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Cross the main road and carry straight on, passing the gîte d’étape. Turn right, up Rue de la Glockengrube, and follow this out of the village and across some pasture.

WILD BOAR

Pastures and forest floors in this area often contain obviously churned-up patches where wild boar have been rooting for food or wallowing in mud. Boar are common in the forests of the Northern Vosges and popular quarry for huntsmen. Walkers rarely get a good view of these animals, which are most active at night, and if disturbed are usually quick to move away. They may hold their ground occasionally, particularly if they have piglets to protect, and the wisest course then is to retreat, as a boar, standing a metre high at the shoulder and weighing in the region of 300kg, is a formidable beast.

Enter woods, and follow the path ahead to a junction in a clearing. Take the small footpath ahead, signposted towards the ruins of Windstein, and when this meets a track, turn right to Col du Wittschloessel.

The route of the GR53 from here as far as Grand Wintersberg uses a multitude of forest tracks and paths. The route description sounds complicated, but waymarking is good and the route is not difficult to follow.