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Maison forestière du Schweizerhof walks
Château de Greifenstein and Grotte Saint-Vit from Saverne
Visorando Member
7.18 mi
+866 ft
-866 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Saverne (Bas-Rhin)
Discover the Château de Greifenstein, where two beautiful towers can still be seen.
Visit the Grotte Saint-Vit, a vast natural excavation in sandstone, overlooking a plateau where a magnificent alpine garden has been laid out. An astonishing view of the Château de Hohbarr awaits you!
From Kaestenberg to Breitkopf and Rappenfels via the Fossé des Pandours
10.30 mi
+1,942 ft
-1,942 ft
6h 25
Moderate
Departure from Saverne (Bas-Rhin)
Climb up to the Kaestenberg rock face and the10th BCP cave, then to the Fossé des Pandours via the Sentier des Menhirs. Climb up to the Breitkopf overhang via the Mélanie fountain, then to the ruiniform Rappenfels peak via the Bavarians' fountain. And finally, the Saint-Vit cave and the ruins of Greifenstein Castle.
Walks near Maison forestière du Schweizerhof
Saverne – Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Tourism professional
16.00 mi
+3,002 ft
-2,113 ft
10h 00
Very difficult
Departure from Saverne (Bas-Rhin)
A challenging hike, from castle to castle, for this sixth stage of the Vosges crossing, with Passion Vosges magazine. You’ll also discover a beautiful view of the Saint-Léon Chapel in Dabo. A stage recounted by Christian Bach in Passion Vosges magazine, published by DNA and L’Alsace.
Lutzelbourg to Saverne
9.94 mi
+3,294 ft
-3,428 ft
7h 25
Moderate
Departure from Lutzelbourg (Moselle)
A lovely walk between Lutzelbourg station and Saverne station, taking in the castles of Lutzelbourg, Petit and Grand-Geroldseck, and Haut-Barr, an archaeological site with Gallo-Roman ruins, and passing by the Tour du Brotsch.
Wangenbourg Engenthal - Urmatt
11.13 mi
+1,696 ft
-2,418 ft
6h 35
Difficult
Departure from Wangenbourg-Engenthal (Bas-Rhin)
From the ‘Little Switzerland’ of Alsace to the Bruche Valley, this seventh stage of the journey through the Vosges, presented by Passion Vosges magazine published by DNA and L’Alsace, takes you through the wild heights of the Schneeberg and introduces you to the castles and the Nideck Waterfall between Wangenbourg-Engenthal and Urmatt. A stage narrated by Romain Gascon. The entire route follows the Red Rectangle, unless otherwise stated.