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(S/E) From the car park after the chapel, walk down the road from Etueffont for 150 m, passing in front of the chapel.
The route is marked with a blue ring.
(1) At the bend, leave the road and go up a forest road on the left, passing through the barrier. At the crossroads, turn left until you reach Trou du Loup.
(2) Just behind the Virgin Mary statue, turn left, then left again onto the path. After a few hairpin bends, the path passes Tête Haquin (834 m), descends slightly before climbing up the second path on the right. The path follows the inter-municipal boundary to the summit of Baerenkopf. Continue to the left, the path descends,
(3) It passes in front of the French Alpine Club refuge, crosses stubble fields before reaching the Col du Lochberg.
(4) Very pretty oratory. Take a short detour on the Alsatian side to admire the landscape. Return to the pass and take a good forest path on the left for about 1.5 km to the Col du Chat.
(5) At the pass, descend to the right, then to the left to the forest road. The trail follows it for 200 m, then turns left to overlook 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) Take a good path on the left that joins a forest road, which you should follow to the right for 300 metres.
(7) From there, take the path on the right, known as "l'ancien chemin" (the old path), which leads to the first houses of Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges. After crossing the small stream of La Madeleine, turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).
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