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Departure and return: car park in the courtyard of the Chapitre de Neuwiller-lès-Saverne.
(S/E) Walk up Rue du Général Koenig on the left as you leave the courtyard. Then turn right onto Rue du 22 Novembre.
(1) At the fork, about 350 metres further on, turn left onto Rue du Herrenstein (signposted Chevalet Bleu du Club Vosgien). At the end of the street, continue along the forest path.
(2) At the fork, turn right onto the path marked with a red triangle. Pass a path on the right, then another on the left, and join the D134.
(3). Follow it to the left for 250 metres.
(4) Leave the road and take a path on the left that cuts across a bend.
Return to the D134 and follow it to the left.
(5) After the fork, leave the road and take the path on the right, marked with a blue rectangle. Follow this marking, go around Brudesberg on the right and join the D14.
(6) Turn left onto the path that leads first to the equestrian centre.
(7) Make a round trip to the Buddhist Temple.
Continue along the path marked with a blue rectangle and enter the village of Weiterwiller to reach the D7 (main street).
(8). Turn left and continue for about 300 metres.
(9) Take Rue des Seigneurs, again on the left. The street gives way to a path which you should follow, ignoring the numerous paths branching off to the right and left.
(10) You will reach the Pfannenfelsen rock. It's a shame that the panoramic view is compromised by the growth of young trees. Continue along this path.
(11) The markings change to a red cross. Take the path opposite and not the one on the left which descends towards Neuwiller. Continue along this path until you reach the D134. Take it to the right for a few metres.
(12) Turn left onto the path and follow it. Turn left once, then right, and join the forest road.
(13) Cross it and once again follow the Red Cross markings, ignoring all paths to the right and left, to reach the Grotte d'Amour (Cave of Love). Inside, there is a magnificent round table surrounded by a bench, carved from pink Vosges sandstone.
(14) Continue to Hunebourg Castle.
(15) Set off again along the forest road.
(16) At the intersection, take the path marked with a blue signpost. Follow these signs carefully as there are many paths.
(17) Cross the Maibaechel stream and continue to the large forest road junction.
(18) Turn right to reach the ruins of Herrenstein Castle.
(19) Return to the crossroads and turn right onto the forest road, which gives way to a path still marked with a blue signpost. Continue to the fork you encountered on the way there.
(2). Continue straight ahead. The return to the car park takes you along different streets than on the way there, allowing you to discover some pretty half-timbered houses. To do this, once you are on Rue du 11 Novembre, turn right into Rue du Wingert, then left into a side street to reach Rue des Bénédictins and finally, turn left one last time into Rue Hedwic, which takes you back to the starting point (S/E).
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