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Park in one of the town's car parks and walk to the starting point of the hike at the corner of the Aux Trois Châteaux hotel/restaurant and the Chemin dit Passage Jeannelle. Parking is available here.
(S/E) Climb up the Passage Jeannelle path, GR®5, marked with red rectangles, between the vineyards and the old town's surrounding wall and tower. Pass the school grounds on your right and look for a path on your left.
(1) Turn onto this stony path, GR®5, bordering the vineyards until you reach the gazebo: a beautiful viewpoint.
(2) Continue on the GR®5, which climbs, sometimes quite steeply, between the rocks and various viewpoints over Ribeauvillé and the impressive ruins of Château Saint-Ulrich. Reach the castle and take the time to explore it; there are some beautiful views, especially from the top of the keep.
(3) On leaving the castle, follow the path marked "Château du Giersberg ou Girsberg" (also known as Petit Ribeaupierre), marked with yellow crosses. Located nearby, it is built on a rocky outcrop. Beautiful view of its neighbour, Saint-Ulrich.
(4)Option 1 (route): retrace your steps and take the forest path marked Dusenbach Taennchel, marked with yellow crosses and red rectangles crossed out in white. Follow it for about 100 metres.
Option 2: from (4) (Petit Ribeaupierre), retrace your steps and after about 200 m take the path marked with a red rectangle to reach (6) (Haut Ribeaupierre), then descend towards (5) marked with a red rectangle crossed with white to reach (7).
(5) Take the steeply ascending path on the right, marked "Taennchel - Château Haut Ribeaupierre" with a red rectangle crossed with white. There is a beautiful viewpoint on the left. At the highest point, reach the forest road, turn right and head towards Château du Haut Ribeaupierre, marked with a red rectangle. Visit the ruins of the seigneurial residence, but access to the keep and other residences is closed off.
(6) Take the path back in the opposite direction until you reach the previous fork.
(5) Continue right on the flat, stony forest road towards Dusenbach, marked with a yellow cross. After about 1 km, you will reach a crossroads (elevation 530).
(7) In the middle of the bend, turn left onto a path towards the Kahlfels rock with its viewpoint and picnic area. Turn back, continue left on a narrow path marked with a red triangle and reach the paved forest road that leads to Dusenbach Monastery: visit the chapel and its surroundings and start the Way of the Cross.
(8) From the foot of the monastery, climb up the small path that winds its way up to the upper forest road.
Continue to the right until you reach the intersection with the Maria Raydt Trail on the left.
(9) Follow this narrow path, marked with blue triangles, bordered by rocks and low walls, but offering views of the rear and south side of Château Saint-Ulrich in a few places. Descend the path between vineyards and forests to reach the D416 (Route de Sainte-Marie aux Mines).
(10) Turn left and follow this road to Ribeauvillé.
(11) At the roundabout, continue on the left to reach the car park (S/E).
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