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Mount Sainte-Odile – Dreistein Castle loop from Barr

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Mount Sainte-Odile – Dreistein Castle loop from Barr

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Mount Sainte-Odile – Dreistein Castle loop from Barr

08:56

28.9km

1,050m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 17.5 km for 187 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.14 km

Landsberg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Below Mont Saint-Odile, this castle once served to protect the sanctuary. Stumbling upon it along the trails is a true delight.

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6.77 km

Viewpoint

7.99 km

Very nice view with great rocks to sit on. The Abri Paul Muller refuge is slightly in the background and is spacious and suitable for a bivouac in the hut during a thunderstorm. The hut has stone floors and gravel. Bad for herrings.
When the weather is good, there are enough flat campsites outside where pegs can stick.🏕️ 👍

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9.03 km

Rocher du Panorama

Viewpoint

9.81 km

Mount Sainte-Odile

Highlight • Settlement

Fantastic view. Historical and cultural highlight.
The monastery complex now also houses a hotel and a restaurant. The monastery can largely be visited freely and there are many corners to go 'into yourself'.
The place is widely known and popular, so it is usually well frequented.

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14.6 km

Rathsamhausen Castle

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The opening hours on the Friends of the Castles website are as follows:

The Ottrott castles are open to the public when volunteers are present on the site:

TUESDAY mornings from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m

SATURDAY all day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m

They are closed in bad weather.
Outside these slots, the castles can be visited upon special request, which you can send to us on the GROUP VISITS page

amchott.fr/infos-pratiques/acces

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19.4 km

Dreistein Castle

Highlight • Castle

Dreistein Castle is a fort whose. only a few ruins remain today. It is located in the territory of the French commune of Ottrott. The castle is actually a set of three forts built on three juxtaposed rocky peaks, hence the name "drei Stein", which means "three stones" in medieval German.

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20.6 km

The great wall

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The "Heidenmauer" (Heathen Wall) surrounding Mount Odilienberg dates back to the time before Christ and was probably a protective wall against intruders, protecting the area on the mountain as a place of refuge. In some places, the wall is 2 meters wide and up to 3 meters high.

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21.2 km

Pagan Wall

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At this point you will find a smaller remnant of the Heidenmauer.

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21.9 km

Heathen Wall Loop

Highlight • Historical Site

These remnants of a wall, standing so deep in the forest, exude a peculiar fascination, especially since the age, builder, and purpose of the structure remain unclear to this day. More detailed information can be found on the following website:

odilienberg-elsass.de/die-heidenmauer

But here, too, the conclusion is: many attempts at explanation, little real knowledge. Yet that's precisely what makes it so intriguing. For me, it was an interesting conclusion to our visit to Mont Sainte-Odile.

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28.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

8.99 km

2.30 km

1.81 km

933 m

317 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

5.44 km

2.18 km

2.14 km

2.06 km

1.68 km

231 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

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Comments

July 29, 2021,Autour du Mont Sainte Odile

Departure and parking at car park 3 (1st when arriving). Go up a little towards the abbey and take the southern path at the start of the polychrome Stations of the Cross ...
Beautiful walk along the pagan wall with visits to castles and Mount Sainte Odile ...

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June 7, 2025,🇨🇵 Vogesen: Burgentour ab Ottrott

Today, Sergej and I hiked a shortened route from @Nicolet (thanks for sharing).
We parked for free in Ottrott. We soon reached the Chateau de Lutzelbourg and the neighboring Rathsamhausen Castle, where hardworking volunteers were busy improving the stonework, tending the herb garden, and so on. We had some informative conversations. Along rooted paths, past impressive rock formations, we reached …

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September 7, 2025,🇨🇵 Vogesen 📍St Odile 🏰 Chateau Landsberg 😍 Heidenmauer

Today's tour took us up Mount Odilienberg, almost exclusively on narrow, natural paths and in the shade.
We were able to truly enjoy the late summer day with 24 degrees Celsius; the temperatures in the forest were wonderful.

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Mount Sainte-Odile – Dreistein Castle loop from Barr

Landsberg Castle

Pagan Wall Trail

Mount Sainte-Odile

Rathsamhausen Castle

Dreistein Castle

The great wall

Pagan Wall

Heathen Wall Loop

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