Route of caves and ponds in Lemberg

A beautiful, undulating circular hike through the woods, winding between old wash houses, steles, ponds and rocks pierced by caves.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.11 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 297 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 302 m

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    Highest point: 418 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 273 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the Club Vosgien chalet in Lemberg, Rue de la Montagne.

(S/E) Go down the steps alongside the Club Vosgien chalet. At the crossroads, ignore the return path opposite and turn right to join the forest road.

Red disc and yellow ring

Walk 100 m to the left and descend the small path towards the Ondines waterfall. Pass under the old railway bridge and reach the old Wasserfelsen wash house.

(1) Continue downhill to the small Ondines waterfall at the forest road.

Blue Triangle

(2) Continue right on the forest road towards the Helloch wash house. After about 300 metres, a narrow path branches off to the left.

(3) Take this forest path down to the old wash house.

Yellow Ring

(4) Turn left towards the Upper Bildmuhl ponds and then the Lower Bildmuhl ponds. You will reach the sign for "Lower Bildmuhl".

(5) Turn right towards "Hasselingerfelsen Sentier des Grottes" (Hasselingerfelsen Cave Trail) and go down the steps leading to the remains of the Bildmuhl mill cellar (sculpture of a Celtic matron on the stone wall). Picnic spot.
Continue along this pretty forest path lined with beautiful rocks to reach the old 18th-century Grebil-Kohl wash house.

(6) Go past the wash house and climb up to the intersection with the forest road, then continue climbing opposite on the cave trail to reach the Hasslingerfelsen cave rock (sheltered picnic area).

(7) Continue along the forest path until you reach the Handenkoepfel crossroads with the Hasslingerkehl Forest Road.

(8) Cross and climb up opposite towards the Chorfelsen cave until you reach it (sheltered picnic area).

(9) Walk to the intersection with the Krippenberg circular forest road. Turn right to reach the signpost for "Krippenfelsen". Take the small path on the right to the cave (sheltered picnic area).

(10) Continue along the path that joins the forest road and reach the crossroads of several forest roads.

Yellow diamond

(11) Head towards "Carrefour du Pont Neuf" and turn right for a round trip to the American memorial a few dozen metres away.

(12) Return to the path and turn right to reach the bridge and the Carrefour du Pont Neuf junction.

Yellow rectangle with white stripe

(13) Turn right towards Croix Saint Hubert and continue until you reach it (bench).

(14) Continue along the gently sloping forest road until you reach the Russian tomb (bench).

No markings

(15) With your back to the tomb, walk about 10 metres towards the "Tombe Russe" sign and turn right onto a wide sloping path to reach the forest road marked with a blue ring below.

Anneau Bleu

(16) Follow the forest road to the right for a few dozen metres, then turn left onto the forest path. After about 300 m, turn right at the signpost for "Direction Stèle du Souvenir".

(17) Return to the forest road via the footbridge and continue to the right until you reach the Kohllweise forest road.

(18) Turn left to follow this forest road, lined on the right with numerous private ponds, until you reach the large bend to the left. Continue straight ahead on a slight slope, then turn right at the junction of several paths. Continue to the intersection with the Kreuzberg forest road.

Yellow diamond

(19) Continue to the right until you reach the Pont Neuf crossroads.

Yellow rectangle with white stripe

(13) Head west towards Lemberg on the tarmac track until you reach the three-way junction blocked by a metal barrier.

(20) Continue on the left towards "Chalet du Club Vosgien", which you will reach as on the way there by going up the stairs (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 418 m - CV chalet in Lemberg - Rue de la Montagne
  2. 1 : km 0.29 - alt. 360 m - Wasserfelsen wash house
  3. 2 : km 0.37 - alt. 344 m - Cascade des Ondines
  4. 3 : km 0.56 - alt. 354 m - Fork in the road towards the Helloch wash house
  5. 4 : km 0.73 - alt. 352 m - Old wash house Helloch
  6. 5 : km 1.47 - alt. 287 m - Lower Bilfmuhl
  7. 6 : km 2.05 - alt. 276 m - Private wash house Grebil Kohl
  8. 7 : km 2.69 - alt. 296 m - Rock - Grotte du Hasslingerfelsen
  9. 8 : km 3.12 - alt. 328 m - Handenkoepfel crossroads
  10. 9 : km 3.32 - alt. 367 m - Grotte du Chorfelsen
  11. 10 : km 4.19 - alt. 376 m - Grotte du Krippenfelsen
  12. 11 : km 4.63 - alt. 382 m - Crossroads of several forest roads
  13. 12 : km 4.73 - alt. 385 m - American Stele
  14. 13 : km 4.94 - alt. 389 m - Pont Neuf crossroads
  15. 14 : km 5.87 - alt. 415 m - Saint Hubert Cross
  16. 15 : km 6.27 - alt. 400 m - Russian tomb
  17. 16 : km 6.55 - alt. 342 m - Junction between unmarked path and forest road
  18. 17 : km 7.12 - alt. 319 m - Joseph Wurtz Stele
  19. 18 : km 8.16 - alt. 291 m - Kohlweise forest road, along the - Schwangerbach (ruisseau) - Affluent du Schwalb
  20. 19 : km 11.21 - alt. 388 m - Intersection with the Kreuzberg forest road
  21. 20 : km 12.11 - alt. 400 m - Goose foot fork CV chalet and Hohefurs Stadium
  22. S/E : km 13.11 - alt. 418 m - Talking about the CV Chalet

Notes

Worth a visit

(1:,)3(et)6:: Old wash houses.

(12), (14), (15), (17) Steles and crosses

(5) Sculpture of the Celtic Matron
(7), (9) and (10) The caves.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Virginie Alc
Virginie Alc

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Waterfalls, wash houses, steles, sculptures and caves to discover along the route, as well as some beautiful climbs
Route very well signposted by the Vosges club

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Lukowiak Michel
Lukowiak Michel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike that is highly recommended, with a stunning waterfall and beautiful caves.

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User 17309096

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike is very interesting. There are many remarkable points of interest. I wanted to point out that it is located in Moselle (57) and not Meuthe-et-Moselle as indicated

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User 5454590

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A route rich in heritage and nature, ideal for a day's hiking.

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Nine 68
Nine 68

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike that is highly recommended, but make sure your phone battery is fully charged for the navigation, as the navigation and photos consume a lot of power.

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MmtAkh
MmtAkh

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Perfect, lots of points of interest.

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SBMB1960
SBMB1960

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

very beautiful region and well-marked routes. Well done to the Vosges club in Lemberg.

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foret
foret

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb walks with good signposting and wonderful discoveries
Highly recommended

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Mamiloulou
Mamiloulou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike and a perfectly marked route. Well done to the Vosges club!

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chevalley@wanadoo
chevalley@wanadoo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Superb hike
It was very interesting to discover the wash houses, which are the last vestiges of a way of life that has now disappeared.

The route is very well marked. Thank you to the volunteers from the Club Vosgien

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Feuilloman
Feuilloman

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Another beautiful hike dotted with numerous points of interest. A beautiful variety of landscapes, forests, ponds, climbs and descents—the 13 kilometres fly by.

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mach
mach

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike with benches along the route. Best done in hot weather, 90% in the forest.

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