Le Petit and Le Grand Hohnack from Labaroche

A beautiful hike alternating between forest, meadows and the neighbourhoods of Labaroche, with beautiful views.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.87 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 412 m
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    Descent: - 414 m

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    Highest point: 929 m
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    Lowest point: 656 m

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Description of the walk

Car park in front of the Labaroche tennis courts, accessible via Les Plains Champs (D11.1).

(S/E) Walk past the school and join the D11.1. Turn right, walk past the Maison des Associations, then turn left (Anneau Vert signpost). Walk past the town hall and continue for about 300 metres until you find a path that veers to the left.

(1) Follow this path to the left. It leads to a small road. First turn left then right as you cross (take care) to continue towards "Le Chêne" (Anneau Vert signpost).
Follow this small road until you reach the D11.

(2) Follow it a few metres to the left and then immediately turn onto Chemin du Chêne, which branches off to the right (Green Ring markings). You will come to a crossroads opposite a cross.

(3) At the crossroads, follow the path that branches off to the right (Green Ring markings). Pass under the high-voltage power lines and, after about 50 metres, take a path that branches off to the left towards Petit Hohnack (still following the Green Ring markings).

(4) Follow this path through the forest, which heads south-east, and keep to the left. At the crossroads, just before leaving the forest, climb up to the left until you reach the crossroads with a path marked with a yellow easel.

(5) Walk around Petit Hohnack. On the way down, return to the junction you came to on the way up. Then turn left (marked with a yellow easel). The path leaves the forest and joins a wide track, leading a little further on to a car park at a place called La Trinque.

(6) Leave the yellow signposts, turn right (yellow cross signposts) and stay on this path until you reach the crossroads of several paths and the D11.6 at Croix de Wihr.

(7) From Croix de Wihr, cross the road carefully and follow the Blue Chevalet trail, which descends to the right (it also has Blue Ring and Red Ring markings). Continue to Fontaine Briant.

(8) After Fontaine Briant, turn right (marked Anneau Bleu and Chevalet Bleu) to reach the Krappenfels viewpoint about 200 m further on. Continue along this path to Obschel, just after passing under the high-voltage power lines, until you reach a crossroads with several paths.

(9) Turn left and follow the path (marked with a red ring and blue easel) which quickly joins the D11.6. Cross it carefully and follow the path opposite (same markings) which joins the D11. Cross it and follow the path opposite (marked with a red ring) which leads to Labaroche Évaux.

(10) Turn left and follow Rue Les Mulles, then take thesecond street on the left (marked with a green ring). Ignore the streets on the right, then follow the path on the left.

(11) Leave the Green Ring markings, turn left and follow the path (marked with a Blue Disc). Cross the next two streets and then follow the path that leads to Les Grands Champs (marked with a Blue Ring).

(12) Turn left, then a few dozen metres further on, turn right and follow this street (Red and Yellow Rings/Yellow Cross markings). At the cemetery, turn left then right, walking alongside the tennis courts to reach the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 753 m - Car park in front of the Labaroche tennis courts. - Chapelle Saint-Wandrille (Labaroche)
  2. 1 : km 0.61 - alt. 771 m - Fork in the path
  3. 2 : km 1.52 - alt. 775 m - D11 crossroads - Chemin du Chêne
  4. 3 : km 2.03 - alt. 785 m - Crossroads - Cross
  5. 4 : km 2.61 - alt. 814 m - Forest trail Green Ring
  6. 5 : km 3.74 - alt. 879 m - Fork in the road - Le Petit Hohnack
  7. 6 : km 4.59 - alt. 838 m - Car park - La Trinque. Towards - Croix de Wihr (Le Grand Hohnack)
  8. 7 : km 5.52 - alt. 888 m - Croix de Wihr - Le Grand Hohnack
  9. 8 : km 6.37 - alt. 831 m - Briant fountain
  10. 9 : km 8.48 - alt. 769 m - Obschel locality
  11. 10 : km 10.04 - alt. 732 m - Rue les Mulles
  12. 11 : km 11.05 - alt. 739 m - Path - Blue disc. Passage near the source of the - Walbach (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Weiss
  13. 12 : km 11.93 - alt. 706 m - Les Grands Champs
  14. S/E : km 12.87 - alt. 753 m - Car park in front of the cemetery.

Notes

Picnics can be enjoyed at the Petit Hohnack ruins.
Auberge de l'Obschel, where you can eat and drink.

Club Vosgien trail markers.

Worth a visit

Ruins of Petit Hohnack.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
Tan
Tan

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Although we are regulars on Visorando hikes, we got lost four times.
Some of the directions were not precise enough or were confusing, particularly regarding the markings to follow (or not to follow) in relation to the map or the actual terrain.
On the other hand, the map allowed us to find the right route each time.

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jldequin
jldequin

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk to explore the area around our hotel.
Beautiful 360° view from the castle ruins.
Shady route, not difficult but relatively long.

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Vogepat
Vogepat

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike done in the rain.
The southern part was very pleasant (around Hohnack), but the northern part was much less interesting, as the density of the houses gave the impression of walking through a housing estate where most of the houses were closed up.

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patrick vaxelaire
patrick vaxelaire

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike from Labaroche, but some of the signposts at the intersections need to be reviewed.
Beautiful view from the ruins of Petit Honach (castle)

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utzmann anne-marie
utzmann anne-marie

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike on 12 March 2023
Labaroche is a pretty mountain resort. The paths and trails leading to Petit Honack and Grand Honack, although well marked, are not interesting. Too many connecting paths, too much tarmac, resulting in a hike that is not very interesting, at least from Labaroche! Worth seeing another time from Wahlbach.
Thanks anyway for the idea of Petit Honack, which is nice to visit. We had a great meal there with grilled food...

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CLMATH5681*
CLMATH5681*

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

My only regret is that access to the Petit Honack site is prohibited due to rockfalls.

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dougere
dougere

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike to Petit HOHNACK, but there are too many uninteresting stretches on tarmac in front of houses.

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jyps@fondremand.com
jyps@fondremand.com

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike along paths and trails, featuring the Grand Hohnack and its (very) large rocks, and the Petit Hohnack and its castle. The paved streets of Labaroche and its houses are not worth seeing: best avoided. You can modify the hike to focus on the forest, and stop at the Obschel farmhouse inn if you're feeling peckish....

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Mick88
Mick88

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike starting from La Baroche.
To extend the route a little, when I reached point 7 (Wihr cross), I did an extra circular. I followed the blue crosses to climb up to the Grand Hohnack (no viewpoint). I continued to follow the blue crosses and then, just before reaching the car park at point 6, I turned left and followed the yellow rectangle to the Wihr cross.

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randoviso17
randoviso17

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A truly beautiful walk, with wide paths and lovely little trails through the forest. At Petit Hohnack, but also further along the route, you can enjoy exceptional views. We were disappointed not to see any game, even though wild boars seem to enjoy the lawns of Labaroche.

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Nature57
Nature57

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful views and a very pleasant walk in the forest before and after passing through the lovely village of Labaroche.
Thank you to the author for this lovely afternoon walk.

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bijou62
bijou62

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike done on 26 March, sunshine, mild weather and discoveries, notably Petit Hohnack. It's a shame that the route doesn't go via Grand Hohnack. We did a round trip from Croix de Wihr, even though it would have been possible to do a circuit from the previous crossroads. This pile of rocks is impressive and historic, as there are traces of structures dating back to the First World War.
Thank you for these precise directions, thanks to the signage provided by the Club Vosgien.

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