From Lac Noir to Schupferen

Park in the Lac Noir car park.

(S/E) Set off southwards, crossing the small bridge over the lake’s outlet. Turn right onto the path marked with red and white discs and a Blue Disc, which climbs quite steeply through the forest. Continue along this path, cross a wide track, then carry on until you rejoin the path further up.

(1) Then continue to the left along the path marked with a Red Disc, which climbs gently through the forest until you reach a junction at the edge of the woodland.

(2) Carry on straight ahead along the path marked with a Red Disc through the stubble fields towards Lac du Forlet. “It offers magnificent views of the Alsace plain, the Black Forest and, in good weather, the Alps.”

(3) At the lake, leave the Red Triangle-marked trail, which leads to the farm, and take the Yellow Disc-marked trail to reach the Chalet Erichson.

(4) Continue along the Yellow Disc-marked trail, which descends quite steeply through the pastures towards the Gaertlesrain farm.

(5) Go round the farm and continue down this narrow path, which joins a track suitable for vehicles; follow this track to Lac Vert.

(6) At the far end of the lake, continue along the track towards Seestaettle Farm.

(7) Before you reach the farm, at the first incline, don’t miss the small path marked Blue with a white cross, which climbs quite steeply to the right at the edge of the forest, running alongside a small stream. It then turns left and levels out. Cross a wetland area via wooden footbridges. The path becomes steeper again.
Once you reach the top, carry on straight ahead, leaving a path with a red Saltire sign on your right which leads to the Schupferen Refuge, and join a road suitable for vehicles.

(8) Turn right to go round the back of the reindeer farm and follow the road to the Schupferen farmhouse inn.

(9) Then retrace your steps back to Lac Vert.

(6) Turn right onto the wide path marked ‘Red Disc – Yellow Cross’, which descends into the forest and leads to a Fork in the road.

(10) Keep left onto the path marked ‘Yellow Cross’ and continue downhill for quite a while until you come out onto the Chemin du Forlet.

(11) Turn left onto it, heading towards Grossrunz.

(12) Take care here not to miss the start of the path, which leaves the road to the right and rejoins it a little further up.

(13) Leave the road and continue to the right along a path marked with a Yellow Cross towards the Hautes-Huttes junction.

(14) Following the^GR® 532 (Yellow Rectangle), take the path to the left towards Lac Noir. Continue along it for 1.5 km, passing through the former EDF site at Lac Noir, and you’ll reach your car park (S/E).

(4) Chalet Erichson: you can enjoy a meal here in the warmer months. It is open every day from 1 May until the end of August, then at weekends in September and October. It is closed after All Saints’ Day.

Lac Noir.
Lac du Forlet.