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Bockloch Waterfall – Grand Ventron Summit loop from Kruth

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Bockloch Waterfall – Grand Ventron Summit loop from Kruth

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Bockloch Waterfall – Grand Ventron Summit loop from Kruth

07:50

25.3km

850m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

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5.72 km

Bockloch Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

If you walk the "Hinteres Bockloch" trail, which starts at the Cascade du Bockloch, you will repeatedly come across smaller waterfalls.

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7.83 km

Hinter Bockloch Stream

Highlight • River

Absolutely beautiful climb through the forest... past the waterfall and streams

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8.36 km

Hinterbockloch Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Perfect shelter, really a "refuge" - because you can only hope that you arrive frozen and other hikers have already heated up.
There is also a guest book in which …

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11.5 km

Grand Ventron Summit

Highlight • Summit

The Grand Ventron (German: Winterau) is located on the Genze of the departments Haut-Rhin (Upper Alsace) and Vosges (Vosges) west of the municipality Wildenstein.
Its height is 1204 meters above …

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17.2 km

Small waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

For all who love waterfalls. With railing secured, not accessible

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20.5 km

🌊 Lakeside viewpoint — Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein

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Lake view from the shore.
Especially beautiful when the hustle and bustle of the day has passed and the lake glows in the evening ambiance.

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21.0 km

Viewpoint and rest area at Lac de Kruth‑Wildenstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is even nicer to hike up the waterfall. In the right season you can find z. B. plenty of toadstools ;-)

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21.6 km

Kruth Dam

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful nature around the dam. I recommend a walk (or bike tour) around the lake and stop in the restaurant nearby.

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25.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.06 km

6.13 km

5.17 km

2.67 km

1.44 km

852 m

Surfaces

8.95 km

7.59 km

4.49 km

1.72 km

1.16 km

697 m

684 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 13 August

32°C

17°C

28 %

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Comments

September 10, 2025,Boucle Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein – Sommet du Grand Ventron au départ de Kruth

Very technical and physical hike but with magnificent views

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July 24, 2022,Abschlusstour Le Grand Ventron, 1204 m

The Grand Ventron is the highest peak of the wildest mountain forest nature reserve in the Vosges. At the top there are blueberries in abundance and a breathtaking view. At Lac de Kruth Wildenstein we swap our hiking boots for slippers and treat ourselves to a last cool down before heading home. 🚗💨

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September 19, 2021,Wanderung 19.09.2021, 16,45 Uhr Rund um den Ventron

After the glorious late summer weather of the previous day, a light drizzle awaited me in the morning. This did not stop me from setting off on my intended goal, a hike to the Grand Ventron.

Arrived at the starting point of the hike, the parking lot at the northern end of the Kruth-Wildenstein reservoir, it was still raining lightly. …

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August 15, 2021,Cascade du Bockloch – Le Grand Ventron Runde von Kruth

In any case, start in the morning and run the tour from the side as described above. Better start. (Waterfall)

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October 7, 2023,🇫🇷 - Elsass - Le Petit Ventron - Le Grand Ventron - Lac de Kruth

Le Grand Ventron! - I finally did it - I kept putting it off - today it worked.
Before you get to the Grand Ventron, you first have to climb the Petit Ventron - and this climb is quite tough. Alternating on wide paths, sometimes scree and difficult to walk, then again on beautiful, narrow, rooty paths, it goes constantly …

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June 13, 2025,Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein - Le Grand Ventron 13.06.2025

Start/Finish: Lac de Kruth parking lot - Bockloch Cascade - Hinterbockloch Refuge - Bockloch Col - Bocklochkopf - Grand Ventron - Petit Ventron - Tête du Chat Sauvage - Col de Vinterges - Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein Dam - Tour de Lac - Bockloch Cascade

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Bockloch Waterfall – Grand Ventron Summit loop from Kruth

Bockloch Waterfall

Hinter Bockloch Stream

Hinterbockloch Refuge

Grand Ventron Summit

Small waterfall

🌊 Lakeside viewpoint — Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein

Viewpoint and rest area at Lac de Kruth‑Wildenstein

Kruth Dam

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