Lake Schiessrothried and Sillacker

A pleasant, easy walk (except perhaps for the first climb) through beautiful countryside, forests, lakes and a rich history.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 93 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 93 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 993 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 899 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the Sillacker car park (48.019258, 7.040779)

(S/E) Turn back on foot, then turn left onto the steep, Red Ring-marked climb until you reach a side path

(1) Turn left (off the marked trail) onto the path where you can see the remains of the old Sillacker military cemetery dating from the Great War, as well as the grave of Captain Jacques Mounier of the 23rd Battalion of Alpine Chasseurs, killed on 15 June 1915 during the French capture of Metzeral. Continue to the next marked path.

(2) Continue straight on along the Blue Rectangle marked trail towards Lake Schiessrothried.

(3) From the lake’s embankment, you have two options:
- you can either walk around the lake.
- Depending on the route, you can immediately turn left onto the Red Rectangle-marked track, which will take you back to your starting point (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 900 m - Sillacker car park
  2. 1 : km 0.6 - alt. 943 m - Crossroads. Passing close to the - Ancien cimetière militaire (Sommet du Sillackerkopf)
  3. 2 : km 1.36 - alt. 977 m - Junction – GR531
  4. 3 : km 3.04 - alt. 930 m - Sillacker dam - lac de schiessrothried
  5. S/E : km 4.89 - alt. 900 m - Sillacker car park

Notes

Sillacker car park (48.019258, 7.040779)
Picnic facilities available at Lake Schiessrothried.

Worth a visit

  • Lake Schiessrothried.
  • The former Sillacker military cemetery and the grave of Captain Mounier (1914–18).

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
madydou
madydou ★

Hello,
On the Visorando app, all you needed to do was click on the ‘Go to start’ tab, then enter your location to get the route and the location.
For this route, the GPS coordinates are also provided.

Give it a go on your next outing.
Kind regards.

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CarotteVSchoco
CarotteVSchoco

I wasn’t able to go on that hike because we never managed to find the Sillaker car park… what a shame. Any help in finding that car park would be very welcome

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QuincydeLux
QuincydeLux

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, well described, easy to do with children and with an interesting destination: the lake.
The only tricky bit is getting to the car park, which is via a very narrow road – I was glad I didn’t come across any other vehicles on it. Once you arrive, the car park is quite large and really well situated as a starting/finishing point for the walk.
Thank you!

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Futur2020
Futur2020

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A good hike that climbs steeply right from the start for 200 metres, and after that it’s a great climb but you can’t see a thing. However, the road leading to the car park is very narrow. All in all, I’d recommend this hike.

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Birdy-Birdy
Birdy-Birdy

Hello
About the "Schiessrothried Lake and the Sillacker" hike.

I never managed to find the Sillacker car park.

But I parked in a small car park on Rue du Sillacker in the heart of the village of Metzeral.
Actually...
It’s quite a long way from the starting point of this hike.

It would be helpful to provide directions to this CAR PARK.
Thank you

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Gby68
Gby68

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A wonderful walk in the autumn. Fallen leaves, mushrooms, and the view of the lake... Not too difficult – I highly recommend it!

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Souasic
Souasic

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A lovely walk – I highly recommend it

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