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Thanks for the historical info Willem

La Croix de Wihr is a memorial cross at an altitude of about 800 metres, located between Labaroche and Hohrod in the Vosges. It marks the site of a French ambush on 19 August 1914, during the early stages of the First World War, in which around 300 soldiers were killed – 21 on the French side and more than 250 on the German side.

La Croix de Wihr is a memorial cross at an altitude of about 800 metres, located between Labaroche and Hohrod in the Vosges. It marks the site of a French ambush on 19 August 1914, during the early stages of the First World War, in which around 300 soldiers were killed – 21 on the French side and more than 250 on the German side.

a nice rocky section

The highest elevation on the Hartmannsweilerkopf, unfortunately also one of the most tragic places on this battlefield. Around the cross there are many trenches, fortresses and fortifications which can also be visited. These tell the sad story of this otherwise beautiful place.

Historical place in the Vosges that was hotly contested during the First World War

Near the Col de Petit Ballon, the path leads to Metzeral and Breitenbach or to the valley of La Fecht over a mountain ridge with impressive rock formations. This rocky path at over 1110 m high stretches from the Kegelritz to the Grothkopf with the 1177 m high Steinberg in the middle. From everywhere, in addition to striking rocks, there are wonderful views in all directions of the Vosges, especially of the nearby Petit Ballon in the southeast and, in the opposite direction, of the 1,363 m high Hohneck in the northwest.

Great view, when the weather is clear you can see as far as the Black Forest.