Pagan Wall – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Saint-Nabor

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Pagan Wall – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Saint-Nabor

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Pagan Wall – Mount Sainte-Odile loop from Saint-Nabor

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5.21km

100m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

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1.94 km

Pagan Wall Trail

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Very nice view with great rocks to sit on. The Abri Paul Muller refuge is slightly in the background and is spacious and suitable for a bivouac in the hut …

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2.95 km

Druids' Grotto

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Today we met a suspected shaman group here to experience the special energy of this place.

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3.63 km

Zumstein Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

This area of the heath wall was only exposed in the 1960s. The term "porte" makes it clear that it is an access construction directly on the course of the …

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4.15 km

Pagan Wall

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At this point you will find a smaller remnant of the Heidenmauer.

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4.59 km

Becken Rock

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One of the many impressive rocks on Mont Sainte-Odile

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4.81 km

Pagan Wall

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As here, the Way of the Cross usually leads up or along the mountain or hill (sometimes referred to as "Calverienberg" in memory of Golgotha, where Jesus Christ was crucified) …

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4.98 km

Way of the Cross

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Along the Way of the Cross, 14 ceramics decorate the rock walls of the monastery plateau.
They come from the ceramist Leon Elchinger (1871-1942).

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5.10 km

Mount Sainte-Odile

Highlight • Settlement

Fantastic view. Historical and cultural highlight.
The monastery complex now also houses a hotel and a restaurant. The monastery can largely be visited freely and there are many corners to …

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5.21 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.73 km

370 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

198 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (730 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

April 11, 2026,Odilienberg: Heidenmauer (Südroute) mit Klosteranlage Mont Sainte-Odile

A tour on the mystical Mont Sainte-Odile is always beautiful, this time on the southern route along the Heidenmauer. You hike along narrow paths past many pine trees and several rock formations, always near the noteworthy remains of the so-called Heidenmauer. There are only a few views into Alsace, the Rhine plain, and the Black Forest, such as at the …

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September 6, 2022,Elsass; Circuit du Mur Paiën – Mont Sainte-Odile

Many tourists go to the pilgrimage site of St. Odile. So do I once again. But the highlight is a 10 km up to 3 m high city (?) wall from the Bronze Age (!) which practically covers the entire plateau. You can walk along it and enjoy the view from various viewing rocks again and again. I like the …

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