Route des Croix in Oberhaslach

Welcome to the Mutzig-Molsheim region. A destination for everyone, situated in the heart of Alsace, on the Wine Route, around twenty kilometres from Strasbourg.
This walk will take you through varied landscapes as you discover rural crosses that stand along or at the crossroads of paths, erected to the glory of God to mark various family events, both happy and tragic.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.82 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 212 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 207 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 343 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 239 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
  • ⚐ City: Oberhaslach (67280)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.550128° / E 7.329325°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Mullerhof.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3716ET, 3716ETR
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park on Rue du Nideck, opposite the Town Hall.

(S/E) Cross Rue du Nideck at the pedestrian crossing, turn right then left into Rue des Écoles. Follow the signs for the Route des Croix, turning left into Rue Saint-Florent.

(1) At the end of the street, take a short detour to the right to visit the Saint-Florent Chapel and its votive offerings. Return the way you came.

(1) Turn right into Ruelle de la Croix, continue along Rue des Acacias to join Rue du Nideck. Carry on left towards the next junction.

(2) Turn right into Rue du Klintz. Keep left at the fork, cross the Hasel and continue for 150 metres.

(3) Continue left onto Rue du Grempill. Pass the Stiftswald Forest House and keep left at the next fork, heading towards Urmatt.

(4) At the junction, take the path on the right, following the signposts. Before the village, you will see the Hasekapelle on the left.

(5) On Rue de Molsheim, turn right until you reach Rue du Kritt. Turn left and follow the path at the end of the street. Turn left at the next two junctions to reach Rue de la Hoube.

(6) Follow this street to the left, negotiating a wide left-hand bend further on before heading along a long straight stretch. About twenty metres before Rue de Molsheim, turn right into Rue de la Chapelle.

(7) At the end of this street, you will find the Siat Chapel on your left. Turn left onto Rue du Général de Gaulle and continue straight on until you reach Rue Saint-Jean on your left, just before the cemetery.
Follow this street to the end and turn right at the roundabout into Rue de l’Église. At the end of the street is the Blue Virgin, erected by the workers of the “Mullerhof” factory in Niederhaslach.

(8) Follow the path towards Niederhaslach (Blue Rectangle). At the fork after the cross (altitude 300m), turn right onto Rue du Forgeron and follow it straight on until you reach Rue Principale. Cross at the pedestrian crossing, turn right then left to pass in front of the fire station, with the Collegiate Church of Saint-Florent, a jewel of Gothic art, on your left.

(9) Turn left into Rue du Cimetière, then left again into Rue de Chapelle. Follow Rue du Tir to the left for about twenty metres, then turn right into Rue du Calvaire.

(10) Turn right into Rue du Noyer to reach Oberhaslach. Follow the street as it bends to the right and then to the left; after the last house, take the path on the right to come out onto Rue du Cimetière. Cross the road and continue straight ahead to reach Rue Haute, which you follow to the left. Continue along Rue du Capitaine Lahner and join Rue de Wasselonne.

(11) Turn left, then right at the junction onto Rue des Pèlerins. Turn left onto Rue des Sapins, then left again onto Rue des Écoles, arriving at Rue du Nideck by the town hall. Turn right to reach the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 277 m - Car park: Rue du Nideck
  2. 1 : km 0.32 - alt. 283 m - Rue Saint-Florent, detour to the chapel - Chapelle Saint-Florent
  3. 2 : km 0.75 - alt. 274 m - Roundabout, Rue du Klinz - Hasel (rivière)
  4. 3 : km 1.13 - alt. 284 m - Rue du Grempill
  5. 4 : km 2.75 - alt. 293 m - Crossroads, turn right
  6. 5 : km 4 - alt. 253 m - Rue de Molsheim
  7. 6 : km 4.85 - alt. 269 m - Rue de la Hoube
  8. 7 : km 5.84 - alt. 245 m - Siat Chapel, near the - Muhlbach (cours d'eau) - Affluent de la Bruche
  9. 8 : km 6.99 - alt. 258 m - Blue Virgin
  10. 9 : km 8.72 - alt. 255 m - Main Street
  11. 10 : km 9.3 - alt. 270 m - Rue du Noyer
  12. 11 : km 10.28 - alt. 289 m - Rue de Wasselonne
  13. S/E : km 10.81 - alt. 277 m - Car park: Rue du Nideck

