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View of Lac du Forlet – Taubenklangfelsen Viewpoint loop from Étang des Dames

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View of Lac du Forlet – Taubenklangfelsen Viewpoint loop from Étang des Dames

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View of Lac du Forlet – Taubenklangfelsen Viewpoint loop from Étang des Dames

05:39

15.2km

700m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.21 km

The Rudlin waterfall

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Beautiful almost hidden waterfall in steep terrain. Very pleasant place that radiates a special peace.

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4.89 km

View of Lac du Forlet

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Best panoramic view over green lake, the Vosges mountains and the black forest in the background.

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4.99 km

Gazon du Faing orientation table

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Here you can read points worth seeing in the area with their directions

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5.13 km

The Taubenklangfelsen offers a great view of the Lac du Forlet, the Rhine plain, the Vosges and, beyond the Rhine, the Black Forest. It's worth taking a snack break up here, firstly for your stomach and secondly for your senses

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5.59 km

Gazon du Faing summit

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The Lawn of Faing is a granite summit of the Vosges mountains located on the ridge line between the Col du Bonhomme and the Col de la Schlucht.

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5.88 km

Tanet–Gazon du Faing Nature Reserve

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The Faing lawn is a magnificent site due to the 360-degree view over the Vosges and its intact peat bogs on the ridges. It overlooks several lakes and at altitude …

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7.53 km

Panorama of Lac Blanc

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Great view over the lake👍👌

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7.96 km

Hautes Chaumes Near Lac Blanc

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Beautiful high pasture at Gazon du Faing or Soultzeren Eck. Beautiful to look at and hike.

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15.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.46 km

5.12 km

3.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.5 km

1.49 km

635 m

475 m

136 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Friday 26 June

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Comments

May 4, 2023,🇫🇷 Vogesen - Cascade de Rudlin - Gazon du Faing - Lac Blanc

Started at the small lake Etang des Dames, it was only a short stretch to the Cascade du Rudlin. A beautiful waterfall with a few beautiful steps and lots of water. Then a serpentine path of the very finest began, sometimes rocky, sometimes rooty or covered with soft needles - mostly a fairly steep climb. I then took the first …

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June 17, 2022,Variante Cascade du Rudlin

We ran a nice loop over the Vosges main ridge. To the west a steep slope towards Le Lac Blanc, to the east a high plateau, partly high moor.. At noon a hearty Tarte de Munster in the Auberge Gazon du Faing. At the end, by the Cascade de Rudlin waterfall, we briefly got lost on a forest path. Otherwise …

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View of Lac du Forlet – Taubenklangfelsen Viewpoint loop from Étang des Dames

The Rudlin waterfall

View of Lac du Forlet

Gazon du Faing orientation table

Taubenklangfelsen Viewpoint

Gazon du Faing summit

Tanet–Gazon du Faing Nature Reserve

Panorama of Lac Blanc

Hautes Chaumes Near Lac Blanc

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