The Mur Païen and the ‘Sentier des Merveilles’ circular walk starting from Ottrott

Car park on the outskirts of Ottrott-le-Haut, at the junction of Rue des Châteaux and Holtzelstuckerweg.

Signposted with a red Rectangle crossed out in white

(S/E) With your back to the car park, follow the road for a few metres to the left, then take the path branching off to the right towards the Route des Châteaux. At the junction, follow the path on the left, keeping an eye on the markings.

(1) Take the hairpin bend onto the path on the right, which curves to the right before reaching a junction.

Blue Saltire Signpost

(2) Follow the path to the left and, a little further on, you’ll come to a house opposite which stand the ruins of the castles of Lutzelbourg and Rathsamhausen.

(3) Walk past the house and follow the path which climbs to the left, leading to another junction. From here, you can take a 100-metre round trip to the ruins of Koepfel Castle, of which only a few rocks remain, but which offers a lovely view.

(4) Continue along the path climbing towards Hagelschloss Castle until you reach a junction with a track branching off to the left.

(5) Follow this path, which climbs quite steeply, to reach the ruins of Hagelschloss Castle. Continue on and, after the bend to the left, you’ll come to a junction where several paths meet.

Yellow Saltire signpost

(6) Continue along the path straight ahead towards the North Gate of the Mur Païen, and head towards it.

(7) Follow the path that veers diagonally to the left and, after a short descent, leads to a junction with the Sentier des Merveilles.

Blue Saltire signpost

(8) Follow the Sentier des Merveilles to the left; after a hairpin bend to the right, it joins the Sentier des Pèlerins.

Yellow Cross signposting

(9) Turn left and follow the path to the hairpin bend.

(10) Continue down the path opposite, towards Ottrott-le-Haut. You’ll reach a junction.

(11) Cut across the forest track to rejoin the Yellow Cross on the opposite side and reach Ottrott-le-Haut.

Yellow Ring markings

(12) Follow the path on the left, which runs alongside private land and joins the road at a junction.

(13) Take the road on the left and head back to the car park where you started (S/E).

During the walk, visit the ruins of the castles of Lutzelbourg, Rathsamhausen and Hagelschloss.
The Pagan Wall and its North Gate.
Explore the Sentier des Merveilles.