View of France – Medelsheim Chapel loop from Baumbusch

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View of France – Medelsheim Chapel loop from Baumbusch

Easy

4.6

(16)

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View of France – Medelsheim Chapel loop from Baumbusch

01:58

7.36km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Baumbusch

Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.70 km

View of France

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the way to friendship

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3.43 km

Medelsheim Chapel

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Old chapel at the beginning of the Friendship Trail

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4.08 km

Cross Trail in the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve

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“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads have been erected as visible signs and …

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4.38 km

View of the Sternenweg Cairn in Bliesgau

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4.54 km

View of Medelsheim

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Sunbed with a beautiful view towards Medesheim and France.

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4.78 km

Vogesenblick Viewpoint on Duser Straße

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The Vosges view lies above Seyweiler. The lookout point directly on the old salt road, Duser Strasse, was set up as a resting and orientation point. From here, the wide …

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5.03 km

Duser Street Historic Marker

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Old Celtic salt road that led to the salt pans in Dieuze = Dus in Lorraine and was also used and maintained by the Romans. In the 15th century, salt …

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7.36 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

739 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.15 km

903 m

739 m

325 m

183 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

68 %

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Comments

April 6, 2025,Runde über den Totenkopf/Medelsheim

Since I couldn't decide on a hiking trail, I simply drew a marker from the hiking book and the decision was made:
I'm going to the Bliesgau region.
More specifically, to Medelsheim.

The starting point was at the Medelsheim Chapel ⛪️from there I went to the Totenkopf (Totenkopf). The highest point of the tour (387m).
On the way there, I …

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