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Zittersheim

Brandberg Spring – Zittersheim Rock loop from Zittersheim

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France
Alsace
Zabern
Zittersheim

Brandberg Spring – Zittersheim Rock loop from Zittersheim

Moderate

4.4

(16)

47

hikers

Brandberg Spring – Zittersheim Rock loop from Zittersheim

03:40

12.9km

290m

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: June 18, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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1

154 m

Village Fountain (Source 3), Zittersheim

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One of many beautiful sources on the Sentier des 12 sources near Zittersheim

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688 m

Brandberg Spring

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One of many beautiful sources on the Sentier des 12 sources near Zittersheim

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2.01 km

Zittersheim Rock

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A nice resting place; According to the tour description at the church at the parking lot in Zittersheim, a clear view of Zittersheim should have been possible in the past. Now this is only possible to a very limited extent.

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3.74 km

Senntal springs

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One of many beautiful sources on the Sentier des 12 sources near Zittersheim

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4.67 km

Source du Weinberg

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One of many beautiful sources on the Sentier des 12 sources near Zittersheim. Wine was once grown on this mountain slope, hence the name.

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7.65 km

Hunter's hut

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7

8.15 km

Source of the Moder

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Between the meadows.

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10.0 km

Samuel Dougherty Memorial

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Stele in memory of American aviator Sam Dougherty who crashed here on September 27, 1944.

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.70 km

2.94 km

2.11 km

1.64 km

1.53 km

Surfaces

5.99 km

2.94 km

2.33 km

844 m

832 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Comments

April 17, 2022,Zittersheim, Circuit des 12 sources 🇨🇵
The Circuit des 12 sources actually starts at the church in Zittersheim, there is an overview map of the 12 sources as above at the Moderquelle.
But since we live very close by during the Easter days, we leave the car and get on the loop at the next possible point.
So we have a very nice passage over paths …

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I found the "Sentier de la Moder" on the Komoot map. This is a long-distance hiking trail along the Moder from the source to the confluence with the Rhine. Start is in Moderfeld. Since I couldn't find out whether you could park there, I combined the "Sentier de la Moder" with the "Sentier des 12 sources" in Zittersheim.

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The source path is marked with a dark blue circle. Because after the Moderquelle (9.29 km) it goes along the road in the direction of Birnbaumtal, we hiked along the blue "x" instead until both paths meet again. After 12 km there is a bit of confusion at a junction, because there are two markings with circles that can only …

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