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(S/E) From the car park past the chapel, head back down the road coming from Etueffont for 150 m, passing the chapel on the way.
The route is signposted with a Blue Ring.
(1) At the bend, leave the road and head up a forest track to the left, passing through the gate. At the crossroads, turn left towards the Trou du Loup.
(2) Just behind the statue of the Virgin Mary, turn left, then left again onto the path. After a few hairpin bends, the path passes Tête Haquin (alt. 834 m), descends slightly before climbing again at the second right. The path follows the boundary between the municipalities to the summit of the Baerenkopf. Continue to the left; the path descends,
(3) It passes the French Alpine Club’s refuge, crosses stubble fields before reaching the Col du Lochberg.
(4) A very pretty wayside shrine. Take a short detour onto the Alsatian side to admire the view. Return to the pass and take a well-maintained forest track to the left for nearly 1.5 km to the Col du Chat.
(5) At the pass, head down to the right, then left until you reach the forest road. The path follows this for 200 m, then turns left to run above the forest road, rejoining it 300 m further on. It reaches the Col des Sept Chemins (a handy hiking shelter in case of rain).
(6) Turn left onto a well-maintained path which joins a forest road; follow this to the right for 300 m.
(7) From there, head down the path on the right – ‘the old path’ – which leads to the first houses in Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges. After crossing the small stream known as La Madeleine, turn left to reach the starting point (S/E).
. Here, it’s a blue circle.
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