View from Rocher du Coucou – Frankenbourg Castle loop from Breitenau

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View from Rocher du Coucou – Frankenbourg Castle loop from Breitenau

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View from Rocher du Coucou – Frankenbourg Castle loop from Breitenau

04:35

14.1km

610m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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504 m

Forest Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice little chapel, an example of local piety.

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2.25 km

Rocher du Cheval Tombé

Highlight • Natural Monument

Quaintly beautiful section of the path with the rock from the fallen horse.

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2.36 km

Rocher de la Salière

Highlight • Natural Monument

The viewing platform at the top is already impressive, but the rocks with the stairs further down are even more so.

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3.61 km

Col du Petit Haut

Mountain Pass

6.94 km

View from Rocher du Coucou

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view of the Rhine plain and the Hochkönigsburg is very nice. There is also a bench to sit on. There are shadows too.

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8.80 km

Frankenbourg Castle

Highlight • Castle

A wonderfully situated castle with magnificent views in all directions. In front of the castle is a flat meadow with a picnic table.

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9.10 km

Col du Frankenbourg

Mountain Pass

11.4 km

Rondes Roches

Highlight • Natural Monument

And a few more beautiful rock formations with an adjacent meadow.
I liked the fish with the eye and the mouth open the best.

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11.9 km

Fairy Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very large rocks with fascinating shapes and a long cave. At the top of the rocks is a beautiful view and a picnic table.

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13.5 km

Rondes Roches

Highlight • Natural Monument

Well, it's not "the" unbelievable rock formation, but it's nice to look at in the forest.

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14.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

2.65 km

747 m

496 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

3.07 km

419 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

32 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2022,Elsass; Breitenau zu den Feen 🧚‍♀️ Felsen und der Ruine Château du Frankenbourg

5 min video
Soundtrack: Five finger death punch
The weather is still good 😌 so let the 🚌 stand and go straight away. First of all, apart from the local rooster 🐓, you can only hear the church or a dog 🐕 Otherwise, nothing is going on. The pine forest and the 🪨en are the special. Fern, blueberries 🫐 …

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