Tour of Mollkirch via Guirbaden Castle and Grauschlag Rock

Explore the surroundings of Mollkirch on horseback, including the Guirbaden Forest and the ruins of the castle of the same name, known for having been the largest castle in Alsace during the Middle Ages. This ride takes you along beautiful trails, perfect for galloping with a reasonable elevation gain.

Details

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  • Horse riding
    Activity: Horse riding
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.39 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 2 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,102 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,102 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,847 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 850 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the car park connecting the D217 and D604 roads in the village of Oberhof.

(S/E) Head west and follow the Blue Cross to the intersection where the Fischhutte restaurant is located.

(1) Walk a few metres west on the D204 and you will come to a crossroads.

(2) Take the path on the right, marked by a red cross. Continue uphill until you reach the crossroads with a large chestnut tree.

(3) Take the path on the left, following the signs to Château du Guirbaden.

(4) Continue on to reach the Saint-Valentin Chapel.

(5) Retrace your steps to return to the crossroads by the chestnut tree.

(3) Turn left, and at the next crossroads continue straight ahead on the path marked with a red and white rectangle. Stay on this path, ignoring all the other paths, to reach Rocher du Grauschlag. Enjoy the beautiful view of the valley from here.

(6) Continue along the wide path and, at a hairpin bend, you will reach a crossroads of forest tracks.

(7) Leave the red and white rectangle markings and follow the forest road on the right to reach the village of Mollkirch.

(8) Follow the main road D704 for 400 m to reach the crossroads by the church.

(9) Turn left, walk downhill for a few metres and follow the yellow cross markings. Follow this path until you reach the D217 road.

(10) Continue along the road to the car park in the village of Oberhof (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,142 ft - Car park in the village of Oberhof.
  2. 1 : mi 1.77 - alt. 1,142 ft - La Fischhutte restaurant, near the Magel (river)
  3. 2 : mi 1.91 - alt. 1,175 ft - Crossroads D204-chemin
  4. 3 : mi 3.08 - alt. 1,598 ft - Chestnut tree crossroads
  5. 4 : mi 3.65 - alt. 1,834 ft - Château de Guirbaden (Mollkirch)
  6. 5 : mi 3.73 - alt. 1,841 ft - Saint-Valentin Chapel
  7. 6 : mi 5.77 - alt. 1,509 ft - Viewpoint: Rock
  8. 7 : mi 6.15 - alt. 1,276 ft - Forest road crossroads
  9. 8 : mi 7.35 - alt. 1,066 ft - Mollkirch
  10. 9 : mi 7.58 - alt. 1,066 ft - Saint Joseph's Church in Molkirch
  11. 10 : mi 8.48 - alt. 919 ft - D217 crossroads, near the - Magel (rivière)
  12. S/E : mi 9.39 - alt. 1,142 ft - Car park in the village of Oberhof.

Notes

Water source: Fountain in the centre of the village for watering animals.
Restaurant: La Fischhutte.

Worth a visit

(4) Guirbaden Castle: Discover the remarkable trees below the castle.
(5) Saint Valentine's Chapel.
(6) Grauschlag Rock.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
charbau
charbau

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very enjoyable trail running route

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bimbo67
bimbo67

OK, my apologies, I hadn't actually seen it!

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

I think you didn't read the information sheet properly.
The proposed hike was marked as suitable for horses.

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bimbo67
bimbo67

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route is fine, but the estimated time is completely unrealistic! Two hours to walk 15 km?
After two hours of walking, we stopped the route, having completed about half of it!

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daph.cha
daph.cha
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb walk! We just changed the last 3 km to avoid the road and turned left. The walk was therefore 19 km long with a 450 m elevation gain.

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