Crystal territory circuit
Etang de Saint-Louis-les-Bitche
Etang de Saint-Louis-les-Bitche - Crédit photo Lezbroz
Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche

Crystal territory circuit

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This hike, mainly forest, will make you discover Saint-Louis-Lès-Bitche, its prestigious crystal factory and its sumptuous church. The route will also reserve you some pretty discoveries such as the chapel of Sainte-Vérène in Enchenberg or the ponds of the Moulin and the Loescherbach.
This beautiful circuit starting from the crystal museum of Saint Louis will make you alternate the passages in the forest and the crossings of villages.

Description

This circuit is part of the paths of excellence of the Pays de Bitche (n° 14). It is marked with a red disc along its entire length, completed with the green "Sentiers d'excellence" badge. Leave the car park and walk along the rue Principale to reach the pond. After the pond, continue straight on the forest road to Enchenberg. Cross the bridge to the village. Follow the D83A to the restaurant "Auberge Sainte Vérène" and turn left at the crossroads. A few meters after the church, take the small path between two houses, on the right to reach the chapel Sainte Vérène. Continue for 4 km to the village of Lemberg, through a forest section. Rejoin the housing estate, then the main road, before turning right after the railway line (rue des jardins). Go up on the left between the houses to join the D36 (watch out for the crossing). Go down on the other side of the road towards Saint-Louis-les-Bitche, to reach the starting point.
  • Departure : La Grande Place car park, Saint-Louis crystal museum
  • Arrival : La Grande Place car park, Saint-Louis crystal museum
  • Towns crossed : Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, Montbronn, Enchenberg, Lambach, Lemberg, and Goetzenbruck

4 points of interest

  • Eglise St-Louis-lès-Bitche
    Eglise St-Louis-lès-Bitche - Wilhelmy
    Castle-church-abbey

    Saint-Louis parish church

    Built between 1897 and 1902 by an architect-conservator of historical monuments of Alsace, Charles Winkler, this pink sandstone church of a particular architectural style is of neo-Romanesque style. Its funding came mainly from the Manufacture and the Coëtlosquet family.
  • Ancien moulin de Saint-Louis-les-Bitche
    Ancien moulin de Saint-Louis-les-Bitche - Crédit photo Lezbroz
    Small patrimony

    Old mill and its pond

  • http://www.lorraineaucoeur.com
    Historic Sites

    Site of the Moulin d'Eschviller, Volmunster

    The site of the mill of Eschviller proposes several facets of a natural and cultural inheritance.

    Above all, it tells the story of a rural territory, its inhabitants and the way in which they have exploited and still exploit their natural resources. More info here.



    Web

  • Cascade des Ondines
    Cascade des Ondines - T.Bichler
    Geology

    Ondine Falls

    Was originally called Wasserfelsen. At the top, you can discover an old wash house. The large retaining wall was built around 1860 during the construction of the Lemberg-Bitche railway line. From there, the stream flows on imposing sandstone slabs to form beautiful waterfalls, particularly impressive in winter. The thin stream of water forms at this level the very first beginnings of the Zinzel of the North.

Forecast

Biodiversity around this trek

Altimetric profile

Sensitive areas

Along your trek, you will go through sensitive areas related to the presence of a specific species or environment. In these areas, an appropriate behaviour allows to contribute to their preservation. For detailed information, specific forms are accessible for each area.

A quiet zone is not a legally mandated area; rather, it refers to areas considered conducive to the activities of sensitive species that have a critical need for quiet (feeding, migration, reproduction, giving birth, raising young, hibernation, and seeking mates).


Adopt the 5 “Quiétude Attitude” best practices and help preserve the peace and quiet of wildlife!

No. 1 I familiarize myself with quiet zones and the regulations
No. 2 I stay on marked trails
No. 3 I respect the silence of nature
No. 4 I keep my pet on a leash
No. 5 I prioritize daytime activities

The “Quiétude Attitude” program raises public awareness about the best practices to follow in natural environments to preserve the tranquility of animal species. 

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Impacted practices:
Aerial, , Underground, Land, Vertical
Sensitivity periods:
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Contact:

Contact : Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord
Maison du Parc / Château de La Petite-Pierre
2, place du château | 67 290 La Petite-Pierre
+33 (0)3 88 01 49 59
contact@parc-vosges-nord.fr

Find out more

Information desks

Tourist Office of the Pays de Bitche

2 avenue du Général De Gaulle, 57230 Bitche

http://www.tourisme-paysdebitche.fr/contact@tourisme-paysdebitche.fr+33 (0)3 87 06 16 16

Access and parking

From the centre of Lemberg, take the D36 in the direction of Enchenberg. Shortly after the supermarket, turn left onto the D36A in the direction of Saint-Louis-Les-Bitche. The museum car park is on the left, a few hundred metres after entering the village.

From Montbronn, take the D36A in the direction of Saint-Louis-Les-Bitche, on the right just after the car garage. At the intersection, turn right towards the village of Saint-Louis-les-Bitche, the museum car park is on your right, just after the town hall.

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