Saint-Nicolas chapel, then reach a small pass upstream from the Auberge du Mehrbächel.

(3) Descend to the right along the track skirting Meerbaechle to reach the inn.

(4) Turn around at the inn's car park.

(3) At the small pass, follow the Chapel Route, taking thesecond track on the right, and climb towards Geishouse-Hoehe.

(5) At the Hoehe, take the road on the left for 100 m to see the panorama of the Vue des Alpes.

(6) Turn back 50 m and continue straight on to the edge of the forest. Turn left onto the GR®532 trail marked with a yellow rectangle to descend towards Saint-Amarin. After 1.7 km of descent, cross a first forest path, continue on the trail for 200 m, follow the second path for 50 m, then turn right onto the trail to the viewpoint.

(7) Turn around and take the path marked with a yellow rectangle on the left towards Saint-Amarin. At the first houses, cross Rue du Herrenwald and turn left onto Rue du Kattenbach. Go around the church and go up Rue Clémenceau on the right to reach the cemetery car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 427 m - Saint-Amarin cemetery car park
  2. 1 : km 2.04 - alt. 745 m - Stockenberg
  3. 2 : km 5.23 - alt. 733 m - Wueste Rucken
  4. 3 : km 6.77 - alt. 727 m - Fork in the road. Return trip to the inn.
  5. 4 : km 7.29 - alt. 694 m - Auberge du Meehrbächel
  6. 5 : km 8.77 - alt. 766 m - Hoehe
  7. 6 : km 8.96 - alt. 764 m - View of the Alps
  8. 7 : km 11.03 - alt. 537 m - Viewpoint
  9. S/E : km 12.3 - alt. 428 m - Saint-Amarin cemetery car park

Notes

Thanks to the Club Vosgien for marking and maintaining the trails.
Refreshments at the Auberge du Mehrbächel (4).

My hiking equipment: mobile phone with GPS enabled, Visorando for reading the GPX track of the route and recording the route, good hiking boots.

Worth a visit

Nearby: Wesserling Park and Gardens.

 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.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Gégé d'alsace
Gégé d'alsace

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Beautiful route, despite a steep climb at the beginning.
Magnificent 360-degree view from the summit.
Recommended for experienced walkers.

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PParisot
PParisot

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route with lovely views of the valley and Alsatian villages (we couldn't see the Alps due to the weather...), relatively few roads and beautiful stretches through the forest.
The description is sometimes insufficient in that some landmarks are given in kilometres (not easy to gauge the distance covered on terrain that is sometimes quite steep) or by place names that are not all indicated when you are there. With a phone and GPS activated, it's easy to know where you are, but otherwise... it's a little more complicated.
Thanks anyway to the author for this beautiful circular.

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malou68
malou68
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with stunning views.
Thank you for putting this route on Visorando!

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mathiot nicole
mathiot nicole

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 5 March 2022 in sunny weather. Fortunately, most of the route is on concrete paths, but the forest section is not well signposted, the markers are not easily identifiable and sometimes two paths are marked with the same sign! Very significant elevation gain, which is not clearly indicated!

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géan
géan
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, which will surely be enchanting when the broom is in bloom. We opted for the nature trail to climb Stokenberg, a beautiful, well-documented route, dotted with benches and offering beautiful views of the valley, the Vosges peaks and the Alps.
The sun accompanied us all day long.

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Sonata68
Sonata68

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route, especially at the beginning over the first 5 kilometres.
Lots of beautiful views. Much of it is in the shade, which is really pleasant in hot weather.

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Tiphaine Hsa
Tiphaine Hsa

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike with beautiful views
Be careful at the start: do not follow the Stockenberg path, but stay on the marked trail that climbs uphill.

At point 4: Don't worry if the markings disappear for a few hundred metres, they reappear a little further down.

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lgn68
lgn68

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy route

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matt068
matt068

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

If you wish, you can also enjoy the excellent Mehrbachel inn, halfway along the route, for refreshments.

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abator
abator

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

:whistle(whistle)whistle:

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brunsylviane
brunsylviane

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, gentle hike with some beautiful views (over Geishouse, the Alps and Saint-Amarin).
Well-placed benches and a shaded route make this an easy hike. We passed a few mountain bikers hurtling downhill (part of the route is a mountain bike trail).

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GERARD-GEORGES
GERARD-GEORGES

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk with a group of pensioners, without any great difficulty.

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BREQUIGNY
BREQUIGNY

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very beautiful family hike (for ages 7 to 65), mostly through forest, with impressive views of the Alps and Grand Ballon from Geishouse.
Along the way, you'll come across a beautiful owl carved with a chainsaw.

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MisterBungle75
MisterBungle75

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very beautiful walk, a little sunny and uphill at the beginning, but the rest is a lovely, shaded and pleasant stroll.

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