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Start from the car park near Dieffenthal church (at the top of the village).
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(S/E) Pass in front of the cemetery, then shortly afterwards turn right onto the tarmac road. Make a small detour to the Bangerstein site then continue.
At the next three-way junction, turn left and then at the next junction, continue straight ahead on the main path. Pass between the vineyards with two groves of trees at their ends, then follow the contour line and arrive at a hedge of fir trees below the forest.
(1) Turn right. Shortly afterwards, follow the rocky path into the forest and arrive at an intersection in a bend.
(2) Continue up the path opposite, following the marked trail to the castle. Enjoy the view, then retrace your steps and turn left at the foot of the castle.
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(3) At the Ortenbourg sign, turn right towards Rehhag.
(4) At the small square with a horse riding stop and picnic tables, take the second path on the left, which slopes slightly downhill (Route Forestière des Châteaux), until you reach the start of a large bend to the left.
(5) In the bend, leave the forest road and turn right onto the uphill path. Further on, rejoin the forest road and continue straight ahead towards Bernstein. Reach the Rehhag crossroads.
(6) Continue straight ahead along a fairly steep hollow path uphill and reach the Krieghurst crossroads.
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(7) Turn left for a few metres towards Engelfelsen (Chemin Forestier du Schild), then immediately turn right onto a slight uphill path.
Pass Engelfelsen Rock, then continue along the same path towards Stangenberg.
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(8) At the Stangenberg crossroads, continue left towards Gallienstein for about a hundred metres, then turn sharply right. Descend for a few metres, then turn right onto a flat section towards Kasmarkt.
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(9) At Kasmarkt, continue straight ahead towards Dambach-La-Ville via the Sentier des Bornes. Further down, at the three-way junction, turn left. After a short steep descent, you will come to a forest path on a bend. Turn right and you will find the start of a path on the left.
(10) Leave the path and follow the trail on the left towards Saint Sébastien. Cross a forest path, continue straight ahead, and after a few metres, turn right.
(11) At the first vineyards, take the path on the left, then further down, turn left.
(12) At the Saint-Sébastien Chapel (see its remarkable altar and ossuary), go down the road towards Dambach-La-Ville.
(13) At the crossroads, turn left towards Barr, then immediately follow a small path on the right, between the vineyards, to reach the Porte de Blienschwiller.
Go through the gate (pedestrian access on the right), then turn right onto Rue du Général De Gaulle. Continue to the Town Hall, then turn right onto Rue de l'Église. Continue along Rue Mersiol-Burrus to reach the Porte de Dieffenthal.
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(14) Before the gate, turn right onto Rue des Remparts and continue to the end, then turn left onto Chemin du Rutenberg. Further on, turn right onto a concrete path, then at the calvary, turn left. In Dieffenthal, go up Rue de l'Église to return to the car park (S/E).
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