Le tracé passe par plus de 80 châteaux, sur une longueur d’environ 450 km, de Wissembourg à Thann, complété par le circuit des 3 châteaux du jura alsacien. Le chemin suit un axe nord-sud globalement parallèle à la plaine d'Alsace et la crête des Vosges.
OSM map layer · LineString
49.05, 7.73 · rel 13971563
49.05, 7.73 · rel 13971563
Chemin des Châteaux forts d'Alsace
4,9 km from Wissembourg to Thann through alpine terrain and lakes.
Wissembourg
→
Thann
linear
4,9km
Distance
moderate
Climb · estimate
easy
Difficulty · estimate
linear
Shape
34
views
1
Viewpoints
01 · Character of the route
Is this one for you?
Alpine Terrain
Lakes
Mountains
Urban Area
Summit
1× viewpoint
Castle or ruins
Quiet area
Uncrowded
Family friendly
compiled from map data (OSM) and points of interest along the route — no editorial layer
02 · The story
What makes this route special
03 · 9 points along the route
What will you encounter?
4× summit
1× Water
1× ruins
1× viewpoint
1× monument
1× castle
Ochsenhardt
summit ·
333 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Judenhuebel
summit ·
99 m off route
4,2 km
87%
Source Maidenbrunnen
Water ·
on the route
4,9 km
100%
Château de Loewenstein
ruins ·
on the route
4,9 km
100%
Schlossberg
summit ·
on the route
4,9 km
100%
Krappenfels
viewpoint ·
59 m off route
4,9 km
100%
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Stein
monument ·
147 m off route
4,9 km
100%
Château du Steinberg
castle ·
469 m off route
4,9 km
100%
Sindelsberg
summit ·
498 m off route
4,9 km
100%
04 · Landmarks
Steady waypoints
Start
Quarter of the way
Halfway
Three quarters
Finish
05 · Intersecting routes
Where you meet other trails
06 · From the trail
Through the eyes of hikers
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08 · Before you go
Answers to common questions
Chemin des Châteaux forts d'Alsace is 4.9 km long.
At an average walking pace, Chemin des Châteaux forts d'Alsace takes approximately 1h 13min to complete.
No, Chemin des Châteaux forts d'Alsace is a linear (point-to-point) trail. It runs from Wissembourg to Thann. Plan ahead for return transport.
Chemin des Châteaux forts d'Alsace starts at Wissembourg.
Chemin des Châteaux forts d'Alsace is an easy hike, suitable for walkers of all fitness levels.
Chemin des Châteaux forts d'Alsace is maintained and managed by Châteaux forts d'Alsace;Club vosgien.