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Departure from Raedesdorf: car park at the Sentier de Découverte, at the end of Rue des Pins.
Departure from Sondersdorf: see Practical information.
Red Ring markings
(S/E) From the car park, enter the forest path to the left of a goblin armed with a spear. Thefirst sculptures immediately catch your eye. You will come to a crossroads with four paths.
(1) Leave the return path on your right and continue straight ahead. Shortly afterwards, turn right and the path will take you gently downhill to a five-way intersection with a table and benches on the left at the edge of the forest.
(2) Leave the Anneau Jaune path (short, incomplete version of the discovery trail) on your right and the Triangle Bleu path diagonally to your right, which leads directly to the Gros Chêne (big oak tree). Continue straight ahead and, after a few hundred metres, you will see a magnificent sculpture of a red kite next to a bench overlooking the path.
(3) You now have two options:
1) To follow only the discovery trail, turn right and go uphill (a little steep at first). See Practical information.
2) Option shown on the map and described below.
Red Triangle signpost
(3) Leave the discovery trail temporarily and take the path marked with a red triangle. There are no more sculptures, but there are some remarkable trees, including a large beech tree about 350 m further on, on the right (4), which has an exceptional magnifying glass (a woody growth). The path continues slightly uphill and then descends to a crossroads.
(5) Leave the unmarked path that climbs up to the Gros Chêne on your right. You will arrive at a car park and then, about 150 m further on, at the end of Rue de la Montagne near a bench (beautiful view of Sondersdorf).
Blue triangle signpost
(6) Go up the wide carriageway on the right, which continues Rue de la Montagne. Ignore a path on the left. When the slope levels out, you will come to a crossroads. Turn right towards the Gros Chêne, which is clearly visible in the distance.
(7) Two tables with benches are ideal for a picnic at the foot of this majestic tree. A sign tells its story, dating back to the Peasants' War (1525). See Practical Information.
Return heading east. Ignore a path on the left and, at the crossroads, continue straight ahead (blue triangle sign on a tree on the left). After 150 m, you will rejoin the discovery trail, which crosses the wide blue triangle path.
Red ring signpost
(8) Go down to the far right for a return trip of a few hundred metres. Admire the sculptures and, except in winter, enjoy a picnic table and a deckchair for two with a view.
Retrace your steps to the previous crossroads.
(8) Cross the Blue Triangle path and continue straight ahead. The discovery trail continues, with sculptures and botanical information panels, as well as quotes from authors.
Further on, you will join the Anneau Jaune path. Continue straight ahead. At the next crossroads, leave the start of the Interregio path (Triangle Jaune) on your left and continue straight ahead (slightly to the right) until you reach the crossroads of the loop.
(1) Turn left, in the opposite direction, onto the path you took on the way there and return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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