Ascent to the Petit Donon – Donon Temple loop from Sommet et musée du Donon

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Ascent to the Petit Donon – Donon Temple loop from Sommet et musée du Donon

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Ascent to the Petit Donon – Donon Temple loop from Sommet et musée du Donon

02:55

9.39km

340m

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: August 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.79 km

View of Le Donon from Petit Donon

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.96 km

Ascent to the Petit Donon

Highlight • Climb

From the path you also have a view of the Donon summit.

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2.74 km

Schubert Stone and Shelter at Col Entre les Deux Donons

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A trail between Donon and Let Petit Donon and the valleys. A great hut (shaded) and barbecue facilities, e.g., for a camper van.

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4.08 km

Donon Temple

Highlight • Monument

A beautiful temple with a rich history. Once home to archaeological finds made on the site, it is now a cult site in the Bruche Valley. The name "Donon" actually …

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4.37 km

Reproductions of eight votive steles

Highlight • Historical Site

Copies of 8 votive steles, mainly depicting gods. (Mercury, Vosegus, Hercules, Jupiter)
The originals can be found in the Musée d'Epinal.

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4.55 km

Emperor's Steps

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Staircase built by German soldiers for Kaiser Wilhelm II in World War I.

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5.09 km

Rock with Basins and Grooves

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rock is located directly on the ascent from the Col du Donon to the Donon.

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8.02 km

Bunker Trail

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A great trail that runs parallel to the main road. The trail runs very varied along many old bunkers in the forest and is very root-prone. The exit / boarding …

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9.39 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.42 km

2.78 km

776 m

266 m

145 m

Surfaces

4.31 km

4.28 km

292 m

266 m

207 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (750 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

18°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

October 2, 2023,🇫🇷 Col du Donon - Sentier de Bunkers - Cimetière Allemand - Le Petit Donon (961 m) - Col d'Entre Deux Donons - Donon (1009 m) - Col du Donon

Hallo Freunde des gepflegten Wanderns,
am Col du Donon, welche zwischen Schirmeck und Thiaville-sur-Meuthe in den Vogesen liegt gestartet. An der D 392 und D 993 einige kostenlose Parkplätze vorhanden.
Am Gasthaus/Hotel „Le Velleda“ vorbei (je nachdem wo man Parkt!), auf der D 993 in nördlicher Richtung einige Meter gewandert. Bei Km 0,7 dann links auf einen schmalen Pfad gewechselt. …

April 19, 2025,"1000" Bunker und 2 Gipfel

What felt like thousands of bunkers lined our path to the peaks of Donon and Petit Donon, serving as reminders of the region's recent history. The climbs were rewarded with magnificent views.

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July 2, 2026,Donon et petit Donon ⛰️🏛️⛰️🪦(Grandfontaine)

☀️🚶🏻‍♀️🐕 I left my car at Col du Donon and went to climb the sacred mountain, the Donon.. With its 1009 m altitude, it is the highest point of the Basse-Vosges at the junction of Alsace and Lorraine.. A high place of worship for millennia, this mountain is considered a place charged with positive energy, its temple at the summit …

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April 19, 2025,Donon 2.0 - Eine Reise durch die Geschichte

Today's tour took us to the Donon – the mountain that is, so to speak, "to blame" for our Easter outing.
We began our history lesson in the 20th century and hiked past many bunkers built during the First World War to defend the western border of the then German Reich. Some of them are even walkable.
We continued up …

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October 29, 2022,🇫🇷 Temple du Donon

We are in Alsace in a hotel in Andlau for 4 days and that was our brilliant opening tour.
I've had the Temple du Donon on my to-do list for a long time and that was our start.

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