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Saint-Ulrich Castle – Giants' Rock loop from Ribeauvillé

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Saint-Ulrich Castle – Giants' Rock loop from Ribeauvillé

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Saint-Ulrich Castle – Giants' Rock loop from Ribeauvillé

06:35

20.3km

860m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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540 m

Viewpoint

884 m

Aussicht auf Ulrichsburg und Burg Girsberg

Highlight • Other

From various viewpoints in Ribeauvillé you can sometimes see all three castles together.

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1.14 km

Rocky trail to Ulrichsburg

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Steep, rocky path that leads through small rock formations and up to the Château Saint-Ulrich.

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1.76 km

Saint-Ulrich Castle

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The castle of Saint-Ulrich (530 meters) is the largest and best preserved of the three castles of Ribeauvillé. Built around the middle of the 13th century on a rocky outcrop, …

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5.97 km

Rocher de la Paix d'Udine

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After climbing a beautiful path, you reach the height here, a place for a break with a view over the Rhine Valley to the Black Forest.
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7.27 km

Titans' Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Rocks on the ridge of the Taennchel near Thannenkirch.

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7.60 km

Mur Païen of Taennchel

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

On the 6 km long Taennchel summit ridge there are several interesting rock formations with suspected prehistoric cult sites, especially the remains of the "Heathen Wall" (Mur païen), a 2.3 …

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9.52 km

Excellent vantage point over the Vosges.
In the middle of the Rocher des Reptiles there are two large, individual rocks that, depending on the direction you look at them, look like a reptile, or at least the head of one.

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10.1 km

Giants' Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Rocher des Géants is an exposed rock slab with countless bowls that were filled with rainwater when we visited. Long ago, the bowls could have been used for various medicinal purposes, for preparing herbal extracts, intoxicating and healing potions.

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20.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

5.45 km

1.58 km

517 m

497 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

4.94 km

1.45 km

1.21 km

1.15 km

161 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (950 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Thursday 6 August

28°C

14°C

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Comments

May 4, 2024,Rocher des Reptiles – Rocher des Géants Runde von Thannenkirch (Elsass)

I love Alsace! A hiking paradise!
This route was once again super diverse and beautiful. So many rock formations and beautiful paths, I couldn't stop taking photos :D
The forest is already so beautifully green and the birds accompanied me with their chirping the whole way.

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May 21, 2023,🇫🇷 Elsass: Burgen von Ribeauvillé und Felsenlandschaft Taennchel von Thannenkirch

I start my tour south of Thannenkirch at a hiking car park surrounded by meadows and fruit trees. I read that Thannenkirch could also be called Thannenkirsch in spring, because thousands of cherry trees blossom in and around the orchards, which make the rural idyll around the mountain village in the Vosges Mountains so enchanting. Cherry trees are there, but …

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July 1, 2024,🇫🇷 Elsass - Tour de Rocher im Massif du Taennchel

Today it's not about half-timbered houses, castles, ruins or art, but about rocks of all sizes and shapes.
From Thannenkirch we went to the Taennchel massif. The route mostly went along narrow mountain paths and forest roads past many rock formations. And at the end we bought some delicatessen.
A highly recommended tour.

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Saint-Ulrich Castle – Giants' Rock loop from Ribeauvillé

Aussicht auf Ulrichsburg und Burg Girsberg

Rocky trail to Ulrichsburg

Saint-Ulrich Castle

Rocher de la Paix d'Udine

Titans' Rock

Mur Païen of Taennchel

Reptile Rock

Giants' Rock

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