From Obersolberg to Christlesgut

A short, shaded circular walk at the foot of the Petit Ballon, offering beautiful views of the Munster valley.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.32 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 45 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 290 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 290 m

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    Highest point: 905 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 712 m

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Description of the walk

The starting point is the car park on the small road that leads from Eschbach-au-Val to Obersolberg and Erschlitt, below the turn-off to the Hotel Restaurant Obersolberg.

(S/E) Head towards the hotel by going up the road that turns sharply to the right. After a left-hand bend, with the hotel in view, a path marked with a red disc goes up to the left.

(1) Take this path, which passes above the hotel and leads to a viewpoint located on the edge of an old retention basin (Bassin Hartmann).

(2) Continue along the Red Disc marked trail, which runs above Ober-Erschlitt, leaving the return path on your right.

(3) Near a picnic area, leave the red disc markings and follow the yellow triangle path (Hertzog trail) to the road that climbs from Wasserbourg to Ried. Turn right at the Auberge du Ried and continue for about 200 metres.

(4) Leave the red disc markings and follow the unmarked forest path on the right, which passes below the hamlet of Schweng.

(5) This path joins another path marked with a blue cross before descending to Braeschenberg, located below Lameisberg.

(6) At Braeschenberg, leave the Blue Cross markings and follow the Yellow Cross marked path eastwards. It leads to the Christlesgut farmhouse inn (a sign indicates the direction to take).

(7) From Christlesgut, go to the crossroads and turn left to reach Stemlisberg (marked with a blue disc) via a small tarmac road. Cross the hamlet until you reach the sign for the Club Vosgien.

(8) Turn right, then leave the blue disc markings and descend to the right onto the path that leads to the Runzbach stream. Cross the stream and continue to the three-way junction.

(9) Follow the unmarked path that climbs northwards, passing in front of a house before joining the Luttenbach road at Ried. Be careful not to take the Chevalet Rouge marked path that climbs to Ried or descends to Munster.

(10) Go down the road on the left and follow the first unmarked path on the right, which leads directly to Obersolberg at the crossroads of the circular encountered on the way there.

(2) Follow the same route as on the way there to reach the car park on the Obersolberg road (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 715 m - Car park on the Obersolberg road
  2. 1 : km 0.42 - alt. 744 m - Start of the red disc marked trail
  3. 2 : km 0.69 - alt. 785 m - Crossroads of the circular
  4. 3 : km 2.24 - alt. 871 m - Crossroads - Picnic area
  5. 4 : km 3.27 - alt. 897 m - Start of the unmarked forest path
  6. 5 : km 4.79 - alt. 889 m - Junction with the Blue Cross marked path
  7. 6 : km 5.38 - alt. 857 m - Braeschenberg
  8. 7 : km 6.63 - alt. 816 m - Crossroads
  9. 8 : km 7.43 - alt. 756 m - Stemlisberg
  10. 9 : km 7.95 - alt. 718 m - Three-way junction
  11. 10 : km 8.93 - alt. 786 m - Route from Luttenbach to Ried
  12. S/E : km 10.32 - alt. 715 m - Parking

Notes

This route includes sections without markings and therefore requires greater attention. This choice is dictated by the desire to limit the elevation gain.
It is possible to shorten the distance by taking the path that descends directly to Christlesgut (marked with blue discs). This path is very rocky and ravined in places, so we chose to lengthen the route slightly by passing through the hamlet of Braeschenberg.

Worth a visit

There are various places to eat along the route: Auberge du Ried, Christlesgut, Auberge de l'Obersolberg.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 16 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
jc brice
jc brice

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Well-marked and fairly easy hike. No particular problems.

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User 15014409

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

New for us, starting from Eschbach in the valley – we always used to start from Boelensgrab.

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expertalu
expertalu

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this tour. We thought we knew everything there was to know about football, but no, there are always new discoveries to be made

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BabsVDe
BabsVDe

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful, superb view, easy

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Phil67240
Phil67240

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Poorly signposted route. Fortunately, we had our GPS as well.

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philunger
philunger

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, varied hike with pretty little paths, two farm inns along the way and even a third one that's ideal for a meal or dessert break.
I recommend it.

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bruno68z
bruno68z

Sorry for you, but your comments regarding the description do not seem to be shared

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bibi1952am
bibi1952am

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We had to turn back... we never found any blue crosses on any part of the route.
Avoid using "local names" that are not always displayed, bearing in mind that walkers are not all from the area and therefore do not know the local names. Only mention them if they are well known on the route.
Please provide more landmarks (avoid unnecessary details).

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Danielle Boeglin
Danielle Boeglin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,
A very beautiful hike on Sunday, 21 August 2022, with ideal weather and superb shaded paths and trails! Magnificent views of the Munster Valley, which we know well but never tire of.
The only downside is that the description on the Visorando website needs to be revised, as there are sometimes doubts about which paths to take.
In any case, thank you for your beautiful walks!

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christine.schroeder
christine.schroeder

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

3 Beautiful views, the most beautiful view at the Christlesgut farmhouse inn!
Fairly easy and well shaded.

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jean-jacques.rysak
jean-jacques.rysak

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

the route is very good with magnificent views of the Munster Valley. It is not particularly strenuous, but the route description is a little vague and needs some tweaking. We had lunch at the Christlesgut farmhouse inn, which I highly recommend for its cleanliness, friendly service and quality produce. It has a terrace with stunning views. Don't forget to book in advance

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ChristineRuckebusch
ChristineRuckebusch

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful shaded hike. From three beautiful views

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Maminouxe
Maminouxe

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Tried it this spring but had to turn back because of ice on the road...
Today we did the route starting from point 1 to avoid the road, and did the route in reverse, from point 2 to point 10. Easy and enjoyable.

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Chrisisa
Chrisisa

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for sharing this hike. The route was well marked, and we completed it in 2 hours and 20 minutes.

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D.Brion
D.Brion

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A lovely, shaded walk with little elevation gain. Beautiful views of the surrounding valleys.

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