Route around La Petite Pierre via Rocher des Païens and Rocher Blanc

A very pleasant walk, mainly through woodland with some lovely views. Well worth doing in summer when the weather is warm!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.31 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 362 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 358 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 372 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 216 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park before the first houses of the Kohlthalerhof.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, follow the Route d’Imsthal to the right for a few metres, then take the path branching off to the left. The path (marked with a Red Saltire) passes in front of the Moulin de la Petite-Pierre and continues to the right. Ignore the paths branching off on either side. You will come to a fork.

(1) Turn left at the hairpin bend and follow the path towards Langeck – Rocher des Païens (marked with a Red Diamond).

(2) Leave this path and follow the path to the right (marked with a Yellow Cross) towards the Grand Chêne.

(3) Follow the path branching off to the right (marked with yellow-white-yellow Yellow Rectangles) which passes via the Muckenkopf and follow it to the Rocher Blanc.

(4) Turn right and continue on the GR® 532 (marked with yellow rectangles and yellow-white-yellow rectangles) to reach the Petite Pierre.

(5) Leave the GR®532 and follow the small path that runs alongside the woods and climbs towards La Petite Pierre. You will come out onto Rue Principale.

(6) Follow it to the right until the next junction. Leave Rue Principale and turn left onto Route d’Ingwiller. A few metres past the post office, take Chemin Imsterberg, which branches off to the right (marked with a Yellow Diamond). Continue to the next junction.

(7) At the fork, leave this path and follow the trail marked with a Red Triangle on the left. Join and cross the D134 with care to reach a car park a little further on, just before the Rocher de la Grenouille.

(8) Turn right onto the path just behind the wooden sign (marked with a Blue Saltire) and follow it to the Loosthal Forest House.

(9) Take the path branching off to the right (marked with a red-white-red Red Rectangle) to reach a road further down.

(10) Follow it to the right, passing in front of the Imsthal Inn.

(11) A few metres past the inn, leave the road and follow the path marked with a Yellow Triangle on the left, which leads back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 221 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 1.72 - alt. 282 m - Hairpin bend - Le Langeck
  3. 2 : km 2.42 - alt. 322 m - Junction after Rocher des Païens
  4. 3 : km 3.4 - alt. 362 m - Grand Chêne junction
  5. 4 : km 4.79 - alt. 343 m - White Rock
  6. 5 : km 5.74 - alt. 288 m - Junction towards La Petite Pierre
  7. 6 : km 6.15 - alt. 337 m - Junction with Rue Principale - Église de l’Assomption
  8. 7 : km 7.26 - alt. 247 m - Fork
  9. 8 : km 8.52 - alt. 345 m - Car park - Froschkopf
  10. 9 : km 9.39 - alt. 361 m - Loosthal Forest House - Rocher du Loosthal
  11. 10 : km 10.97 - alt. 271 m - Road junction
  12. 11 : km 11.51 - alt. 257 m - Auberge d'Imsthal - Etang d'Imsthal
  13. S/E : km 12.31 - alt. 221 m - Car park

Notes

There are places to eat in one of the restaurants at La Petite Pierre.

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

4.5 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Schiless
Schiless

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely nature walk, with no difficult sections

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youl
youl

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Taken in the rain
Nice view of the small stone with the mist
Very rolling sections that allow you to jog
No particular difficulty

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Leo67000
Leo67000

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The climb was a bit of a struggle, but the walk back was gentle; the hike was very pleasant, but it really wore us out.

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Jean-Georges COTTIN
Jean-Georges COTTIN

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk at the end of winter on a lovely sunny day.

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Ouette
Ouette

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The starting point was really hard to find. We were misled by the description of a car park located BEFORE the first houses in Kohlhalrrhof. In fact, it’s three or four houses past the road sign marking the entrance to the hamlet. We’ll learn from this: it’s better to rely on north-south coordinates; that avoids getting lost. No complaints about the route itself, except that this is a hike to avoid on a sunny Sunday... the crowds...

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