GR® 53 : stage 5

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Fifth stage of the Crossing of the Massif des Vosges, this hike links La Petite-Pierre to Saverne.

The Grande Randonnée® 53 trail is a variant of the GR® 5 that links Wissembourg to Masevaux, that is to say the north and south of Alsace, via the Vosges ridges. This hike through a part of the Regional Natural Park of the Vosges du Nord, allows you to pass near rocks and castles in ruins from which you can admire splendid panoramas!

Description

Along the way, follow the red rectangle markup.

Departure : Parking in front of the Tourist Office, La Petite-Pierre
Arrival : Locks number 30 and 31 of Saverne, Saverne
Towns crossed : La Petite-Pierre, Eschbourg, Neuwiller-lès-Saverne, Eckartswiller, and Saverne

5 points of interest

Panorama
Garden of the Poets
In the place called Altenbourg is the Poets' Garden, the former garden of the village teachers. Open all year round and equipped with benches and picnic tables, this garden with its flowers and statues, including one by Serge Wittman, is an excellent viewpoint over the Staedtel.
Geology
Rocher du Corbeau
Oder Rabenfels. Dieser 13 m hohe und 12 m lange Felsen bildet den Rand des Altenburger Plateaus. Seine imposante Natur wird noch deutlicher, wenn man um ihn herumgeht.
Geology
Rocher d'Oberhof
Geology
Rocher du Saut du Prince Charles
Monuments and architecture
Rohan Chateau
With its huge neoclassical facade, the castle recalls the glory of the Bishops Princes and testifies to the historic role of Saverne. If the construction of the castle, begun in 1779, was interrupted in 1789 because of the Revolution, it replaced from 1790 the old square castle. In ruins and threatened with demolition at the beginning of the 19th, it was finally restored by Napoleon III before being transformed into barracks after the war of 1870. It was acquired by the city of Saverne in 1952.