Short walk in Sparsbach

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This walk along paths and forest roads is shaded, very easy and suitable for children. It offers some beautiful rocks and a castle ruin (you have to use your imagination here). This circular route follows much of the same path on the way there and back.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 73 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 75 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 253 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 214 m
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Short walk in Sparsbach
Short walk in Sparsbach
Short walk in Sparsbach
Short walk in Sparsbach

Description of the walk

Departure from the country football stadium where you can park.

(S/E) Take the path marked with a yellow cross, leaving the stadium behind you.

(1) After about 300 m, take the path marked with a yellow cross on the left, which runs parallel to the forest road.

(2) When you reach the Autel du Rocher, turn left and then right. Very quickly, turn right onto the path that leads to the ruins of Meisenbach Castle.

(3) Retrace your steps and follow the path to the right until you reach the junction with the forest road marked with a red rectangle.

(4) Turn right onto this forest road and continue to the Ochsensthall rock.

(5) At the rock, retrace your steps and follow the path marked with a red triangle towards a forest road.

::6: Turn right and follow this forest road south. Pass a small pond.

(7) At the crossroads after this, leave the forest road and continue straight ahead, still following the red triangle markings.

(2) At the Autel du Rocher beneath the ruins of Meisenbach Castle, turn left onto the path you took on the way there and continue to the rural football stadium (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 218 m - Parking near the country football stadium.
  2. 1 : km 0.3 - alt. 223 m - Turn left at the fork.
  3. 2 : km 1.38 - alt. 217 m - Altar of the Rock
  4. 3 : km 1.61 - alt. 228 m - Ruins of Meisenbach Castle.
  5. 4 : km 2.8 - alt. 247 m - Turn right at the fork.
  6. 5 : km 4.44 - alt. 229 m - Ochsensthall Rock
  7. 6 : km 4.6 - alt. 227 m - Forest road junction
  8. 7 : km 5.19 - alt. 219 m - Go straight ahead at the crossroads.
  9. S/E : km 6.85 - alt. 218 m - Parking near the country football stadium.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 10 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
JM Motsch
JM Motsch

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It was last Thursday and we only met three people. It was a very beautiful hike, and we were very satisfied with the description. See you soon for more news from Obersteinbach

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Hangartner
Hangartner

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the shade, very pleasant when the sun is beating down hard. Take along a tick remover and tweezers, I had 3 on my arms.

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Wisigoth
Wisigoth

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a pleasant, undemanding walk in pleasant surroundings

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Gerberfan
Gerberfan

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely shady walk. Ideal for families with dogs.

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MICKELGING
MICKELGING

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very nice circuit really cool R*A*S

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Nierengarten Fernand
Nierengarten Fernand

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Signposting not always up to scratch

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randofrbr
randofrbr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk, easy to access, even for people with some walking difficulties.

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CJ
CJ

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy and pleasant loop (2 families with 5 children aged between 3 and 13). It's a walk in the forest for most of the way, so it's a very shady walk: there's no really sunny spot for a snack break on the 1st half of the route, but it's possible to take a break near the ruins or on the way to the forest house.

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Baldovinos
Baldovinos

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, easy ride to get your legs back in shape, with a few new objectives.

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PK67
PK67

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The name "Petit château du Meisenbach" has been dropped. It is in fact a Roman sanctuary dating from the 2nd century AD. Some of the remains were reburied after archaeological excavations to ensure their long-term preservation.

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