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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

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Mountain Trail to Mont Donon – Donon Temple loop from Grandfontaine

03:58

12.1km

560m

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: June 26, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.56 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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2.09 km

Emperor's Steps

Highlight • Other

Staircase built by German soldiers for Kaiser Wilhelm II in World War I.

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2.31 km

Mountain Trail to Mont Donon

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The path consists mainly of large stones and roots. At the top there is a replica of a temple. So that Teutatis remains well-disposed (e.g. that the sun shines), one should not forget a sacrifice.

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4.50 km

Bunker Trail

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A great trail that runs parallel to the main road. The trail runs very varied along many old bunkers in the forest and is very root-prone. The exit / boarding …

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5.79 km

Col de la Côte de l'Engin

Mountain Pass

7.46 km

Ascent to the Petit Donon

Highlight • Climb

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

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8.14 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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9.48 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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9.77 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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11.7 km

Col du Donon

Mountain Pass

12.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.27 km

2.24 km

1.60 km

538 m

449 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

4.89 km

538 m

501 m

449 m

297 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

30°C

17°C

55 %

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Comments

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. …

July 18, 2021,Wanderung Donon - kleiner Donon - Quelle Weiße Saar - Quelle rote Saar - Donon

In August 2020 I did the last hike in the Vosges. Now that a negative corona test is enough for entry and the Vosges are no longer a risk area, I was finally able to hike the beautiful Vosges again.

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December 28, 2025,🇫🇷 🥾 Donon-Tempel 🏛 – Petit Donon ⛰️ - weiße & rote Quelle der Saar 🏞

Given the weather conditions, a very challenging tour 🥶🥶 & ⛸️⛸️ slippery, but a very beautiful hike ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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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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Mountain Trail to Mont Donon – Donon Temple loop from Grandfontaine

Rock with Basins and Grooves

Emperor's Steps

Mountain Trail to Mont Donon

Bunker Trail

Ascent to the Petit Donon

Schubert Stone and Shelter at Col Entre les Deux Donons

Donon Temple

Reproductions of eight votive steles

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