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Parking is available at the Millénaire Sud car park on Rue des Oiseaux (free parking).
(S/E) From the car park, pass the nursery school on your right, then turn left towards Eguisheim centre. Further on, turn right onto Rue de Bruxelles.
When you reach Place du Général De Gaulle, turn right following the blue cross signs, pass the primary school on your right, then the fountain on your left and continue along Rue Porte Haute.
(1) At the village exit, turn right and follow the blue cross signs towards Hagueneck Castle (do not continue straight ahead via Losange bleu).
Continue to follow the blue cross signs, winding through the vineyards until you reach an intersection near the forest.
(2) Take the road on the right downhill heading north, following the green ring signs, with the forest on your left (ignore the blue cross sign opposite, which leads directly to Hagueneck Castle, then further down follow the green ring on the right and continue to the next crossroads.
(3) Leave the road and take a path on the left that climbs through the forest (no entry sign), following the blue cross signs. Turn left at the next intersection, following the green ring signs towards Hagueneck (ignore the path on the right with the green ring signs towards Wettolsheim). You will arrive at a road.
(4) Turn right and follow the road uphill, take three hairpin bends and arrive at a car park (see sign for Sentier Herzog). Continue on the road opposite Hagueneck Castle, then follow a path on the right, marked with a red diamond. Look for the information sign for Hagueneck Castle
(5) Walk to the castle, which has been well restored, where a secure metal staircase leads to the top of the tower, offering views of the surrounding area.
After visiting the castle, retrace your steps to the sign (do not follow the red diamond markings, which lead directly to the Trois Châteaux). Then take the left-hand path, marked with a blue cross, towards Repos des Chasseurs.
The path then winds steadily uphill until you reach an intersection marked with a signpost with a drawing of a horse-drawn carriage (Herzog trail).
(6) Follow the yellow disc signs towards 3 châteaux (leave the blue cross behind you) along a wide, level path. It eventually heads south-west on a slight downhill slope and reaches a crossroads with an information sign for "Le hêtre et le pic noir".
(7) Continue straight ahead downhill, following the yellow disc markings (ignore the sign for Hohlandsbourg on your right). At the sign for "Le sapin et le cerf" (The fir tree and the stag), continue straight ahead. About 200 m after a large bend to the left, you will reach the start of a path on the right.
(8) Leave the road and take this path (still following the yellow discs towards 3 châteaux). After a right-hand bend, it joins a path coming from the right and arrives at a large square with a car park.
(9) Cross it to reach the information sign for the "Sentier des Carrières" (Quarry Trail). Take the trail that leads to the Trois Châteaux (Three Castles). About 100 m further on, take the trail on the left (yellow disc). Enter the site of the three castles, once again enjoying the beautiful view of the Alsace plain and Colmar.
(10) Leave the castle site and turn right downhill, following the red disc markings towards Husseren Les Châteaux. Descend to a bench (known as Herren Sessel), then continue along the winding path (red disc) to another bench further down (known as Damen Sessel).
(11) Follow the red disc trail to the left towards Hagueneck to the north. Cross a forest path.
(12) Leave the red disc markings and follow the red diamond markings, continuing downhill towards Hagueneck. Cross two more forest tracks and continue downhill, following the markings.
You will arrive at the bottom of a small valley at a place called Bechtal (small wooden bridge).
(13) Do not cross the stream but turn right and follow the blue diamond markings. Further on, the marked trail turns left.
When you leave the forest, stay on the path through the vineyards (the markings disappear).
After a cross (dated 1732), descend to the right, facing the village, until you rejoin the route taken at the start.
(1) Go back down Rue Porte Haute.
Enter the old town for a visit (notably the "La ronde d'Eguisheim" discovery trail).
Return via Rue de l'Hôpital to get back to where you parked (S/E).
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