The Rocher du Petit Moulin and Lutzelbourg Castle

Walk on the heights of Lutzelbourg with beautiful views and visit the castle ruins. Walk with elevation gain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.41 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 124 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 124 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 339 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 213 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
  • ⚐ City: Lutzelbourg (57820)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.734293° / E 7.256572°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Lutzelbourg.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3614ET, 3715OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

For this walk, you can park near the Lutzelbourg cemetery.

(S/E) Walk towards the centre of Lutzelbourg.

(1) After walking for a few minutes towards Lutzelbourg, take a path that climbs up to the left (marked CV Blue Triangle and Red Ring). Follow this path, which climbs up into the forest behind some houses, to the Rocher du Petit Moulin.

Once you reach the foot of the Rocher du Petit Moulin, you can either take the wooden steps on the right to reach the viewpoint on the platform, or continue for a few metres along the Club Vosgien trail, which is a circular route that loops around to reach the Rocher du Petit Moulin platform.

(2) Once on the rock, continue along the path, keeping the canal and the Zorn river below on your right. This path leads to a forest road.

(3) Turn right onto the Anneau Rouge marked trail, which leads to Lutzelbourg Castle (Schlossberg).

(4) When you reach the castle, after visiting the ruins, take a path that descends to the right of the castle towards Lutzelbourg (marked Anneau Rouge). At the bottom of the path, turn right onto the D98 to return.

(1) Continue straight ahead towards the cemetery (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 215 m - Lutzelbourg cemetery car park
  2. 1 : km 0.25 - alt. 218 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.25 - alt. 298 m - Rocher du Petit Moulin
  4. 3 : km 2.08 - alt. 338 m - Forest road junction
  5. 4 : km 2.31 - alt. 311 m - Downhill trail. Castle - Schlossberg (Lutzelbourg)
  6. S/E : km 3.41 - alt. 215 m - Lutzelbourg cemetery car park

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 21033838

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A great hike for the whole family – stunning views from the castle, which is absolutely magnificent

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kit67
kit67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pretty route, and it's easy to get round the Rocher du Petit Moulin staircase if you're not comfortable with it.
Highly recommended!

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ABISA
ABISA

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk for families and pets.
There is a short path around the few steps with a dog to get to the rock.
A beautiful view of the Lutzelbourg valley.

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Dyokrion
Dyokrion

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good walk with the children

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Dojemilo
Dojemilo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very nice walk. Easy to get to. Quite easy

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Benoît ROTH
Benoît ROTH

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This is a very nice walk that we recommend you do. The first part is a fairly steep climb for us, on a small forest track. The path soon becomes less steep and weaves its way through impressive rocks and cliffs. Just before arriving at the Rocher du Petit Moulin, the almost vertical metal steps you can take are picturesque and spice up the walk (you can take a short diversions to avoid them). From the rock, the walk is almost horizontal, often with a magnificent view of the gorge floor. It's easy to reach the well-kept castle, which also offers an impressive view of the valley floor...
The descent is fairly steep, but runs smoothly. Back in Lutzelbourg, a well-deserved meal awaited us in the local restaurant. It's a good idea to make a reservation, at least before going up, to avoid any unpleasant surprises.
The weather forecast was correct. For us, the weather was magnificent, with the start of some beautiful autumn colours. Thank you for this idea for a walk, the first one we've taken with Visorando!

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