Lac de Lispach circuit from Lac de Longemer

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful route. It's good to start at the indicated location because it allows you to warm up a bit before the climb from point 1. You can also walk along the lake for about 500 metres.

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

A very beautiful hike, the view of Lake Longemer is superb, and Lake Lispach is even more beautiful.
Although the first part is described as a bit steep, we found it fairly easy in the end. However, the descent at the end is really unpleasant, very steep, stony and even dangerous, especially when you start to feel tired.

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful coastline and a steep descent 🥶

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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

Hello, wonderful hike, the route changed on the way up and is very well marked. Superb view of Lake Longemer.
Once you reach Lake Lispach, the circuit around the lake is busy but beautiful.
On the way back, the descent at Croix Verte is steep. It's difficult to walk down because of the countless stones that limit your footholds. I strongly recommend good walking shoes and walking sticks.
At the start and end of the walk, you can take a path below the road, which avoids walking alongside it, especially as there is heavy and noisy traffic.
A very beautiful hike.

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A very beautiful hike. The climb at the beginning is particularly tough, but then you are rewarded with breathtaking views of Lake Longemer and Lake Lispach. The descent is very technical, especially with ice
The first kilometre is uninteresting along the roadside. I recommend following the lake route instead, which is more enjoyable

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Date of your route : Feb 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike, but not the easiest route. There is a significant elevation gain on the way up, but the descent is particularly challenging on a technical trail. I did it with my 4-year-old daughter, so we took our time! We stopped for lunch at the foot of Lake Lispach, where the scenery was magnificent.

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Date of your route : Aug 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

This trail is quite challenging for children under ten and people over 60 who don't exercise regularly. The climb up the rocks is quite difficult at the start, and the descent at the end is just as steep, with a rocky path to boot. But the view of the lake after the climb is magnificent. The natural surroundings are beautiful. Worth doing again, but only if you're in good physical shape.

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

The start of the route is difficult with a very steep climb. Once you reach the viewpoint, there are no more difficulties and the route is easy going.
The downside of this hike is that you have to retrace your steps after arriving at the Lispach lake dam and look for the forest path, which is not signposted. By deduction and using the map, you eventually find it.
If I do this again, I will probably go around the lake.
Finally, the first part of the descent is also steep and technical but quickly becomes easier.

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Date of your route : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike.
The first part includes a steep climb.
Towards the end, there is a fairly technical descent with rocks, which is not suitable for sandals

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Date of your route : Aug 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The small forest path to take on the way back from Lispach Lake is not signposted. If you cannot find it, return to the starting point at the lake, go uphill and turn left. You will arrive at the top of the forest path you needed to take.

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Date of your route : Jul 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very stony and slippery section

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Date of your route : Jul 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

After a challenging climb through the forest at the start of the walk, the reward is well worth the effort. The view of Lake Longemer is superb. The descent through the forest to the second lake is relaxing. The descent on the way back is quite challenging for the knees. A beautiful walk

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Date of your route : Apr 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A challenging hike with a fairly technical start and a very steep climb that is feasible for fairly fit hikers, but should be avoided in wet weather as it can be slippery. There is a beautiful view of the lake after the climb, which leads to the second lake. We really enjoyed this hike, which took us 2 hours and 40 minutes with a few breaks.

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Date of your route : Jul 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Good evening,
This is a challenging hike that requires some walking experience.
The start along the lake is easy. However, as soon as you start climbing towards the old horses' rock, it gets tough.
But keep going, because once you reach the top, the view of Lake Longemer is magnificent.
The descent to Lake Lispach is easy. The old mine doesn't add much to the hike; it's just the entrance to a cave. A hole in a rock.
However, I preferred to walk around the lake and enjoy the reflections of the trees in the water and the information panels about the peat bog and wildlife.
When you reach the dam, you have to turn back, but after a hundred metres or so you will find the path that leads to the Ehlinger trail.
The return trip is difficult from the descent (point 7, small pass, green cross marker) because the trail is very rough, with many fallen trees and a difficult scree slope.
I didn't attempt to go through the fairy cave because of the many fallen trees across the trail,
i would advise against trying it (but everyone is free to make their own choices).
After that, the trail gets much better. There is a gigantic fir tree to see just before you reach the road near the Jonquilles campsite. It is a giant fir tree, 51.40 metres high and 4.89 metres in circumference. (There is a small information sign.) Don't miss it. It looks like a sequoia.
The return trip along the cycle path is easy.

In short, this is a challenging hike with a view at the top that is well worth the effort, a beautiful lake to follow and a challenging descent on the way back.
A lovely afternoon walking in the Vosges forest.

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Date of your route : Jun 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Without a doubt our most beautiful hike during our month-long stay in La Bresse.
From the hotel where we were staying in Longemer (we had walked there from La Bresse the day before), we headed to the Jonquilles campsite. The trail leading up to Roche des Vieux Chevaux is marked "technical trail": it is certainly very steep and abrupt, with two scree slopes, but it is not difficult (good handholds and places to plant your poles) and is not dangerous, as it is in the forest and therefore not at all exposed. However, it requires good walking shoes and is better done going up than down.
At the Roche des Vieux Chevaux, you have a view of the Lac de Longemer. The descent to the Lac de Lispach via the Chaume de Fachepremont and the small pass of the Mine is easy.
The magnificent Lac de Lispach and its peat bogs. Then return to La Bresse via Grouvelin, La Roche des Bioquets and the Col de Grosse Pierre. Splendid!

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