Mountain Trail to Mont Donon – Donon Temple loop from Grandfontaine

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Mountain Trail to Mont Donon – Donon Temple loop from Grandfontaine

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Mountain Trail to Mont Donon – Donon Temple loop from Grandfontaine

04:05

12.4km

580m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.53 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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2.07 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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2.29 km

Mountain Trail to Mont Donon

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The path consists mainly of large stones and root system. So you should be able to take big steps. Not for people with broken knees.

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5.76 km

Col de la Côte de l'Engin

Mountain Pass

7.59 km

View of Le Donon from Petit Donon

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.76 km

Ascent to the Petit Donon

Highlight • Climb

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

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8.44 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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9.77 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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10.1 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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12.0 km

Col du Donon

Mountain Pass

12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.58 km

2.23 km

1.59 km

538 m

449 m

Surfaces

5.36 km

5.24 km

538 m

501 m

449 m

297 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

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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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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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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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. …

May 10, 2024,Le Donon – Le Petit Donon Runde von Raon-lès-Leau

Great hike not far from Strasbourg. A "Greek" temple on the highest mountain in the Northern Vosges. The Donon, at 1009 m, was a strategically important and contested mountain in the First World War.

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