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Tête des Faux walks
Tête des Faux and Duchesne Cemetery from Col du Calvaire
Visorando Member
4.50 mi
+525 ft
-538 ft
2h 30
Moderate
Departure from Le Bonhomme (Haut-Rhin)
A memorial hike to a small peak that was the scene of violent clashes in 1914-1915, traces of which are still visible on the ground. Along the way, you will pass the very moving Duchesne Cemetery located in the middle of the forest.
The Tête des Faux and the Étang du Devin from Le Bonhomme
5.77 mi
+1,906 ft
-1,929 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Le Bonhomme (Haut-Rhin)
This circular hike starts in the village of Le Bonhomme and follows the "Circuit de la Grande Guerre sur le massif de la Tête des Faux" (Great War Trail on the Tête des Faux massif), which was a fierce battlefield between 1914 and 1915.
Here you will find remnants of the 1914-18 war, two imposing cemeteries, as well as fortifications and technical installations erected by the Germans.
The Étang du Devin and its bucolic setting offer a place to rest.
Le Bonhomme, the three passes and the battlefields of 1914-1918
11.31 mi
+2,539 ft
-2,559 ft
7h 25
Difficult
Departure from Le Bonhomme (Haut-Rhin)
This hike will take you from Le Bonhomme to the 1914-1918 battlefields of Tête des Faux, then to the three passes of Calvaire, Louschbach and Bonhomme. Along the way, depending on the season, you can enjoy the abundance of blueberry bushes along the path.
From Bonhomme to Lac Blanc towards Tête des Faux and Étang du Devin
Association / Club / Walk leader
9.35 mi
+2,536 ft
-2,526 ft
6h 30
Difficult
Departure from Le Bonhomme (Haut-Rhin)
A circular hike starting from Le Bonhomme. It takes us through the forest to Lac Blanc.
The return journey crosses a small section of the battlefields of theFirst World War. There are numerous military structures, as well as a national necropolis and a German military cemetery.
An important place of remembrance in the history of the Alsace region.
L'Étang du Devin via the Tête des Faux
6.38 mi
+1,447 ft
-1,470 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Le Bonhomme (Haut-Rhin)
A lovely walk through the woods starting from the Lac Blanc winter sports resort.The Étang du Devin is the main attraction of this hike, offering beautiful views of the Béhtine Valley.Memories of the First World War hang over the first part of the walk.A hike best undertaken in fine weather or in winter when there is a lack of snow.
A circular route around Tête des Faux starting from the Auberge de l'Étang du Devin
Tourism professional
3.82 mi
+984 ft
-968 ft
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Lapoutroie (Haut-Rhin)
Nestled in the forest at an altitude of 940 m south of the village of Le Bonhomme, the Auberge de l’Étang du Devin is an ideal starting point for the climb up to Tête des Faux (1,208 m). Numerous remnants of the First World War dot the former battlefield, where a magnificent coniferous forest now thrives.
Paths of remembrance from the Great War
168.59 mi
+9,327 ft
-9,308 ft
27 days
Moderate
Departure from Beaumont-Hamel (Somme)
This list includes several hikes that pay tribute to soldiers of all nationalities who fought in the First World War. More than a century later, certain remnants still bear witness to the appalling conditions in which they lived. In the list, these hikes are classified according to the front line, from north to south and then from west to east.