Hiking Panorama

Oberhaslach

11.5 km tour (4 hours) through the forest to discover the heights of the village and the sites as the ruins of the castles Ringelsberg, Ringelstein and Hohenstein.

After Hostellerie Saint-Florent, on the left, take the rue des écoles. At the second crossroads, take a right, rue des sapins, and then a the left, rue des pèlerins. Rue de la source will then lead you to the edge of the forest.<br /> Once at the forest, take the path on your left (the steepest) for about 200 m, this will lead to a small intersection. Continue straight ahead until you reach the next crossroads (carrefour du vieux chêne).<br /> Then take the path marked with a yellow cross on the left -behind the oak(path steep). Climb about 1.7 km (most difficult part of the walk). Once you have reached the plateau, turn left after 100 m. Pfaffenlapp rock (663 m) will then provide a stunning view over the whole Alsatian plain, the valley of the Hasel and Bruche rivers.<br /> To leave, take the path on the left marked with the yellow cross, which will take you to the “Brigadier Jérôme crossroads” (200 m further on). At this crossroads, turn left to reach a place called "Anlagen" (573 m) following the markings: yellow cross and yellow triangle and blue traingle.<br /> From there, take the left footpath, marked by a blue ring and the sign for "chemin des châteaux-forts d'Alsace", which is about 50 m below the crossroads. The path that will take you to the top of the "Petit Ringelsberg" (641 m), passing some Gallo-Roman remains. Still following the blue ring markings, a small descent then a slight ascent will take you to the ruins of Ringelstein castle at the top of the Grand Ringelsberg (645 m).<br /> To descend, take the blue ring (about 400 m descent, be careful) then the trail on the right marked by a yellow cross to return to the village of Oberhaslach.After a few meters, take the path to reach the Hohenstein castle ruins. Go back and take the forest way on your right (yellow ring). <br /> After 2 km, take on your left (yellow cross), pass the Statue of the Virgin and take on your right to rue Ringelstein, then left to rue Saint Florent. Take on your right to visit the chapel. At the end of the street, take on your right to reach the town hall (main street).<br />

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