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Sankt Didel
Vexaincourt

Donon Temple – Le Petit Donon loop from Lac de la Maix

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France
Great East
Sankt Didel
Vexaincourt

Donon Temple – Le Petit Donon loop from Lac de la Maix

Hard

6

runners

Donon Temple – Le Petit Donon loop from Lac de la Maix

03:15

25.7km

720m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

84 m

Lac de la Maix

Highlight • Lake

A nice destination with drinking and watering for dogs

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2

7.64 km

Donon Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice climb from Schirmeck up to the Col du Donon. From there there are several options for continuing your journey. Hotel with restaurant is also available.

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3

9.74 km

Emperor's Steps

Highlight • Other

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

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4

9.93 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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5

10.2 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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6

10.3 km

Technical singletrack of the Donon

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Certainly the most technical trail in the Bruche valley. The stones are omnipresent on the course, enough to train your skills as an alpine trail runner.

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7

12.4 km

Le Petit Donon

Highlight • Summit

The living as a reminder: never again war!

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8

12.4 km

Carved Face on the Petit Donon

Highlight • Monument

Just like at Donon, you will find a small face sculpted on the summit rock of Petit Donon

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13.3 km

Col entre les deux Donons

Mountain Pass

B

25.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

6.90 km

2.98 km

2.63 km

651 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

6.10 km

2.50 km

2.47 km

828 m

381 m

126 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (670 m)

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Tuesday 13 October

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