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Ascent through the trenches – La Suisse Lippique Trenches loop from Wattwiller

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Ascent through the trenches – La Suisse Lippique Trenches loop from Wattwiller

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Ascent through the trenches – La Suisse Lippique Trenches loop from Wattwiller

04:41

13.8km

700m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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2.57 km

Historic Trench in Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges

Highlight • Historical Site

Partly a bit steep, an experience to walk up the old trenches,

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2.66 km

Very impressive fortress that can only give us an idea of what it must have been like to live here during the war. Countless tunnels and passageways that lead to storage rooms, sleeping caves and firing positions.

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2.87 km

Lower Rehfelsen Tunnels

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A fortified natural rock that can be accessed from several levels.
even the hiking trail leads through one of the rooms.

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4.01 km

View of the Valley from Artillery Position Ratz

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Magnificent view, partly with overview information boards.

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4.10 km

152nd Infantry Regiment Memorial

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Impressive oversized monument. From here you have a great view of the Rhine plain.

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4.19 km

View from the Summit Cross of Hartmannswillerkopf

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Although this point is the highest point on the HWK, it is "only" a high plateau. If you follow the second round (Boucle 2), you get to another rocky peak on the eastern shoulder with a very nice view.

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4.65 km

Viewpoint at the summit of Vieil Armand

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This French observation post was restored in this place in 1985, it was then on the southern slope.
It is of the "Molehill" type, model OD 92-95
in the shape …

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.05 km

3.76 km

1.48 km

950 m

586 m

Surfaces

8.24 km

2.37 km

1.54 km

743 m

586 m

261 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,000 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

27°C

17°C

91 %

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Comments

June 18, 2025,Vogesen 🇨🇵: Wattwiller - Hirtzenstein - Hartmannswillerkopf/ Vieil Armand

From de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmannswillerkopf:
"The Hartmannswillerkopf was fiercely contested between the Germans and the French during the First World War due to its exposed and strategically advantageous location overlooking the Alsatian and Upper Rhine plains. The battle for the summit began on December 31, 1914. The heaviest fighting took place on January 19/20, March 26, April 25/26, and December 21/22, 1915. The …

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June 18, 2025,🇨🇵 Hartmannswillerkopf

A hike of a special kind:
On the one hand, a very beautiful loop on almost exclusively natural paths, as one would expect from Alsace: rocky, rooty, and sometimes quite steep – as always there, a delight.
On the other hand, a very interesting but nevertheless very depressing walk that leaves no doubt about the senselessness of these battles.
Halfway …

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March 31, 2024,Auf den Spuren des Ersten Weltkriegs

Tour is demanding and the paths are very muddy. Good footwear is a must and you should take enough provisions with you.

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January 18, 2025,18. Januar 2025 - Sonntag - Hartmannsweilerkopf/Elsass --- die Schizophrenie der Menschheit

One of the many information boards commemorates December 1915. Over three days, the French artillery fired the equivalent of 903 tons of shells at each of the 13 meters of the German front line at Hartmannsweilerkopf. But even the use of poison gas, used for the first time by the German side, and flamethrowers ultimately failed to give either side …

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September 19, 2021,Nach Camping Huttopia Wattwiller

Couldn't fully record the tour because my battery gave up
The tour can only be recommended. You can get a lot of impressions

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Ascent through the trenches – La Suisse Lippique Trenches loop from Wattwiller

Historic Trench in Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges