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Alsace
Thann-Gebweiler
Wattwiller

Boyau egg production – Molkenrain Summit loop from Wattwiller

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France
Alsace
Thann-Gebweiler
Wattwiller

Boyau egg production – Molkenrain Summit loop from Wattwiller

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4.5

(2)

81

runners

Boyau egg production – Molkenrain Summit loop from Wattwiller

02:29

17.3km

900m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.50 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

2

4.11 km

View of the Countryside

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3

5.86 km

La Suisse Lippique

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On the German side of the trenches is the Lippische Schweiz (Suisse Lippique). Something like a sense of home in the middle of hell on earth should arise here. What madness!

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4

6.24 km

A matter of taste, but it's part of it

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6.25 km

Although this point is the highest point on the HWK, it is "only" a high plateau. If you follow the second round (Boucle 2), you get to another rocky peak on the eastern shoulder with a very nice view.

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6

6.72 km

This French observation post was restored in this place in 1985, it was then on the southern slope.
It is of the "Molehill" type, model OD 92-95
in the shape …

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7.33 km

Boyau egg production

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At this point, French soldiers first met German soldiers on the HWK and there was a shooting. It fell the first soldiers, which followed according to official estimates 30,000 in …

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8

7.95 km

Military cemetery

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The monumental military cemetery before you reach the actual man-eater mountain with its trenches (La mangeuse d‘hommes)

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9.93 km

Molkenrain Summit

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On the summit of the Molkenrain you have a great view of the Grand Ballon.

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17.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.62 km

5.53 km

1.83 km

900 m

740 m

586 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.87 km

4.90 km

1.46 km

586 m

218 m

152 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,120 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

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Wednesday 27 May

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