The Col de Rimbach and the Belacker from Moosch

Starting from the Mine d'Argent campsite in Moosch, a beautiful circular route through the beautiful forests of the Vosges. At the Col de Rimbach, there is a beautiful view of the Masevaux valley and the Ballon d'Alsace mountain range. At Belacker, there is a beautiful panorama of the Grand Ballon massif and a beautiful view of the Alsace plain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.23 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 606 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 604 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 991 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 446 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Mine d'Argent campsite.

(S/E) Follow the road that crosses the campsite to the south-west, marked with a blue triangle.

(1) At the fork, turn right and follow the forest path for 400 metres. Then turn right and follow the trail. At the junction with the trail starting in the centre of Moosch, turn left and follow the blue triangle markings to the Col du Dreimarkstein (shelter).

(2) At the pass, to the left of the small cave, take theGR®®532/ Yellow Rectangle trail. After 400m, cross the forest road and continue climbing along theGR®®532for 1km.

(3) At the forest road, descend to the right for 200 metres until you reach the junction with the Mollau forest path, near the Saint-Jean fountain.

(4) Turn left, follow the Mollau forest road for 100 metres, then turn left onto the Yellow Triangle marked trail towards the Col de Rimbach.

(5) At the Col de Rimbach, turn left and head towards the Belacker via theGR®®5/ Red Rectangle, crossing the stubble fields to the Ferme-Auberge du Belacker (a stopover lodge open all year round).

(6) For the descent, after the Belacker farmhouse inn, turn left onto the path marked with a red triangle. After 900m, the path splits; take the left fork towards Kolabi. The path leads to a forest road; turn right and follow this road downhill for 1.2km.

(7) At the Kolabi crossroads, descend to the left along the forest road marked with a yellow triangle. After 1.4 km of descent, at the crossroads of the Gsang and Belacker forest roads, turn right onto the path for 600 m to reach the forest road.

(8) Turn right and follow the forest road. After 500 m, pass by the fishermen's pond.

(9) A little further on, pass close to the Bubalafes waterfall (on the right). Continue along the road to the Moosch campsite (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 446 m - Moosch campsite car park
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 451 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 3.42 - alt. 759 m - Col du Dreimarkstein
  4. 3 : km 4.83 - alt. 900 m - Fontaine St-Jean
  5. 4 : km 5.11 - alt. 879 m - Mollau forest path
  6. 5 : km 6.87 - alt. 940 m - Col de Rimbach
  7. 6 : km 8.15 - alt. 981 m - Ferme-Auberge du Belacker
  8. 7 : km 10.54 - alt. 791 m - Kolabi
  9. 8 : km 12.52 - alt. 552 m - Forest road
  10. 9 : km 13.41 - alt. 486 m - Cascade du Bulbalafels
  11. S/E : km 14.23 - alt. 446 m - Moosch campsite car park

Notes

Worth a visit

At the Col de Rimbach, there is a beautiful view of the Masevaux valley and the Ballon d'Alsace mountain range; on a clear day, you can see the Alps.

 Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
User 20324541

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The long, wide paths at the end are boring and hard on the feet, in my opinion. It would be better to do it backwards, otherwise it's a lovely walk in the middle of the forest.

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Cricri1964!
Cricri1964!

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Generally good

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Isabelle Sc
Isabelle Sc

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike through the peaceful forests of the Vosges. A very pretty cabin along the way. Hike duration: 4 hours (not including lunch break), although it is advertised as taking 6 hours.

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marfai sabine
marfai sabine

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very nice parish-specific to Brittany hike except for the end, which had a bit too many forest paths.

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magory
magory

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, relatively shaded walk.
Very pleasant. Thank you for this beautiful route!
Impeccable signposting.

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Dany J.
Dany J.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route completed on 31/12/22, with a temperature of 18°C at the start of the Moosch campsite...
After the rain of the last few days, some of the trails were more like streams.
But it was a nice hike and, thanks to the Club Vosgien, perfectly marked.

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lgn68
lgn68

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A pleasant route with beautiful views of the various mountain ranges.

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kaola123
kaola123

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb walk through the forests along the kind of narrow paths we love
Magnificent little nesting boxes all along the climb, more than a hundred of them. Well done to those who made and installed them!
Tasting of a little white cheese at the Belacker farm inn.
Then return to Moosch via forest paths
We really enjoyed it

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guetty68
guetty68

As requested by Visorando, I am happy to respond...
After setting off, I followed point 9, made a detour to the Bubalafels waterfall marked on the map, then turned around and headed for point 8... between point 8 and point 7, I turned right to go to the Mésange shelter marked on the map (which is a very nice shelter for a snack break or even a nap....
Return via the same route, which is 7 km.

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berluc
berluc

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Changed the departure point and pushed on to the Rimbach Pass.

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patrickgr
patrickgr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Please note that between points 2 and 3, you must cross two forest roads and follow the "Belacker" signs.

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michelflax
michelflax

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lots of walking in the forest

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