Notre-Dame du Chêne from Œutrange

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lack of signage

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Date of your route : Jan 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk in the forest. Be sure to bring walking sticks, as the climb up to the forest is quite steep, but the sticks are especially recommended for the descent. This is particularly true if it has snowed, as was the case yesterday.

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Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful walk through magnificent forest. If possible, bring a walking stick as the climb up to the forest is very steep from the start. On the way back, the stick is useful as the descent is also very steep and stony, which can cause you to slip.
On the way back, I took the red roundabout variant on the left, which corresponds to the route of the Club Vosgien. This added about 2 km to the route.

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Date of your route : May 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, shaded walk, with markings starting from the church.
I don't have GPS, so I follow the signs and the terrain. I took a detour at the end, which made the route longer but was very pleasant. I walked 8.5 km (red circle, if I remember correctly).

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Date of your route : May 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Some walkers helped us reach the Notre Dame du Chêne chapel, as we had underestimated the distance to be covered on the old military road (point 3 of the description).
Otherwise, it was a beautiful hike!

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Well, indeed, I need to review my comments and learn to read the instructions more carefully.
And maybe use a GPS.

The altitude of point 2 is correct. I confused the air navigation beacon with the altitude. So I can just add to the description by indicating that there is an air navigation beacon with the number 360!

As for point 5, after checking the map, I think the route is correct and that we took a different route.

My apologies.

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Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

By "route on map", we mean assessing the accuracy of the route as it appears on the map in relation to the actual terrain.

Did the route cause any problems?
Did you follow the route with a GPS or a GPS application?
Did you deviate from the route of the hike?

At the edge of the forest, the elevation is 360, not 308.

I assume you are referring to the point (2).

The only information we have about the altitude is provided by the contour lines, which indicate between 305 m and 310 m. (This information can be found at the waypoints (2): km 1.3 - alt. 307 m - Cross).

A+

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Date of your route : Feb 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It was a lovely two-hour family walk with beautiful views of the surrounding area. Thank you to the author for sharing.
Here are a few notes:

There is currently construction work at the village exit, so there is no stone bridge. You can get around the construction by taking the street behind the cemetery, then easily rejoin the indicated route after passing some pretty houses. At the edge of the forest, the elevation is 360, not 308.

After the Notre Dame oratory, the description can be misleading.
It says: "Follow the path that veers slightly to the left (a very short section of the famous GR®5), just opposite the oratory. After about 100 metres, you will cross a path perpendicular to yours. Turn right."

In reality, the GR5 passes just behind the small hill opposite the oratory, less than 15 metres from the oratory. Take the GR5 to the right, then walk 300 or 400 metres before taking the path (5) that branches off to the left and descends.

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very well-marked route. The only difference is that my GPS showed 7.5 km instead of 6.5 km. Mainly in the forest.

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Sorry: hike not completed (timing)

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A very easy hike and much shorter than advertised: 2 hours and 5 minutes with a 30-minute lunch break at Notre Dame du Chene (there are bins and benches for eating, which is very nice!).
Overall, a pleasant route with no major difficulties, completed in hot, dry weather and despite a little mud on the paths. I think the paths must quickly become impassable, so caution is advised!

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Date of your route : May 07, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Excellent hike for the whole family.
Magnificent setting!

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Date of your route : Apr 11, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A nice little walk to get some fresh air without suffering too much.

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Date of your route : Jul 14, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I'm not used to hiking, but I had no trouble finding my way thanks to your information... it made me want to go on other walks.

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