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Citadel of Bitche – Porte de Strasbourg loop from Citadelle de Bitche

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Citadel of Bitche – Porte de Strasbourg loop from Citadelle de Bitche

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Citadel of Bitche – Porte de Strasbourg loop from Citadelle de Bitche

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9.21km

150m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required.

Last updated: September 3, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

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Citadel of Bitche

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The citadel towers over the city from its rocky perch. It has often been a theater of war and has been a protected monument since 1979.

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4.94 km

View of the Citadel of Bitche

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6.24 km

Steep ascent to the Citadel

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If you're interested in history, a visit here is worthwhile. A lot of the war is explained in film, with pictures, and with texts. I personally found it very interesting.

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6.49 km

Centenary Monument

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Monument to the centenary of the Legion of Honor to the Bitche Resistance.

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6.76 km

Wooden Fort Sculpture

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The characters somehow remind me of Pirates of the Caribbean

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6.85 km

Porte de Strasbourg

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Visited on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation by the US forces in March 1945. Michel Klein is a knowledgeable and caring curator of all the memorabilia …

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9.21 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.15 km

2.54 km

2.09 km

615 m

483 m

256 m

Surfaces

3.52 km

2.32 km

1.60 km

1.22 km

470 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Citadel of Bitche – Porte de Strasbourg loop from Citadelle de Bitche

Citadel of Bitche

View of the Citadel of Bitche

Steep ascent to the Citadel

Centenary Monument

Wooden Fort Sculpture

Porte de Strasbourg

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