Notes

Distance: 9 km
Duration: half a day
Elevation gain: 208 m
Difficulty: Intermediate
Start: Oberhaslach Town Hall
Nearest station: Urmatt – 1 km
Signposting: Cross/Church

Worth a visit

Places to visit:

  • Saint-Florent Chapel and its votive offerings.
  • (9) Saint-Florent Collegiate Church.

Reviews and comments

3.3 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.1 / 5
Route interest
3.4 / 5
ZADIG
ZADIG

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The signposts in Urmatt and the route markings need to be checked
Otherwise, a pleasant and very peaceful walk

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Francis Ingwiller
Francis Ingwiller

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Part of the route was impassable in the village of Urmatt due to fences that had been erected.
We only met two people on the trail, but we were walking at lunchtime, on a weekday and in winter

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Chamagnon
Chamagnon

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route, a bit muddy in places, with the street names in the village of Urmatt a bit confusing

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Lesjoly
Lesjoly

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

It’s a shame that the route is, in places, so poorly signposted. As a result, we only followed half the route and ended up wandering along random paths until we found our way back. There are indeed numerous junctions with farm tracks and forest paths that lack any signposting. It’s a real shame, as the route looked set to be interesting!

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Lesjoly
Lesjoly

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A leisurely route combining residential areas with more rural ones. A few wilder spots. Easy to manage. But don’t expect a complete change of scenery!

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remes6768
remes6768

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It would be easier to start the route at the village hall in Oberhaslach; it’s easier to park there,
A bit of a hassle when you arrive in Urmatt – make sure you look out for the signs,
otherwise, on leaving Urmatt, enjoy the wide, open plateau overlooking Oberhaslach!!

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J CLO
J CLO

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The description is completely useless and must be causing problems for Visorando

I’d advise you to check all the contributions from the person who suggested this walk. I wonder if it might be a predator, or else someone ‘from the area’ who knows this place inside out:

- it would have been very simple to just note the landmarks (“Club Vosgien”?) – a red rectangle on the way there and a blue one on the way back!
- there’s mention of a symbol (the 3rd line corresponding to the ‘route des croix’); what is its description? There are several symbols on various signs, but we don’t know what they represent. If not, this should be indicated on those signs. ...

- The most "serious" issue concerns the almost total lack of street names:

  • in Oberhaslach: it isn’t indicated everywhere, but it’s not difficult – “you manage” – particularly with the IGN map. As the street name isn’t indicated near the town hall, one could indicate that one is heading “back to the town hall”.
  • in Urmatt, nothing is indicated (except at the end of Rue de l’Église). We found a Rue de la Hoube at the western end of the village, but this did not correspond at all to the location described in 5, etc.!!!

A lot of time wasted and no time to look around and fully enjoy the monuments.
- The Chapel of St Florent is remarkable and “well worth a visit”.
- I assume that all the crosses are marked with the symbol described in the third line...

Well described, the walk would be very pleasant and easy...

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Aurel67
Aurel67

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,

Actually, if you follow the full route, you’ll find the gate closed. Pay attention at point 5, where you’ll see the sign to follow on the left. This saves you from climbing up for nothing.

Otherwise, much of the route is through the town. In hot weather, I’d advise doing it in the opposite direction if you’re setting off in the morning. As half of it is exposed to the sun. Mainly from point 5 onwards.

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maurito67
maurito67

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a route that could be nice, if it were properly signposted,

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Chouchou53
Chouchou53

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route leads to a locked gate. So, we’ll have to have a look again.

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