The Heart Trail in the Haguenau Forest

Combine sport, well-being, conviviality and discovery of nature in the Forêtd’Exception® ( Exceptional Forest) on this trail dedicated to Nordic walking. You will walk through different stands of deciduous and coniferous trees, offering you a complete change of scenery near the Gros-Chêne site.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.93 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 4 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 145 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 138 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Haguenau (67500)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.850819° / E 7.863613°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3814ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Access to car park

From Haguenau town centre, follow signs for Soufflenheim. Once you reach the D1063 (Route de Soufflenheim), turn left onto Route de Schwabwiller, which leads directly to the Gros-Chêne car park.

Red Heart Markings

(S/E) The route starts to the left of the inn, after the Club Vosgien signs. After 250 m, at the fork by the benches, head to the right. At the next intersection, turn right and continue straight ahead for about 1 km heading south, ignoring the paths to the right and left. Continue to the crossroads at the ends of plots 115 and 116.

(1) Turn left at a 90° angle to enter between plots 100 and 115. Continue along the path for about 1,300 metres, ignoring the various paths on either side. This eastern part of the route is almost perfectly straight.

(2) At the third intersection, turn left twice in succession to go around plot 113. After 800 m, stay on the path that turns left and continue straight ahead at the intersection between plots 125 and 126.

(3) Turn right and continue straight ahead for about 650 m, heading north, ignoring the paths on the right and left.

(4) The path becomes a trail that veers slightly to the right to reach the Eberbach stream. Follow the stream for a few metres before crossing the footbridge. At the intersection at the end of the trail, turn left onto Allée forestière du Gros-Chêne and continue straight ahead.

(5) At the end of Allée forestière du Gros-Chêne, turn left onto Route de Schwabwiller (tarmac road) and cross the Eberbach stream again to return to the Gros-Chêne area (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 141 m - Gros-Chêne
  2. 1 : km 1.45 - alt. 144 m - Path on the left
  3. 2 : km 2.78 - alt. 143 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 4.13 - alt. 141 m - Path on the right
  5. 4 : km 4.79 - alt. 139 m - Eberbach (rivière)
  6. 5 : km 5.74 - alt. 141 m - On the left, Route de Schwabwiller
  7. S/E : km 5.93 - alt. 141 m - Gros-Chêne

Notes

Worth a visit

Alternating between different atmospheres, rather damp and shady near the Krummelsgraben and Eberbach streams, or bright and accompanied in summer by the song of crickets along the pine groves, this hiking trail offers a complete change of scenery.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

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

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nothing more to say, everything is perfect. Keep up the good work

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Gallois
Gallois

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Perfect C

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eli
eli

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route suitable for children and pushchairs, with no hills.

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Jean-Michel HAAR
Jean-Michel HAAR

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Towards the end of the route, follow the signs for "modified route" to the left to return to the car park.

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