Hills around Hagenthal-le-Haut

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A walk partly through the forest and partly in open countryside on the heights of Hagenthal-le-Haut. Several benches and picnic spots along the route. On the return journey, beautiful views of the Jura, Basel, Chrischona and the surrounding hills.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.19 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 423 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 423 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,588 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,227 ft
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Description of the walk

Park in the after-school care car park on Rue Principale in Hagenthal-le-Haut.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, along Rue Principale, head left towards the school. At the end of the street, first turn right then left and follow the Chemin de Heiligenbrunn due south (GR®531, marked with a Blue Rectangle). Pass in front of a large farm and continue towards the forest. Pass the water pumping station and follow the path through the forest. Take a wide hairpin bend; at the next bend, ignore the path on the left leading to Hagenthal-le-Bas. Keep to the right and you’ll reach a fork.

(1) Turn right onto the path, which is no longer signposted. Continue straight on towards the west along this wide path. Ignore the two paths on the right that lead back down to Hagenthal-le-Haut, as well as the paths on the left. Continue along the path that turns right; at the end of the next bend, you will reach a fork.

(2) Turn left, heading due north, and follow the Blue Ring marked path which turns right and runs parallel to the road towards Bettlach. You will reach the edge of the forest.

(3) Turn left then right and, after a final 90° bend, you will reach the road connecting Hagenthal to Bettlach (D12b4).

(4) Cross it carefully by going left then right; further on, ignore the access road to the Lindenhof farm on the left (picnic table on the left) and follow the road to the right until the next junction.

(5) Take the small road on the right that leads down towards the village, Rue du Lindenhof. Continue to the end of the street to the junction with Route de Ferrette

(6) Cross it (pedestrian crossing on the right) then turn left and walk for about 50 metres. Turn right onto Rue du Hofacker and follow it to the end, to the junction with Rue de l’École.

(7) Follow it to the left until you reach the junction in front of the school. Turn left to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,227 ft - After-school care car park, Rue Principale
  2. 1 : mi 0.81 - alt. 1,467 ft - Crossroads – Unmarked path
  3. 2 : mi 2.19 - alt. 1,562 ft - 3rd junction towards the village, turn left
  4. 3 : mi 2.82 - alt. 1,509 ft - 4th junction towards the village, on the left
  5. 4 : mi 3.1 - alt. 1,486 ft - Hagenthal–Bettlach road junction
  6. 5 : mi 3.48 - alt. 1,368 ft - Junction towards the village, on the right
  7. 6 : mi 3.85 - alt. 1,306 ft - Route de Ferrette, on the left
  8. 7 : mi 4.05 - alt. 1,240 ft - Junction of Hofacker Street and École Street
  9. S/E : mi 4.19 - alt. 1,227 ft - After-school care car park, Rue Principale

Notes

Club Vosgien signposts

There are four picnic areas along the route as well as a few benches.

Between (S/E) and (1), the Lerzbach / Augraben rises on the left in the meadow after the second building of the Lang farm. The spring is not marked.

Worth a visit

At the edge of the forest (3), there is a beautiful view of the city of Basel, the Jura mountains and Chrischona.

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.

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