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Hohneck – Lake Fischboedle loop from Metzeral

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Hohneck – Lake Fischboedle loop from Metzeral

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Hohneck – Lake Fischboedle loop from Metzeral

08:22

22.4km

1,040m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 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 2.10 km for 452 m

After 6.46 km for 1.28 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.97 km

View of the Hohneck

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice view of the mountains

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3.09 km

Forest Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Super great alpine section 🤩.

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13.1 km

Beautiful view on rocks and suitable terrain for a bivouac. And the sunrises and sunsets are fantastic. 🌄🌅
In the morning and evening, when peace settles on the hiking trails, you can observe chamois here, which like to stay in the terrain of the Spitzköpfe.

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14.0 km

View of the Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Just enjoy the beautiful views.

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14.2 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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14.6 km

View of Lake Schiessrothried

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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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15.2 km

Col du Schaeferthal

Mountain Pass

17.9 km

Lake Schiessrothried

Highlight • Lake

Formerly a raised bog, it became a mountain lake through the construction of a small dam.

The lake can also be seen from above (ascent to) the Hohneck.

See: elsass-netz.de/165/Seen-Fluesse-WasserStrassen-Kanaele/Lac-du-Schiessrothried.html

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19.0 km

Lake Fischboedle

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Small reservoir that is romantically situated between steep mountain slopes. A roofed pavilion right by the lake invites you to enjoy a leisurely snack.

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22.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

6.19 km

4.53 km

190 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

4.27 km

1.68 km

1.19 km

261 m

223 m

163 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 30 August

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Comments

September 25, 2022,Randonnée Nordic Walking en passant par le Hohneck 🇨🇵

This typically mountain route can be followed in Nordic Walking mode for a good part. After flying over the crests of Hohneck admiring the panoramic view, the descent to Lake Schiessrothried is very technical and complicated by the riprap on part of the path. Take the time for an ''extended'' stop at Lake Fischboedle to breathe the tranquility of nature …

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April 18, 2022,🇨🇵Mittlach- Spitzkoepfle-Hohneck-Wormsa

What a breathtaking (awesome) hike....😄

If you are looking for a touch of alpine flair (without going to the Alps), you are in good hands in the Vosges near Hohneck, Mittlach (but also Col de lagorge).... today there was really everything, scree fields, waterfalls, cow pastures (still without cows), foot-wide paths on the steep slopes, lakes, old snow fields (I …

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August 21, 2022,Bergwandern in den Vogesen

outdoorjoerg.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/bergwandern

Wow.. what a tour!

First of all, I would like to thank @Iris & Frank very much for the template - what a fantastic tour!

It's best if I report in chronological order :D When I recently saw the tour at Iris&Frank, it was immediately clear to me that I had to go there to get a taste of …

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August 13, 2022,Mittlach, über steile Wege zum Lac du Fischboedle⛰️🛶

A dream day in the Vosges is behind us 💚.
Harald did this tour in April and it was immediately on my wish list. I have only done similar hikes in Umbria and on Elba so far.
An incredibly beautiful landscape with strenuous ascents over boulder fields, through clear, cool beech forest and strong winds on the hilltops. The wind …

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September 13, 2025,Wormsa-Hohneck

A top-class adventure tour! With an alpine character. Today's hike topped everything else we'd done before because it had EVERYTHING a hiker could wish for: fantastic, varied trails, sometimes on forest floor, sometimes on gravel, lots of rocks, over bridges and walkways, at times holding onto ropes and wires because we were climbing quite high! Through mystical forests, across lush …

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Hohneck – Lake Fischboedle loop from Metzeral

View of the Hohneck

Forest Waterfall

Impressive cliffs

View of the Valley

Hohneck

View of Lake Schiessrothried

Lake Schiessrothried

Lake Fischboedle

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