Circular Feldwasser loop and return between the Ill and Petite Ill rivers

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We were there in fine weather... everything was fine

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Date of your route : Mar 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and easy hike (but with walking shoes) without a pushchair. You can start from several places. Download the route before setting off as the signposting is poor.

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Date of your route : Mar 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The hike starts in the village in good weather. The beginning of the trail is very busy until the first fork to the right towards the stream. It is very quiet there, but a little muddy. You cross the fields and then return to the village at the end. It is a nice hike, but there are no attractive views.

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Date of your route : Apr 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Three major difficulties:
- parking near the starting point (very few parking spaces along the road)
- finding the trail after the shed: it is actually 200 metres after the shed on the right
- finding the small bridge to cross the river: it is very difficult to see

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Date of your route : Mar 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant path
Waterfront
Calm

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Date of your route : Feb 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello.
That day, I should have gone out with my boots on. Walking along the water's edge is what I love.

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Date of your route : Dec 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A significant part of the walk is through fields, on dirt paths that are very muddy at this time of year.

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Nature has reclaimed its rights... the paths are impassable.
Yet the place looked very beautiful.
Too bad we opted for the cycle path!

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Date of your route : Mar 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The farm track after the farm building, which is very overgrown, ends in front of a field sown with grass that is impossible to cross. But it is impossible to follow the Fellwasser stream towards Hipsheim, as the path has probably been turned over by farm machinery. So we headed back towards the village, following the stream through a reed bed towards a housing development under construction. Turn left above Fellwasser, which has been filled in. Immediately follow the right bank of the Fellwasser towards Hipsheim, then follow the carriageway to the right until you reach a bridge over the Mühlen Kanal (point 3 on the map). 50 metres further on, you will find a farm track, also covered in grass, leading up to Nordhouse. The rest of the walk is easy, taking you to the Ill and its bridge over the D 788, then along Rue de l'Eglise to return to the starting point.

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Date of your route : Apr 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It would be good to have clearly marked signs (with a clear symbol) along the route. After starting in the village, the route describes a farm track, but you end up in the grass with no clearly marked path, etc. Fortunately, the Visorando navigator helped us get back on track. It's a shame...

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Date of your route : Oct 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this hiking idea. We didn't see any kingfishers, but the part of the walk that runs alongside the water is very beautiful and peaceful, with a special atmosphere created by the distant mountains, the corn and cabbage fields, and the local wildlife in the stream.
Everything is relatively well signposted and, even if you stray a little, you can find your way back with the map. A very pleasant walk that seems longer than 4.38 km.

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Date of your route : Jun 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

The walk is undoubtedly very pleasant, but not when the grass in the fields is tall!

To sum up our trip at the end of June:
- The starting point in Nordhouse is very easy to find, and the village is a great place to visit.
- Things got complicated between points 1 and 2. The "path" is actually unmaintained, with very tall grass. Okay, the field alongside the "path" (uncultivated) allowed us to continue (the plants weren't very tall yet and we were very careful not to trample anything).
- We reached the footbridge, and it looked clearer behind it, so we continued.
- But between point 3 and point 4, it was impossible to continue. There was no path through the tall grass in the field, and it was impossible to get close to the woods. We had to turn back and cut across to reach Nordhouse.

Conclusion: definitely a hike worth doing, but not after the end of May

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Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The route is easy. The most interesting part is the last section, as well as the visit to the pretty village of Nordhouse.

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