Ramstein Castle from the start at Baerenthal Pond

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A very beautiful and pleasant walk in warm weather as it is mostly shaded. Discover Ramstein Castle, Baerenthal Pond and the lake where the more motivated can take a dip at the end of the walk!

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.12 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 218 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 213 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 325 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 209 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Vosges du Nord
  • ⚐ District: Baerenthal (57230)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.980961° / E 7.506512°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Philippsbourg (Lieschb).
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 3713ET, 3714ET
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View from the pond
Ramstein Castle
Ramstein-Plage Leisure Centre
View of Ramstein Castle

Description of the walk

Parking is available at the Baerenthal Pond car park.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, take the path on the right for about 100 metres until you reach the crossroads.

(1) Leave the path leading back to the right and follow the path on the left (marked with a yellow diamond). After a right-hand bend, at the end of the left-hand bend that follows, there is a path on the right.

(2) Follow this path to the right (marked with a green ring). It turns left and joins a crossroads with several paths.

(3) Turn right again to follow the path marked with a yellow diamond and join the Fischerthal Forest Road. Follow it to the left for a few hundred metres.

(4) Leave the forest road and its yellow diamond sign to follow the path that branches off to the right (marked with a yellow disc and green ring) to reach the Col du Petit Dunkelthal.

(5) At this pass, take theGR®532trail that branches off to the left (marked with a yellow rectangle and red diamond). Then, just before the D662 (Route de Bitche), follow the trail that branches off to the right (marked with a yellow-white-yellow rectangle). Shortly before reaching a wide path that leads to the road, a trail branches off to the right into the forest.

(6) Leave the (marked with a yellow-white-yellow rectangle) and turn right. After a few hundred metres, continue right on the Ramstein Forest Road (marked with a yellow disc) which leads to the Col du Grand Dunkelthal.

(7) From the pass, continue straight ahead on the same path and in the same direction to reach Ramstein Castle. Continue to a car park on the right before the road.

(8) From the car park, continue straight ahead on Rue du Ramstein (marked with a yellow rectangle) and turn right two streets further on towards Ramstein-Plage. In thefirst right-hand bend before the pond, you will come to a small bridge on the left

(9) Cross the small bridge, then follow Allée des Bouleaux, which branches off to the right (marked with a yellow diamond and green rings) and runs alongside the Ramstein-Plage Leisure Centre, until you reach the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(1) At the crossroads, turn left to reach the Étang de Baerenthal car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 211 m - Baerenthal Pond car park - Étang de Baerenthal
  2. 1 : km 0.14 - alt. 211 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 0.51 - alt. 217 m - Path on the right
  4. 3 : km 1.05 - alt. 243 m - Crossroads - Yellow Diamond
  5. 4 : km 2.07 - alt. 298 m - Yellow disc path
  6. 5 : km 4.3 - alt. 298 m - GR532 - Col du Petit Dunkelthal (298m)
  7. 6 : km 7.13 - alt. 221 m - Path on the right. Near the - Falkensteinerbach (rivière)
  8. 7 : km 9.37 - alt. 290 m - Col du Grand Dunkelthal (291m)
  9. 8 : km 10.84 - alt. 223 m - Car park - Rue du Ramstein
  10. 9 : km 11.3 - alt. 211 m - Small bridge on the left - Zinsel du Nord (rivière)
  11. S/E : km 12.12 - alt. 211 m - Baerenthal Pond car park - Étang de Baerenthal

This route passes through a protected area, which may be subject to special regulations:

Worth a visit

Baerenthal Pond.
Ramstein Castle.
Ramstein-Plage leisure centre.

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

4.7 / 5
Based on 14 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
sorciere54
sorciere54

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

a superb hike in the sunshine this Saturday.
Except for the last part, with forestry work and huge machine ruts...
The landscape was a bit bleak and sad 😥
Still a very pleasant route.
Don't miss the hedgehog pottery in Philippsbourg (at number 35), before the little path between the houses!
Only 13.5 km to go... with several stops (Ramstein Castle) and lots of rocks along the way!

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Jacques R
Jacques R
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and varied hike, both in terms of the trails and the scenery. The easily accessible castle at the end adds a historical touch.

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ours57
ours57
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I can confirm that it's a superb walk, which I know by heart as it passes right behind my house.

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Dajopi67
Dajopi67

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A varied route in a very peaceful area. Magnificent forest ablaze with autumn colours.

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Charry
Charry

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A superb hike, even with a little rain, through beautiful forests without any great difficulty. The highlight is the castle ruins and their beautiful view of the region, which is well worth the effort. Thank you.
Ramstein beach will have to wait for another time.
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Charry

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Brune93
Brune93
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you very much for this wonderful hike! The scenery was magnificent, and the hike was easy to follow thanks to the descriptions.

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mislin
mislin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2024
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... part of it along the pond and a small stream, ending at Ramstein Castle, which is really nice and offers a view of Baerenthal
Hike done during the week, so not too crowded

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Nana la motarde
Nana la motarde

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A superb hike, mainly through forest, but very pleasant. The final stop, with a visit to the ruins of Ramstein Castle, is well worth the detour. No particular difficulties in terms of elevation.

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Hebi
Hebi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, a very easy route with varied landscapes. At the end of the hike, I loved visiting the ruins of Ramstein Castle in sunny weather

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canardo
canardo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy route on this Indian summer day, with no major difficulties

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Sherpa80
Sherpa80

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Beautiful hike, varied landscapes, pleasant and well-marked trails

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touareg7122
touareg7122

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, for our week of hiking in the region, we had planned extensively. These two walks were not done, but the others were magnificent discoveries: Colorado, 12 Apostles, cave trail, etc. Thank you again for your help.++Les Piverts de Courrière Belgium ++unglasses(sunglasses)sunglasses:

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SM BISCHE
SM BISCHE

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very easy route, a lovely walk in warm weather as it is mostly in the shade and has little elevation gain.
What's more, in summer, shortly before returning to the car park, you can go for a swim at the Ramstein beach leisure centre.
And today (30 August at around 3.30 p.m.), there were only about fifteen people there (sunglasses)

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Leo67000
Leo67000
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 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 in the shade of tall trees, without any notable difficulties.
we set off at around 9:30 a.m. and enjoyed a few interesting sights that aren't listed, such as
- the silver spring below the "Silberberg". Despite the drought, the water was drinkable but had a metallic taste (lol)
- further on, we reached a high point, which was pleasant to reach after passing over a snake's head
We had lunch in the generous shade of a venerable beech tree, sitting on the bench at the Grand Dunkelthal pass.
Then the descent with the bat caves (on the opposite side to the silver spring), which were once a place of protection during the last world war and may have been an access point to silver mines (galena) a very long time ago.
The return journey, following the small, winding canal that connects the leisure centre to the fishing pond, was magical.

Thank you to whoever had the idea and made the effort to add this beautifully described hike to your database.

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