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Photo: Gilles Chognard, Club Vosgien
Loop route crossing the municipal areas of Nordhouse and Hipsheim, shared between meadow and forest. It also runs alongside the Ill feeding canal.
Access can be done at any point of the loop but it is recommended to park your vehicle at the parking lot of the Salle des Fêtes de Nordhouse (D788) at the east exit of the town (Ploenlen district).
Head due north along the small pond then very quickly turn right along a hedge following the red ring marking. The circuit crosses a meadow and reaches the municipal boundary Nordhouse / Hipsheim. WARNING: carefully follow the markings as the route was slightly changed to avoid crossing the agricultural field on your right.
At the level of the large agricultural road, west-east axis, turn right due east before entering the forest where you begin to follow the Ill feeding canal which joins the Rhine. You pass in front of a small bridge that you do not cross, continue straight for 1.5 km until you reach a high voltage power line. Turn right after 100 m at the sign indicating F.C. Nordhouse.
WARNING: the markings were changed in 2022 to avoid the RD 788 but the IGN map is not yet updated. Continue the loop through forest then meadow to reach the small industrial area of Nordhouse and the starting parking lot.
Author Gilles Chognard
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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Before leaving:
- Check the general and local weather ensuring there’s no precipitation
- Get information on the approach walk, route elevation, duration, possible bailout (IGN map, GPS, guidebook, etc.)
- Assess possible risks by consulting mountain professionals, refuges, lodges
- Inform a close contact about your plan and update them in case of changes: departure and return times, number of participants with each phone number, vehicle(s), parking
- Avoid going alone; use equipment suitable for the activity, adjusted and in good condition, headlamp, complete first aid kit, survival blanket, etc.
In case of problem
Alert: call 112 (European emergency number)
5 key points for your alert:
- Where? municipality, location, route, altitude
- Who? identity, phone number
- What? type of accident, number of victims, severity, fall dynamics
- When? time of the accident
- Weather? wind, visibility
Tips and suggestions
THE HIKER BEHAVES AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN
He respects:
- Nature and the environment, fauna, flora, biodiversity
- Protected areas (national parks, nature reserves, etc.)
- Visited sites
- Other hikers
- Other forest users
- Basic safety rules
- In groups, the guide’s instructions
- Public or private owners and their property: closes fences and gates after passing
- Carries out their waste
- Preserves sites and trails
- Reports any damage noticed on trails by signaling any anomaly via the Club Vosgien form
- Prioritizes public transport and carpooling
Roadbook
Follow the red ring markings
Aire de jeux de Nordhouse
Terrain multi-sports
Public transport
Get Timetable to destination
Directions
Multiple locations
Parking
Salle des Fêtes de Nordhouse Chemin de l’Etang RD788
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Author’s map recommendations
Book recommendations for this region:
Equipment
- Clothing suitable for the season and conditions (cold, hot, humid…)
- Hiking shoes appropriate to the terrain (even for children!)
- Hiking poles (useful for stability and to relieve joints)
- Mobile phone and spare battery
IN THE BACKPACK
- One backpack per person: 20 liters for half-day, about 30 liters for full day, but no more than 10-15% of the carrier's weight
- Plan for rain protection (cape, umbrella…), cold (fleece, hat, gloves, lip balm…), sun (sunscreen, hat…)
- Trash bag (to carry everything back home!)
- Tissues, toilet paper
- Knife
- First aid kit
- Survival blanket
- Water bottle, some cereal bars
THE "EXTRAS"
- Compass and/or hiking GPS
- Camera or binoculars
- Headlamp or flashlight
- Whistle (to alert other group members)
- Fluorescent yellow vest (if it’s necessary to walk along a road)
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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