The Double Life of the Secret Country
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Alsace Bossue Tourist Office 90, rue Principale - 67430 LORENTZEN - France Tel. : +33 (0) 3 88 00 40 39 Fax : +33 (0) 3 88 01 50 43 The double life : www.tracestpi.com [email protected] www.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net of the Secret Country In case of emergency (for fire, police Conception or ambulance) call 112 The Welches villages “Do”s and “don’t”s Exploring the countryside on foot or by bike is a wonderful way to get This long trail passes through close to nature. However, the natural environment is fragile and you villages abandoned after can help protect it by following the advice below. ©CCAB MEYER, : ©Y. photo Crédits plagues in the middle ages Don’t light fires. Take rubbish home. Keep dogs on a lead. Don’t make and then repopulated and re- unnecessary noise. Don’t pick wild flowers. Check the weather fore- cast before you set out. constructed in the 16th and When in the forest, please obey warning signs, particularly about 17th century by protestant forestry work and hunting. The tracks that you are following are pri- Huguenot refugees. The mul- marily for agricultural use. For your own safety, keep well away from timedia satnav, which can be agricultural machinery. hired from the Tourist Office If you follow this advice you will be able to fully enjoy the countryside in Lorentzen, as well as guid- whilst protecting it for future generations. ing you along your route, contains extensive informa- Follow the signs tion that will enable you to immerse yourself in the his- Partners tory of this area, its geology, plant and wildlife. Financial support from European funds for rural development: Europe investing in rural areas 0 1 km 2 km Bissert Sarre-Union Harskirchen Altwiller Sarrewerden Zollingen Le Kirchberg Bonnefontaine Bischtroff- sur-Sarre Start Burbach D Local heritage/ study centre Viewpoint Wolsthof Accommodation Wolfskirchen Restaurant/café Diedendorf Shops/ local produce Railway station Information board Eywiller You can obtain detailed route information about Niederstinzel Eschwiller this circular trail in two ways: • You can hire a multimedia satnav from the Tourist Office in Lorentzen which will both give Postroff you precise directions and give you extensive background information that will reveal the secrets of the Welsches villages to you • You can obtain a printed route plan either Fénétrange Baerendorf direct from the Tourist Office in Lorentzen or by Hirschland downloading it from www.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net It is possible to do the trail in three stages: Kirrberg North (38 km - 23 mile) - 562 m, 3h30 ; Middle (24 km - 15 mile)- 359 m, 2h30 ; South (38 km - 23 mile) - 763 m, 3h30. m Rauwiller Total climb : 894 m 359 Hellering- lès-Fénétrange 218 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 km Goerlingen Wolsthof. the D1061 as far as Drulingen.Then take 43 and drive towards motorway take exit Strasbourg/ Metz From the A4 Directions (on the D1061) (on Wolsthof Car Park Start (38 miles) (38 61km 894 6 H 6 m .