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Start from the Pâquis des Fées car park on the D430, at the foot of the Hohneck.
(S/E) Take the path that climbs directly from the car park to the Col du Wormspel.
(1) Continue along the path that descends towards the Wormsa valley, marked with a blue triangle. This descent is a little challenging, with some sections being slippery due to the presence of rocks and streams, and leads to Lac du Schiessrothried, offering magnificent views of the Hohneck.
(2) Without crossing the Lac du Schiessrothried dam, take the path that runs alongside the stream crossing this dam, marked with a red rectangle (GR®5). Follow this path to Lac de Fischboedle. Continuing along this path, cross the large rock at the edge of the lake, then a bridge (hidden from the initial viewpoint) that allows you to cross the spillway. Continue along the same trail for about a hundred metres.
(3) Take the path that climbs up the mountainside on the right. This path, marked with a blue cross, is quite steep, rocky and requires caution. Continue straight ahead at the crossroads, leaving a path on the left above you, and arrive at a place called Kerbholz.
(4) Then take the path marked with a blue rectangle (GR®531), passing through Kastelbergwasen, which eventually joins the "GR®5variant" marked with a red-white-red rectangle.
(5) Turn left to follow the "GR®5variant" towards the summit of Rainkopf.
(6) Pass in front of the Rainkopf-Louis Hergès refuge and reach Rainkopf, which offers a beautiful 360° view.
(7) Continue west for about 100 metres, then turn left.
(8) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead to reach Rothenbachkopf.
(9) Continue to reach the Batteriekopf (which is not marked on the ground, but is recognisable as the peak after the Rothenbachkopf on the same trail).
(10) Continue in the same direction on the same "GR®5variant" until you find a path on the right markedGR®5with a red-white-red rectangle.
(11) Turn sharply right to follow this path, which climbs northwards parallel to the path you have been following, along the mountainside. Back on the path leading from Rainkopf to Rothenbachkopf, follow it to the left for about 200 metres.
(12) Passage near the source of the Moselotte.
(8) At the trail junction you passed on the way up, take the trail to the left (still theGR®5) which goes around the summit of Rainkopf. Return to the trail you took on the way up, which offers views of various lakes (Kruth-Wildenstein, Blanchemer, de la Lande), and follow it in the opposite direction for about 600m.
(5) Take the path on the left, which is the "GR®5variant", still marked with a red-white-red rectangle, and continue straight ahead.
(12) On the left is the source of the Moselotte. Continue along the GR to the Col de Wormspel.
(1) Turn left onto the path crossing the Pâquis des Fées to return to the car park (S/E).
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