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Hantz Pass – The Hanging Cat loop from Vosges

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Hantz Pass – The Hanging Cat loop from Vosges

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Hantz Pass – The Hanging Cat loop from Vosges

05:20

17.8km

560m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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: May 28, 2026

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166 m

Hantz Pass

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The Col du Hantz from Saint-Blaise-la-Roche is 5.9 km long with a total drop of 215 m. The average gradient is 3.6% with maximum gradients of 5%.

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Very nice little refuge at the top of the stubble. Perfect for stopping for a picnic or sheltering from bad weather. It has a historic feel that blends seamlessly with the area's pastoral past, although it has been refurbished and refurbished. Beware of the wind when arriving by the path.

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7.19 km

Industrial Area Trail and Forest Sculptures

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This trail is part of the history of the Vosges

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7.21 km

Sentier des passeurs

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Art installation

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7.32 km

Ascension

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The work of Jonathan Naas, 2020

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7.67 km

Sentier des Passeurs Memorial

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9.56 km

The Hanging Cat

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La Chatte Pendue culminates at 899 m, from where you can embrace a superb view of the Champ du feu massif, Climont and Donon. But the originality of the place lies above all in its unusual name which has been the subject of many interpretations. Formerly called "Pirre hhatte pendaïe", High hanging stone. The guttural pronunciation of the "H" or transcription errors would have transformed the hhatte into a cat. Thus in 1847, a beautiful handwritten map of Waters and Forests mentions the Stone of the Hanged Cat.

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12.8 km

Etang de la Falle

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17.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

4.74 km

1.05 km

134 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

2.44 km

2.31 km

1.84 km

134 m

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Highest point (920 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

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Hantz Pass – The Hanging Cat loop from Vosges

Hantz Pass

The Haute Loge shelter

Industrial Area Trail and Forest Sculptures

Sentier des passeurs

Ascension

Sentier des Passeurs Memorial

The Hanging Cat

Etang de la Falle

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