Friendship Route

From Obersteinbach the route leads past the Maison Forestière de Lutzelhardt. On a paved cycle path it continues on flat terrain through a pine mixed forest up to the "Black Board" at the German-French border, with information boards about the history of the two nations. Another historically significant site is the "Modern Castle" - Area I, the special weapons depot from the Cold War with its circular route of 12 stations on this subject. The Friendship Route then passes by the Rösselsweiher and the Rösselsquelle until we reach the air spa Ludwigswinkel. It continues past the Mühlenweiher (Saarbacherhammer) to the village of Fischbach with its treetop path and biosphere house. Now we cycle on a bound gravel path to Schönau, passing the education and leisure centre "Heilsbach" beforehand.
Then through the village of Schönau and now gently uphill to the typical Alsatian village of "Wengelsbach". From here, the route climbs steeply in hairpin bends and curves towards Klingelfels. A detour to the legendary castle ruin "Wasigenstein" is recommended here. Once the Col du Götzenberg, the highest point of this route, is reached, it goes downhill back to Obersteinbach to our starting point.