Sentier des Roches – Ferme Auberge du Frankenthal loop from Col de la Schlucht

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Sentier des Roches – Ferme Auberge du Frankenthal loop from Col de la Schlucht

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Sentier des Roches – Ferme Auberge du Frankenthal loop from Col de la Schlucht

05:02

13.5km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 2.24 km for 2.51 km

After 6.53 km for 621 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.25 km

Sentier des Roches

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

ATTENTION: Sentier des Roches is closed from 1 November until 30 April.

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6.13 km

Ferme Auberge du Frankenthal

Highlight • Summit

Shortly after the end of the straw Meier path and below the Hohneck, this farmed alpine hut is located in a very beautiful valley.
See also: frankenthal.pagesperso-orange.fr/de_accueil.html

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6.66 km

Abstieg nach Frankenthal

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Exciting and very beautiful, not without danger.

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10.2 km

View of the Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Breathtaking view into the valley, provided the following crowd of hikers allows you the time.. you'll rarely be alone here.

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10.3 km

Schaefferthal Pass

Highlight • Summit

When you arrive here after the arduous climb from Frankenthal, you are greeted not only by a wonderful view but also by a very pleasant breeze that quickly makes you forget the hardships.

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10.9 km

If you love alpine tours, the circular route in the Vosges is the right place for you. Up to the Hohneck summit you roam through forests with moss-covered trees. These have a mystical effect, you feel like you are in the land of fairies and meadows. Once you have left the woods behind you, the mighty Martinswand rises below the Hohneck. If you are lucky you can see mountain goats there. From Hohneck it goes through a forest past the Krappenfelsen to the beautiful Frankenthal. Definitely visit the grotto Dagobert. After the Frankenthal it goes back on the rock path to the starting point Col de lagorge. Here the alpine friends get their money's worth. I was particularly fascinated by the rock path. At the end, brasseries and restaurants invite you to relax in comfort.
Conclusion.
A very beautiful and varied circular route. However, not easy, rather classified as difficult. With children you can walk it to Hohneck, but from the Hohneck in the direction of Frankenthal it becomes very dangerous for children and people with restricted mobility. Chasms, rock paths etc. . You should be sure-footed and wear good shoes. Beautiful nature with many and interesting facets.
Pure nature 😉

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11.3 km

Hohneck

Highlight • Summit

The second highest peak in the Vosges Mountains, at 1,363 meters, is also the highest point in the range accessible by asphalt. While the access road is only a short side road branching off the well-known Route des Crêtes, the view from the Hohneck summit is well worth the effort.

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12.0 km

Col du Falimont

Mountain Pass

12.4 km

View of Martinswand

Highlight • Other

impressive in every season and beautiful nature

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13.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.09 km

5.32 km

1.98 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.67 km

3.13 km

281 m

271 m

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,340 m)

Lowest point (960 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

August 12, 2024,🇨🇵Col de la Schlucht/Sentier des Roches/Frankenthal/Kleiner Hohneck/Großer Hohneck/Col de la Schlucht

There was a heavy thunderstorm in the morning. When I arrived at the Col de la Schlucht at 9 a.m., I decided to do the hike over the rocky path with its grapples and ladders. And the rest of @achim and Carla's tour too.
Very varied, strenuous (especially when I walked in the sun).
Beautiful tour.

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August 6, 2024,Col de la Schlucht/Felsenweg/Frankenthal/1x um Klein Hohneck rum/Hohneck/Trois Fours/Col de la Schlucht

Walked the rock path again after 20 years...
What a great climb! I won't let 20 years go by before the next time!
After that, it was a very wild/alpine walk to the Col du Hohneck.
The circuit around Le Petit Hohneck was still quite alpine at first, but then turned into a beautiful alpine path, before the ascent to …

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August 16, 2022,Vogesen: Sentier des Roches (Felsenpfad) - Hohneck

We begin the round with the Sentier des Roches, sure-footedness and a head for heights are required when committing.
Leads past the Ferme-Auberge Frankenthal up to the Petit Hohneck and on to the Hohneck and finally over the main Vosges ridge along the former German-French border back to the Col de lagorge.

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May 18, 2022,🇫🇷 Col de la Schlucht - Sentier des Roches - Krappenfels - Marcairie du Frankenthal - La Grotte Dagobert - Col du Schaeferthal - Le Schallern - Le Petit Hohneck (1290 m ) - Col du Schaeferthal - Hohneck (1363 m) - Martinswand - Col de la Schlucht

Hello friends of cultivated hiking,

Today's hike took me to the wild and romantic Vosges. The goal was the Sentier des Roches and the Hohneck.
Started at the Col de lagorge where there is also plenty of parking - free of charge.
The entrance to the Sentier des Roches (French for Felsenpfad, also Strohmeyerpfad) is at the Hôtel-Restaurant du Chalet …

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May 29, 2025,XONRUPT-LONGEMER - Trois Fours - Jardins d'altitude 🇨🇵

A beautiful hike through the Vosges Mountains. It was just a short trip from a construction site in the Black Forest.

I'm now driving back to the Sauerland to help with @Maarten's work tomorrow.

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June 13, 2022,🇫🇷 Vogesen 📍 Col de la Schlucht Sentier des Roches - Krappenfels - Frankenthal - La Grotte Dagobert - Col du Schaeferthal - Hohneck (1363 m) - Martinswand

Start 7 a.m. at 10° 🇫🇷 so I had the alpine climb all to myself 😍 Great day today 🔆 I had to put in the crawler gear several times today 🤣 hundreds of butterflies 🦋 are on the way, saw plenty of chamois, the arnica is blooming everywhere 🌻

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June 6, 2026,Vogesen letzer Tag. Absolute Traumtour.

Unfortunately, the last tour of the weekend in the Vosges. Start again at Col de la Schlucht - Sentier des Roches - Hohneck and back to the starting point.

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May 20, 2023,🇲🇫 Vogesen: Sentier des Roches - Hohneck - Col de la Schlucht ⭐️

Finally back in the Vosges today. An absolutely fantastic tour. The paths are so great, very rocky and you have to scramble from time to time. But also quite demanding. Condition, sure-footedness and good shoes are an absolute must. I got annoyed several times that I didn't put on the ankle-high hiking boots as originally planned.
Unfortunately, there was no …

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