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Go to La Vancelle. Coming from Hurst, take the road on the right after a small blue oratory (Rue Himmelsleiter), go up and pass two gravel road crossings to reach a junction where you will find a bench and parking spaces on the right.
(S/E) Turn right (east) onto Rue du Frankenbourg, which quickly turns into a path after passing the last house. Continue left at the next fork.
(1) Don't miss the small path that climbs to the left. The path continues to climb in a few hairpin bends and you can already see the castle above the forest on the right. Continue to the small road and take it to the right to reach the Col du Frankenbourg.
(2) Turn right and follow the signs to climb up to the castle.
(3) Along the way, signs invite you to make a detour to the castle cistern on the left, then the pagan wall on the right. Finally, after crossing the castle esplanade, enter the main enclosure to discover these ruins, which are still very imposing and in fairly good condition. Each gap in the wall offers beautiful views of the surrounding valleys. Return to the Col du Frankenbourg.
(2) Take the middle path signposted La Roche des Fées. The path soon splits in two; stay on the right-hand path, still heading towards La Roche des Fées. You will soon come back onto the Frankenbourg forest road. Follow it uphill to reach a large square at a place called Stangenplatz.
(4) Leave the road and take the path on the left towards La Roche des Fées.
(5) At the Rondes Roches pass, continue straight ahead and you will reach La Roche des Fées after passing some beautiful sandstone elevations.
(6) To reach the cave, go around Roche des Fées on the left and descend the lower path. Continue to the right on the Losange Jaune path, which leads back to the Rondes Roches crossroads.
(5) Take the middle path opposite towards Rocher du Coucou (Yellow Ring). After about 400 m, turn left onto the path and continue to the next fork.
(7) Continue straight ahead on this path, following the signs for "Rocher du Coucou", which you will soon reach.
(8) At the square at the foot of the antennas, take the path that descends towards Lièpvre and La Vancelle.
(9) After 200 m, a sign invites you to take a short detour to Rocher des Partisans.
(9) Join the upper path by passing between the two groups of rocks and follow it for another 200 metres to reach a new viewpoint over the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines valley.
(10) Continue along the path heading north then west until you reach a crossroads.
(11) Take the path downhill to the left and continue straight down to La Vancelle.
At the next crossroads, do not follow the direction of Frankenbourg, which goes back up to the castle, but descend to the right. Cross another forest road and continue straight ahead to return to the starting point (S/E).
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