Circular route via the Andlau Waterfall and the Kreuzweg

A pleasant circular route starting from Hohwald, passing by the Andlau Waterfall and the Kreuzweg.
Suitable for an afternoon walk or for part of the day, including lunch at the Kreuzweg farmhouse inn.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.78 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 226 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 228 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 754 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 567 m

Description of the walk

(S) With the hotel in front of you, head left for 50 m, then turn right onto Rue du Herrenhaus to take an uphill road leading to the Hohwald campsite.

(1) Go round the back of the campsite and follow the Red Rectangle markings (GR®®5) or the Hohwald waterfall (Blue Disc). Keep the campsite fence on your left.

(2) When you reach the waterfall, head down to the viewpoint. There is a table and benches there. To set off again, go back up the way you came down. Take the path opposite, “Chaumes des Vaux”, marked with a Red Cross, until you reach the level of the pond.

(3) Turn left and cross the road to take the path marked with Red Cross symbols into the forest.

(4) When you reach a junction, turn left, following the Blue Crosses towards Hohwald.

(5) As you leave the forest, you’ll come to a tarmac road (watch out for passing vehicles). Turn right. You can see our starting point below.

(6) Just before reaching the main street, you can stop for refreshments at the Auberge du Moulin before returning to the cars.
Return to the car park opposite the Grand Hôtel255 (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 570 m - Car park opposite the Grand Hôtel
  2. 1 : km 0.84 - alt. 625 m - GR 5 (Red Arrow)/Hohwald Waterfall (Blue Disc)
  3. 2 : km 3.28 - alt. 697 m - La cascade de l'Andlau
  4. 3 : km 4.74 - alt. 733 m - Zundelkopf Pond
  5. 4 : km 5.58 - alt. 747 m - Blue Cross on the left
  6. 5 : km 7.64 - alt. 632 m - Return via a street in Hohwald
  7. 6 : km 8.62 - alt. 568 m - Auberge du Moulin - Andlau (rivière)
  8. S/E : km 8.78 - alt. 570 m - Grand Hôtel car park

Notes

Public toilets next to the start/finish car park.
If you time your departure well and depending on your pace, it is possible to walk as far as the Kreuzweg farmhouse inn and have lunch there (booking essential, especially in summer).

Worth a visit

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

4.6 / 5
Based on 43 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
User 28855709
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk, mostly through the woods, with a waterfall to explore and a few beautiful views; no difficult sections.

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User 17471834

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very easy family walk with the option of stopping for a bite to eat at a farmhouse inn halfway along the route. Perfect for children

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Denis26
Denis26 ★

Thank you, User 21448228, for pointing that out; I’ve just amended the title accordingly.

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User 21448228

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route was interesting and well explained, except that it mentioned the Chaume des Veaux, even though the route never goes there (the elevation gain would be much greater if it did, incidentally).
In fact, you’ll discover the Hohwald waterfall (well worth a visit!) and the Kreuzweg, but not the Chaume des Veaux.
There’s no restaurant at the Kreuzweg, but just before it, at ‘La Tête en l’Air’, you can have a meal or a dessert.

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paulevy
paulevy

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route is very pleasant on the first part up to point 4, after which the descent is rather monotonous and not very busy. An easy walk to do again.

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User 8498551

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy, very beautiful route. Magnificent waterfall. Very few people.

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User 3799058

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

very beautiful route

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ricochet67
ricochet67

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

an easy and pleasant hike.

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Eye wide
Eye wide

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Perfect hike with easy access to the waterfall.
There is a table and bench for picnics at the foot of the waterfall
Magnificent

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Caillou
Caillou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

We did this tour early in the morning, so there weren't many people around.
A very beautiful walk.
Gently sloping terrain and a beautiful waterfall.
It took us 2½ hours at a moderate pace

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Feuilloman
Feuilloman

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk despite the gloomy weather. The forest trails are pleasant. Discovering the waterfall is the highlight of the walk.

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gregetm
gregetm

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike on trails mostly in the forest. Point of interest: the Hohwald waterfall. Refreshments available halfway at the Kreuzweg farmhouse inn or at the La Tête en l'Air inn.

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Positiver68
Positiver68

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At point 3, I continued to the Kreuzweg pass (300 m) and then followed the blue cross, which rejoins the original route at point 4.

If you want to follow the original route, you should follow the red cross and not the blue one after point 3.
Thank you

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DELABAROTTE
DELABAROTTE

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great weather on 20 September: a lovely, easy walk – the waterfalls are superb –
Downside: impossible to find the blue cross at the pond (even after searching for 15 minutes)... so I found an alternative route through the forest.
My wife isn't a hiker, but I took her back the next day to "see" the waterfalls...

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DELABAROTTE
DELABAROTTE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, easy route in magnificent weather. One downside: I never found the blue cross to the left of the pond, so I had to improvise my way back

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