Alsace Wine Region

Arrival in Wissembourg, north of Strasbourg. After settling into the hotel why not take a tour of the old town and museum.

Today your walk departs via the Col du Pigeonnier towards the Pfaffenschlick and the Soultzerkopf Arrival in Lembach where the Four Chaux, a former fortress of the Maginot Line is situated.

Today seems to be castle day as your walk takes you via the castles of Loewenstein and Hohenbourg. Later a little further into the walk you pass the Castle of Fleckenstein which was formerly one of the most imposing in the Vosges.

Today on your walk you will walk past the Castle of Schoeneck followed by the climb of the Grand Wintersberg, the highest point in the Northern Vosges at an altitude of 581m. Soon you shall arrive at the spa town of Niederbronn-les-Bains via the Dittenthal and the Celtic Encampment.

Castle of Wasenbourg which overlooks the Niederbronn valley followed by the romantic remains of the Grand Arnsbourg. Your walking route today will take you through the beautiful Alsatian villages Oberbronn, Offwiller, Rothbach and onto Ingwiller.

From the valley of the Moder, you go to Sparsbach and to the Englischberg after which you will arrive in the attractive village of La Petite Pierre perched on her headland of pink stoneware.

Once again a famous castle. The Castle of Hunebourg is a neo-Romanesque style castle, followed by the remains of the Daubenschlagfels. Soon this is followed by a descent towards Saint-Jean-ls-Saverne and its 12th Century abbey church. Arrival in Saverne.

Depart after breakfast.