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Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg – Old fountain loop from Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

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Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg – Old fountain loop from Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

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Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg – Old fountain loop from Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

03:49

10.9km

400m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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577 m

Château de l'Oedenbourg or Petit-Kœnigsbourg

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This pumping station, built in 1901, ensures that the Koeningsburgh is supplied with water 165 meters higher. The collection station is located next to the pumping station. Three water basins come together in this collection station.

The location is accessible both on foot and by bicycle.

lalsace.fr/bas-rhin/2017/04/14/comment-l-eau-monte-au-sommet

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2.76 km

Haut-Koenigsbourg Pavilion

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Directly behind the kiosk begins the hiking trail leading down to the car park below at the Les Chambers du Haut Koenigsbourg restaurant. So if you don't want to drive to the castle by car, you can stretch your legs on a 2 km long hiking trail.

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2.78 km

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

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The Haut-Koenigsbourg, whose contraction means the king's high castle, offers hikers and lovers of fortified castles a gateway to the Middle Ages.
Built in the 12th century, it has undergone several renovations over the years.

It is the highest castle on the trail of the fortified castles of Alsace which once marked the border between France and Germany. Its privileged position offers unobstructed views of the plain of Alsace, the Black Forest and sometimes even the Alps.

If we imagine the strategic advantage that this represented in times of war, we can take advantage today of this boon for the simple pleasure of the eyes.

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6.45 km

View of Ramstein and Ortenberg Castles

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Worth hiking to this castle. Beware though, wenn it’s rainy, the mountain and castle could be covered iwith clouds (misty)

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6.66 km

Old fountain

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A fountain probably from Wilhelm II (if I have deciphered the inscription correctly), on which the fineness and clarity of the spring water and the German (?) language are compared...
"[our (?)] language pure and clear like the Bronns [water(?)]"

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