Park in the small, unofficial car park at the end of Allée des Écureuils.
(S/E) Go through the gate and take the flat path leading to Parc Wallach. At the end of the path, turn right and, at the three-way junction, turn right again onto the fitness trail (in the opposite direction). Follow this gently sloping path, passing the fountain and the hut.
(1) At the junction, leave the fitness trail. Carry on straight ahead, then leave this main track and turn left at the first path. Continue straight on along this path, which takes you to a wide bend. At the end of this bend, turn left and head downhill, leaving the first path on your right.
(2) Follow the second path – at the junction marked by a Yellow Rectangle – which winds its way to a small clearing. At the junction after the clearing, turn left and follow the path towards Riedisheim – Zimmersheim until you reach the Waldeck sports ground.
(3) Take the small path on the left just as you leave the forest, then walk along the back of the equestrian centre, staying on the path on the right. At the end, turn left and then immediately right to join the upper path and the fitness trail, following it back up to the start.
Take the second path on the left and follow it to the car park (S/E).
(with a four-and-a-half-year-old who walked the whole way – we finished with a visit to our horse friends and a go on the slide before the lovely hot chocolate waiting for us at home!!! (We set off and returned on foot from the station) (temperature 10°, light wind) – a great route to get back into shape!!!
. The time given is a little (a lot) exaggerated. The circular route took less than an hour, including the ‘extension’.