The Bickenberg from Osenbach

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Hugging the hillside, through the forest and across a magnificent plateau, this is a lovely little walk starting from Osenbach towards Bickenberg.

In spring, the plateau’s meadows are filled with countless flowers, offering a scene brimming with beauty and serenity.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.42 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 489 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 610 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,946 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,352 ft
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view from above
The climb
the plateau
The Bickenberg plateau

Description of the walk

The starting point is at the car park on Place de la Scierie in the centre of Osenbach. Other parking options are available.

(S/E) The path leaves the village fairly quickly, heading north-east up a gentle slope offering views of the village.

(1) We continue and arrive at a track (Chemin du Pfaffenheimer Trank).

(2) We follow it to a fork.

(3) We turn left towards the Étang de la Clairière.

(4) We ignore the track on the left, which leads straight back down to the village, and the path that climbs straight up, and instead take the path through the woods situated between the two. We walk through the woods until we reach a junction marked with a Blue Diamond.

(5) We turn left towards the Bickenberg plateau. We cross this magnificent Bickenberg, a place of meadows filled with countless flowers in spring (wild orchids, buttercups, etc.).

(6) We leave the Blue Diamond markings, continue straight on and join a road which we follow to the right until we reach the D40.

(7) We turn right onto it and continue until we reach a path on the left.

(8) We take a hairpin bend and descend gently towards the village of Osenbach and the Place de la Scierie on the left (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,473 ft - Place de la Scierie in Osenbach
  2. 1 : mi 0.37 - alt. 1,588 ft - View of the village of Osenbach
  3. 2 : mi 0.74 - alt. 1,683 ft - Road suitable for vehicles
  4. 3 : mi 1.29 - alt. 1,749 ft - Junction
  5. 4 : mi 1.4 - alt. 1,736 ft - Crossroads near the Étang de la Clairière
  6. 5 : mi 1.82 - alt. 1,939 ft - Junction marked with a Blue Diamond
  7. 6 : mi 2.35 - alt. 1,709 ft - Junction and end of signposting
  8. 7 : mi 2.93 - alt. 1,401 ft - D40 - Église Saint-Étienne (Osenbach)
  9. 8 : mi 3.1 - alt. 1,460 ft - Start of the path
  10. S/E : mi 3.42 - alt. 1,352 ft - Place de la Scierie in Osenbach

Notes

An easy path with beautiful scenery.

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