Stromberg circular

A beautiful circular starting from the village of Contz-les-Bains to the summit of Stromberg, which overlooks the Moselle and faces Sierck and its medieval castle.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.59 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 120 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 120 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 308 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 179 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the village church.

(S) Take Rue Saint-Vincent to your right. At the first crossroads marked by a cross, continue straight ahead. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead onto Rue du Vignoble.
Shortly before the village exit, there is a path on the left. Take this path and it will lead you to the Chapelle du Boesch.

(1) Follow the path behind the chapel, which passes at the foot of the calvaries. It will take you up the hillside to the foot of the Stromberg cliffs and their gallery entrances.

(2) Walk along these cliffs for about a hundred metres and you will see a path on your left that climbs to the top of Stromberg.

(3) From the summit, you have a beautiful view of the Moselle and Sierck Castle opposite you. Continue north to reach the Rätchen Cross.

(4) Take the tarmac path on the left that leads to the plateau before descending towards Contz-les-Bains and its church, where you will find the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 188 m - Car park near the village church
  2. 1 : km 0.73 - alt. 242 m - Boesch Chapel
  3. 2 : km 1.14 - alt. 274 m - Stromberg quarry
  4. 3 : km 1.36 - alt. 306 m - Towards the Stromberg. View of the > - Moselle (la)
  5. 4 : km 2.58 - alt. 291 m - Tarmac road to Contz
  6. S/E : km 3.59 - alt. 188 m - Car park near the village church

Notes

Car park in front of the village church

Worth a visit

Chapel of Bœsch or Chapel of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, built in 1849 for Father Muller by his parishioners.

Stromberg quarries
Stromberg was a site for the extraction of gypsum and dolomite rock. Gypsum was extracted through underground tunnels, which are still visible today (caution: danger!), while dolomite rock was extracted from open-air quarries.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
User 18664692

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

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User 22957496

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful views of the Moselle.
Fairly easy level.

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Patteours
Patteours

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful view of the Moselle and Sierk les Bains

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Xtophe&Val
Xtophe&Val

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with a nice climb up to a magnificent viewpoint. We did this walk with a beginner friend who has mobility issues in her feet, and it was perfectly suited to her level. The description is accurate.

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marine.m30
marine.m30

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike with beautiful views.
You can picnic near the chapel in a peaceful setting.

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Feolin
Feolin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, interesting and very easy hike. Beautiful view at the end.
Thank you.

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Dominique Arcade
Dominique Arcade

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty view of Sierck and the surrounding area

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Genie57
Genie57

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful route with lovely views of the Moselle.

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henri57
henri57 ★
• Edited:

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

By "route on map", we mean assessing how accurately the route shown on the map corresponds to the actual terrain.
Did the route cause any problems? If so, how can we remedy this? Can you make any suggestions?

See you soon!

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lauraderrien
lauraderrien

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A bit difficult to read but a very nice hike.

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PATRICIA333
PATRICIA333

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk with superb views of the Moselle.
Please note that sturdy footwear is essential as the route is steep, and a walking stick is recommended for the climb. To avoid using the road on the way back, once you reach the plateau, simply follow it along the left-hand side until you reach the picnic area and the small forest, where a very pleasant path begins, leading to the village of Conte.
I highly recommend this beautiful walk.

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JBarrier
JBarrier

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A nice little walk. Nothing spectacular except for a pretty view of Sierck (though it must be said that the weather wasn't very good).
I had a little trouble finding my way afterwards: there's a footpath that branches off to the left, which I took, but I had to turn back because it went too far down the slope, so I ended up back on the tarmac road that starts there and not at the cross.
Thank you for this pleasant walk.

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nolive73
nolive73

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk, best done in good weather to enjoy the magnificent view of the Moselle river bend and Sierck-les-Bains (it was the medieval festival in Sierck that weekend, I could hear the music from the top of the hill!).
Please note: from the Boesch chapel (point 1), the path is quite steep for 200-300 metres, with a fairly sharp incline. And from the chapel to the summit (beyond point 3), the path is poorly marked, so it's a bit unclear which direction to take (and I had a hiking GPS...)..
As indicated by Kennocka: on the tarmac road, halfway between point 3 and the Rätchen cross, you can cut through the forest to reach Contz-les-Bains via a well-marked path. It's more pleasant than following the road...
Thanks to mablehome for sharing.

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Kennocka
Kennocka

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Once we reached the summit of Stromberg, we descended via a different route: we didn't see the Rätchen cross, but we passed by the picnic area next to the transformers and at the end of this area there was a small path leading down into the forest (follow the signs for Schengen without borders) then along a field and at the end of this field to the left to go back down (you can continue to the right into the forest by following these signs).

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