The Wasenkoepfel (526 m
) is a hill northwest of
Oberbronn in the
Lower Alsace
Lower Alsace (northern Alsace) was a landgraviate of the Holy Roman Empire held ''ex officio'' by the Bishop of Strasbourg. Prior to is acquisition by the bishopric, it was held by the counts of Hüneburg.
In 1174 Count Gottfried of Hüneburg w ...
in the French
Vosges
The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...
. It is the highest point of the southern
Wasgau
The Wasgau (german: Wasgau, french: Vasgovie) is a Franco-German hill range in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the French departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle. It is formed from the southern part of the Palatine Forest and the north ...
, a Franco-German, cross-border region that comprises the southern part of the
Palatinate Forest and the northern part of the Vosges.
Tourism
The Wasenkoepfel lies on the French long-distance path, the GR 53. It is also accessible on foot from Oberbronn on the path to the ruins of
Château du Grand-Arnsberg (German: ''Burg Groß Arnsburg'') taking about three quarters of an hour. There is an
observation tower at the top erected in 1887 by the
Vosges Club (''Club Vosgien''); however its view is now restricted by trees.
Notes
External links
Photo of the tower on the WasenkoepfelWalking tour to the Wasenkoepfel (from the Rother Walking Guide to Alsace)
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Mountains of Bas-Rhin
Observation towers in France
Mountains of the Vosges