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very rocky and bumpy, slippery when wet

Thanks for the historical info Willem

THE LINGEKOPF. AN EXTRAORDINARY MEMORIAL OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN ALSACE On July 20, 1915, a short but bloody battle began that lasted only three months but claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 young Germans and French, with the aim of conquering the heights of the Lingekopf in the Vosges Mountains. The Memorial du Linge revives this tragedy. Visitors are first shown a short film explaining the geopolitical background of this battle. This is followed by a visit to a museum that is generally considered an authentic witness to the mountain fighting. Concluding the tour is a tour of the very well-preserved German trenches. The shelters and battle stations, which still exist today, allow visitors to step back into that era and imagine what the soldiers must have experienced during those months. Excerpt from Du Linge's project

forest trail to discover the great history

Trenches of the French and German armies

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.

The Cimetière Militaire Français du Wettstein, located on the Col du Wettstein near Orbey, is an impressive French military cemetery from the First World War. It contains the remains of 3,535 French soldiers, mainly chasseurs alpins, who died during the fierce fighting at Le Linge in 1915. Many of them are buried in two ossuaries. The site is marked by a monumental cross with the inscription "PAX" and a bronze statue of a dying soldier, which gives the whole a subdued and poignant atmosphere. This necropolis, also known as the "cemetery of the chasseurs", is a silent witness to the horrors of war and a place of reflection in the middle of the mountain landscape.

The Col du Calvaire (1144 m) is a mountain pass in the Vosges that connects Le Valtin to Orbey in Alsace. Situated on the Route des Crêtes, between the Col du Bonhomme and the Col de la Schlucht, this pass offers magnificent views of Lac Blanc and the surrounding peaks. The name refers to an old Calvary that once stood above the lake. During the First World War, the German front line ran along this pass, which also gives the place a historical charge. In winter, the pass is part of the Lac Blanc ski area and is partly closed to traffic.