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Walking "Tour d'Horizon" 

Escape to the verdant Kaysersberg Valley between the vineyards and the mountains and discover its natural and cultural riches.
You will walk in the Vosges Mountains Park on well marked and maintained tracks at mid-mountain level. This best seller for Horizons d'Alsace has been delighting our clients for 30 years.

Level

The chosen walks are suitable for anyone in reasonable physical condition.

Walking Time

12 to 20 km per stage or 4 to 6 hours walking per day - from 500-800 metres change in level.

Dates

Arrival possible all year round and every day of the week and weekend. 

Availability

Availability is assured and departure is guaranteed all year round. But for long weekends with public holidays, please contact us beforehand to ensure availability.

Equipment needed

Good walking shoes (avoid new shoes), rain protection, small back pack for your daily needs, reusable water bottle and cutlery.

Included

  • 6 nights with breakfast
  • 4 half-board dinners (drinks not included) (2 dinners not included in the price)
  • 5 picnic meals
  • 1 road book for 1 to 6 people (see example) available at your first hotel with technical information and a detailed 1:25000 map
  • Transfer to your first hotel from the nearest station OR car park
  • Baggage transfers between hotels
  • Booking service

Itinerary 

The hiking route may be modified or another program suggested, according to hotel availability, but will be confirmed upon booking.

Day 1 Welcome to KAYSERSBERG, a medieval city dominated by the imposing imperial castle. Its cobbled streets lined with half-timbered houses and historic monuments are full of charm. It’s the birth town of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.

Day 2 We leave the vineyard through the Toggenbach, a pretty wooded valley, to cross a magnificent forest; We stop at the chapel of Saint Alexis: a legend has it that the young girls who pull the bell and go around it 3 times get married a year. We reach the green township. It takes its name from the landscapes that compose it: rolling highlands, meadows, forests and hills. We arrive at LAPOUTROIE, a verdant village surrounded by meadow and forest and well known for its delicious brandy and its famous Munster cheese. (6h/20km/+793m/-600m or 4h/16km/+532m/-340m)

Day 3 On the third day, our hiking circuit takes us to the Brézouard massif, summit and northern limit of the Vosges (1229 m altitude) where we have several magnificent views of the whole massif and the Alsace plain. We continue our way through the Bagenelles, to end our day of hiking in LE BONHOMME, a charming mountain village. (6h/16km/+702m/-433m)

Day 4 The tour takes us to L’étang du Devin, a bog full of floral varieties and rare species. It’s a wild and protected place whose atmosphere immediately seduces. We continue our route towards Tête Des Faux, a summit which takes its name from the beech forest (Fau in old French) which covered it. We can see ancient vestiges dating from the 1914 war there because this place was a front line during the First World War. We continue our journey to the impressive site of Lac Blanc, an altitude lake embedded in a glacial cirque at an altitude of around 1050 meters and dominated by the strange "Hans" rock. We arrive in ORBEY, a small town located in the land of a thousand streams, at the foot of the blue line of the Vosges. (6h/15km/+601m/-819m)

Day 5 Direction the trembling stone, a monument related to the cult of the druids. We then climb to the ruins of the Petit Hohnack castle dating from the 11th century. Once one of the most beautiful fortresses in Alsace, this medieval castle is the highest in the Vosges mountains and rises to an altitude of 940 m. We then arrive at LABAROCHE, a small, very picturesque mountain village. (4h/12km/+569m/-243m)

Day 6 The tour starts with TROIS EPIS, a pilgrimage famous since the 15th century with a grandiose panorama of the Alsace plain; then we return to the vineyards via TURCKHEIM, a typical village renowned for its rich historical center. We end our hike by NIEDERMORSCHWIHR, a charming little wine-growing village, nestled in the middle of the vineyards, known as "Morswilre" since 1148. It has a rare architectural curiosity: the twisted roofed bell tower of its church, dating from the 12th century. (4h/13km/+172m/-656m)

Day 7 End of stay after breakfast.

Prices 2025

For an additional night, please contact us.

From March 29 to November 02
Price in € per person Based on room with shower/bath and wc
  Double Single Triple
6 nights with breakfasts, 4 dinners,
5 picnics		 776 956 624
5 nights with breakfasts, 3 dinners,
4 picnics		 636 786 594
4 nights with breakfasts, 3 dinners,
3 picnics		 538 658 502
3 nights with breakfasts, 2 dinners,
2 picnics		 398 488 372
2 nights with breakfasts, 1 dinner,
1 picnic		  260 320  243
From November 03 to March 28
Prix en € par personne - base chambre avec douche ou bain/wc
  Base double Base single Base triple
6 nights with breakfasts, 4 dinners,
5 picnics		 737 917 688
5 nights with breakfasts, 3 dinners,
4 picnics		 604 754 564
4 nights with breakfasts, 3 dinners,
3 picnics		 511 631 477
3 nights breakfasts, 2 dinners,
2 picnics		 378 468 353
2 nights breakfasts, 1 dinner,
1 picnic		 247 307 231
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