Le Canceley, Le Grand Rommelstein and Le Rocher du Calice

A beautiful hike through the forest with some slightly wild passages and beautiful views of Rocher du Canceley and Grand Rommelstein.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.65 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 548 m
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    Descent: - 539 m

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    Highest point: 596 m
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    Lowest point: 322 m

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Description of the walk

Les Deux Rivières car park on the D44 near the bridge over the stream in the Abreschviller valley (a tributary of the Sarre Rouge).

(S/E) After the bridge (coming from the north from Abreschviller), take the path for a few dozen metres, marked with a red disc, following the river to its confluence with the Sarre Rouge.

(1) After the bridge over the Sarre Rouge, take the small path on the left towards La Fesstanne (red disc). It quickly joins a forest road that follows the river. After about 1 km, you will come to a path on the left.

(2) Leave the forest road and take this path, which is still marked with a red disc. Cross the small wooden bridge and join the road (D44).
Turn right and follow the road for about 150 m, cross it (take care) and climb the path towards the R. Fourmann shelter. It heads south and joins a forest road. Follow it (same markings and direction) to the next three-way junction.

(3) At the three-way junction, follow the forest road on the left, still following the red disc. After about 1.5 km, on your right, a plaque on a tree indicates: Grossmann-Deux Rivières.

(4) At this point, leave the forest road and take a small path marked with a blue cross on the left towards Le Rocher and the Maison Forestière du Canceley.

(5) Once you reach Canceley, you can climb Rocher du Canceley by following the path on the left (about 15 minutes there and back).
Continue north, still following the blue cross signs, and after a sharp right-hand bend, you will reach the Gorge aux Sangliers forest road. Follow it to the right for a few metres, then take the path on the left that leads to the Canceley Forest House, following the same signs. This path rejoins the Gorge aux Sangliers forest road.

(6) Follow it for a few dozen metres to the right. At the bend, take the small path that descends towards the river. It is marked with a red triangle and blue cross.
You will soon come to the Canceley forest road. Follow it for a few metres to the right, then take the path that climbs to the left towards Rocher du Calice. At the top of this short climb, follow the path to the right, passing two houses. You will come to a sign indicating the location of the former Canceley Forest House.

(7) Leave the wide path and turn right to follow the red triangle markings towards Brechpunkt-Walscheid. Further on, cross another forest road and continue climbing until you reach the junction with a path marked with a green ring.

(8) From there, follow the path on the left, marked with a green ring, passing in front of a hunter's shelter, until you reach Place du Bon Dieu.

(9) Leave the Green Ring trail and continue straight ahead, following the Red Ring trail towards Le Calice. 50 metres after Place du Bon Dieu, don't miss the small path that climbs up to the right, marked with red and blue rings, to Grand Rommelstein.

(10) After Grand Rommelstein, continue on the same path to Rocher du Calice.

(11) At Rocher du Calice, continue downhill, taking the Blue Triangle trail on the right towards St Quirin. After a few dozen metres, turn left onto a forest road.

(12) Follow it to the left for a few metres, then turn right and follow the Blue Triangle markings to the Deux Rivières car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 323 m - Les Deux Rivières car park
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 322 m - On the left after the bridge over the - Sarre Rouge (rivière)
  3. 2 : km 1.04 - alt. 333 m - Path to the footbridge and the D44
  4. 3 : km 2.71 - alt. 488 m - Three-way junction
  5. 4 : km 4.08 - alt. 567 m - Sign for "Grossmann-Deux Rivières"
  6. 5 : km 4.86 - alt. 596 m - Rocher du Canceley
  7. 6 : km 6.86 - alt. 367 m - Gorge aux Sangliers forest road
  8. 7 : km 7.14 - alt. 380 m - Former Canceley Forest House
  9. 8 : km 8.82 - alt. 593 m - Crossroads
  10. 9 : km 10.46 - alt. 477 m - Place du Bon Dieu
  11. 10 : km 11.14 - alt. 535 m - Le Grand Rommelstein (518m)
  12. 11 : km 11.68 - alt. 475 m - Rocher du Calice
  13. 12 : km 11.8 - alt. 443 m - Forest road
  14. S/E : km 12.65 - alt. 323 m - Les Deux Rivières car park

Notes

Worth a visit

Beautiful views of Rocher du Canceley and Grand Rommelstein.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
SARAH+ROSCO+NALA
SARAH+ROSCO+NALA

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Concerns at point 9: you can no longer follow the path, you have to continue on the forest road. Not much to see apart from the forest, but still pleasant.

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Bernard.S
Bernard.S

A very interesting and useful application for hikers looking for routes.
It also allows you to map routes using its very user-friendly tool.

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ringeisen
ringeisen

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike.
As Guy Friedmann points out, there is a change of route at point 9, which will remain in place until the end of July.

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guy friedmann
guy friedmann

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route changes after point 9; due to logging (extensive and large-scale) and nesting, climbing the Grand Rommelstein is prohibited. You must therefore take the forest road marked with a cross to the Calice rock (point 10).

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fillie
fillie

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike on 1 January under bright sunshine!
Very precise description... no difficulty finding your way around.
Superb view from the top of the Grand Rommelstein... For experienced hikers, there are a few good climbs and 15 km on the clock.

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CROCE  Claude
CROCE Claude

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Date of hike: 24 October 2021
A beautiful hike completed in 6 hours with a picnic.
The starting point is not marked on the D44 but is easily recognisable by the uninhabited white house on the left side of the road and the sign "Auberge de la forêt à Lettenbach". The ascent into the mountains begins 800 metres further on, on the left, after following the road along the river.Varied terrain with a steep, long slope between points 7 and 8. Remarkable rocks along the route. You can see a few isolated pine trees of impressive height, a historical curiosity, the path of the boundary stones, and generally good signage.

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xerocrete
xerocrete

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with varied landscapes. We didn't encounter any other hikers!
However, there is one difficulty: the starting point. There are no signs indicating the "Parking des Deux Rivières" car park. You should therefore park before the bridge on the left coming from Abreschviller, near what appears to be an abandoned house and close to a large sign for the "auberge de la forêt à Lettenbach" (forest inn in Lettenbach).
At point 4, we made an extension (about 45 minutes extra) to the Pommiers roundabout (very beautiful view of the Tête de la Gorge aux Sangliers) and to the Fourmann shelter located on a beautiful plateau planted with numerous chestnut trees.
Confirmation of the very steep area between points 7 and 8. Access to the Grand Rommelstein rock is prohibited, but you can find the red and blue ring markings at the summit by leaving the prohibition signs on the left and crossing a grove of ferns to the right of the rock.
At point 10, there is no sign indicating the "Rocher du Calice" but it can be recognised by its shape.

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jacky57
jacky57

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Excellent hike in good weather with an average temperature of around 20 degrees.
The starting point was difficult to find as it was poorly signposted (Deux Rivières car park).
Access to the "Grand Rommelstein" is temporarily prohibited due to nesting, so it is uncertain whether the red and blue ring markings will be reinstated. Otherwise, the description is good and the markings are correct (these no longer correspond to the old Top 25 hiking maps).
Beautiful views of the Vosges mountains and the Lorraine plateau.

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Franck MARION
Franck MARION

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike for experienced hikers. Note the quality of the directions provided by the author (it's difficult to get lost). Be aware, however, that this route contains three steep sections (particularly between 7 and 8). We completed it in 5½ hours with a 20-minute snack break in the rain... There are lots of sections under trees, so it must be nice when the weather is warmer.
Hiking boots are highly recommended. Rocher du Calice is a must-see.

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