The Hohneck The Frankenthal-Missheimle National Nature Reserve IBP 65

The aims of this hike are to observe chamois in the Wormspel, dip your feet in the clear waters of the Schiessrothried lake and enjoy the beauty of the Frankenthal-Missheimle Nature Reserve. And if you can stop at a farmhouse inn, then it's a perfect day!

A variation of this hike, passing through the Falimont Pass, is suggested in the practical information section.

The BloyGR®®531trail between (6) and (7) is closed from 1 November to 30 April by prefectural decree dated 18 May 2022.

06/02/2023: Hiking prohibited until further notice by municipal order due to rock and stone falls on theGR®®531.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 626 m
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    Descent: - 627 m

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    Highest point: 1,362 m
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    Lowest point: 930 m

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Description of the walk

Hohneck car park GPS coordinates: N 48° 02' 16" E 7° 00' 56"

From the car park, head south to the starting point.

Red-white-red rectangular signposts.

(S/E) Follow the red-white-red rectangular signposts west-southwest to the intersection of four tracks.

Blue triangle markings.

(1) Take the blue triangle marked track downhill in an east-southeast direction until you reach the start of the dam.

Blue rectangle markings.

(2) Follow the blue rectangle and red rectangle markings heading northeast until the end of the dam.

(3) Leave the red rectangle marked trail and follow the blue rectangle marked trail heading southeast until you reach a crossroads.

(4) Follow the blue rectangle trail north-east to Gaschney.

(5) Follow the blue rectangle markings heading north-northwest.

(6) End of the road and start of a narrower track on the mountainside. Follow the blue rectangle markings north. Continue to the end of the narrow track on the mountainside.

(7) Continue to follow the blue rectangle markings towards the Frankenthal farmhouse inn in a north-north-west direction.

(8) The Frankenthal farmhouse inn and the Frankenthal-Missheimle National Nature Reserve.
From the Reserve, retrace your steps to the previous intersection.

Red triangle signpost.

(7) Follow the red triangle markings uphill in a west-south-east direction to the pass/crossroads (elevation 1228).

Red rectangle signpost.

(9) Follow the red rectangle markings uphill in a westerly direction to the summit of Hohneck (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,361 m - Le Hohneck
  2. 1 : km 0.5 - alt. 1,278 m - Intersection of four trails
  3. 2 : km 2.14 - alt. 937 m - Follow the blue rectangular signposts - lac de schiessrothried
  4. 3 : km 2.35 - alt. 934 m - Follow the blue rectangular signposts
  5. 4 : km 3.97 - alt. 977 m - Head north-east towards Gaschney.
  6. 5 : km 5.31 - alt. 995 m - Gaschney (le)
  7. 6 : km 6.4 - alt. 985 m - End of the road
  8. 7 : km 8.51 - alt. 1,044 m - End of the narrow track on the mountainside.
  9. 8 : km 8.71 - alt. 1,032 m - Auberge du Frankenthal
  10. 9 : km 9.74 - alt. 1,228 m - Pass (altitude 1,228 metres).
  11. S/E : km 10.67 - alt. 1,362 m - Le Hohneck

Notes

This hike requires a minimum of equipment and experience.

dogs are not allowed as this is a nature reserve.

Please note that between (1) and (2) the path is narrow, steep and winding. This section is not suitable for beginners and requires suitable hiking boots.

Please note that from (6) to (7) the path is narrow and winding and requires suitable hiking boots.

During the descent between (1) and (2), keep an eye out for chamois (on the Hohneck side).

An alternative route for this hike, via the Col de Falimont, is suggested below.

https://www.visorando.com/randonnee-/157...

This route passes through a protected area, which may be subject to special regulations:

Worth a visit

 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 65 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
romanamat
romanamat
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very physical route, especially the first 1/4 and last 1/4 of the way... 11.93 km measured with the GPS for 5 h 15 of walking... I understood why the indicated time was 4 h 35 for just over 10 km! A very tricky descent at the start of the route to reach the lake... The path back up to the Hohneck was very steep, but the scenery was magnificent, the forest well shaded with water everywhere and the flora luxuriant... Very happy to have done it and to have discovered the Hohneck in this way, a superb Vosges summit...

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jean.falcinelli
jean.falcinelli

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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bergere08
bergere08

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful and also very technical hike. Please note that some sections will be closed from 1/11. Superb trails, with lots of water, especially given the weather in recent weeks. We came across a number of people with children, so please be careful, as some parts of the trail are quite difficult. Magnificent, even if we weren't lucky enough to spot any chamois.

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laurentc
laurentc

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route is very interesting, very technical, with real difficulties for hikers used to "medium" difficulties. The passages in the rocks on both the way down and the way up are technical.
This hike should be classed as "difficult" rather than "medium", and parents should be discouraged from taking children who are too young, as there is a real risk of dangerous falls if you are not constantly attentive.
The reference town should also be updated. We're a long way from Stosswihr.

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jpboes38
jpboes38

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 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. The descent to the lake is tricky: a steep slope on a stony path. You can then rest your knees at the lake towards the Gaschney (postman's path), before entering the rocky section where you have to watch your step.
A variety of landscapes, ending with a 360° view from the summit of the Hohneck as you quench your thirst at the refreshment bar.

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chrisnat
chrisnat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good, we saw chamois along the way (we had a short break in an inn at the foot of the honeck and at the end, to get back to the honeck, we took an alternative route via the cirque glacière, the start of which is just behind the peat bog behind the farmhouse inn... This is where some people practice mountaineering...

This allowed us to observe chamois on the way up the cliffs...

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DOMONIQUE
DOMONIQUE

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Option to climb the Petit Hohneck and discover the Gaschney valley

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Patrick.patman
Patrick.patman

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Magnificent, breathtaking view, there was still snow...

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Clem6857
Clem6857

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very beautiful walk, with superb scenery
Beware of people with vertigo
Quite a technical route, for experienced hikers
On the day, there were snowy sections with steep ascents and descents, and the terrain was quite unstable in places (scree) and slippery due to melting snow.
I recommend the use of walking poles.
Allow a good 4 hours without a long break

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Fanny petitjean
Fanny petitjean

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice walk. Very varied. I had a great time!

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jurelan67
jurelan67
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Lovely walk, beautiful scenery.
Chamois can be seen on the steep slopes.
On the other hand, the path between Gaschney and Frankenthal in its second part (between points 6 and 7) is sometimes quite vertiginous, there are a few metal or wooden footbridges to cross, metal steps and handrails. A word of warning to anyone prone to vertigo.

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pascale rm
pascale rm

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A hike that offers some very beautiful scenery. The ascent to the Hohneck via the Col du Falimont is very steep but beautiful. On arriving at Gaschney, continue to the "centre" until you come across a sign that makes it easy to find the blue rectangle. On an average day, it's not very busy.
Chamois observed on the descent at the start of the hike and on the ascent towards the end. Thank you for this tour!

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laurent dominique
laurent dominique

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The route is really too busy, I thought it would be quieter after 15 August.
I've already done this route at another time of year, and it left me with some good memories.

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Denis TT
Denis TT

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful walk.
Magnificent scenery.
Walk in good weather, no major difficulties.
Good shoes are recommended though.
Thanks for the tour.

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stephr
stephr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, with the start and finish point being the most beautiful viewpoints in my opinion.
The descent and ascent are quite steep. The rocks on the way down were quite slippery
so be careful not to fall. We enjoyed the auberge where we could quench our thirst before
the climb back up to the Hohneck, and meeting the chamois in the cirque du Hohneck.

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