Frœschwiller – Elsasshausen Memorial Tower loop from Wœrth

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Frœschwiller – Elsasshausen Memorial Tower loop from Wœrth

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Frœschwiller – Elsasshausen Memorial Tower loop from Wœrth

02:42

10.1km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.52 km

Froeschwiller Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Lutheran Church known as the Church of Peace

The old church of Froeschwiller, dedicated to Saint Michael, became Protestant in 1552, when the Eckbrecht of Durckheim took possession of the …

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6.57 km

Frœschwiller

Highlight • Settlement

Frœschwiller is a remarkable village in many ways. Its castle, its church, and its narrow streets lined with colorful half-timbered houses are all worth a visit.

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7.40 km

Route de Woerth

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For the history enthusiast that I am, this path describes many aspects of the 1870 battle

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7.78 km

Battlefield of 8 August 1870

Highlight • Historical Site

deutschlandfunkkultur.de/folgenreiche-schlacht-von-1870-das-staedtchen-woerth-und-100.html

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8.30 km

Monument to the 83rd Hessian Infantry Regiment

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The Battle of Frœschwiller-Wœrth, or Battle of Reichshoffen, took place on August 6, 1870 in Alsace, at the start of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. It is famous for a series of charges by French cuirassiers (heavy cavalry).

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9.00 km

Elsasshausen Memorial Tower

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Walkable, monument in memory of the regional battle of August 6, 1870 of the Franco-Prussian War.

6aout1870.com/de/doc.php?nom=belvedere

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9.30 km

Monument aux morts

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As a memorial to the many dead, such a "MONUMENT AUX MORTS" (usually called a "Central Memorial" or "War Memorial" in German-speaking countries) is still very important today. "Now, Lord, …

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9.31 km

Froeschwiller–Reichshoffen 1870 War Memorial

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Known to history as the Battle of Reichshoffen, it was actually the Battle of Froeschwiller. This memorial commemorates the soldiers who fell during this battle, famous for a series of charges by French cuirassiers (heavy cavalry).

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.53 km

2.31 km

2.07 km

221 m

Surfaces

5.52 km

3.92 km

268 m

235 m

141 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

4°C

69 %

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Comments

March 27, 2026,Sentier des Turcos - Frosch🐸willer - Elsasshausen Tour 🚶‍♂️🥾🧢 von Woerth an der Sauer 🇨🇵 @jürgen L

I still have to sort through the photos.

Excerpt from the documentation;

"Imagine this day, August 6, 1870," says one of the participants. "45,000 Frenchmen fought for ten hours against 85,000 Germans. A gigantic clash, with 10,000 dead on each side. Imagine the noise of the 300 cannons, the infantry rifles, the screams, the military trumpets, and the galloping of …

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April 13, 2026,Sentier des Turcos - 🚶‍♂️🥾🧢 von Woerth an der Sauer 🇨🇵

Today the second attempt at the tour. I was still impressed and shocked by the scale of war.

My first tour in March 2026
komoot.de/tour/2848697052?ref=aso

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March 23, 2026,Sentier des Turcos - Frosch🐸willer - Tour 🚶‍♂️🥾🧢 von Woerth an der Sauer 🇨🇵

Thanks to Fritzbus 👍👍👍, I went on a historical tour again today and combined part of the trail with the history of the German🇩🇪-French🇨🇵 War of 1870/71, where I had already been to the Simserhof and the Abri de Hatten museum. This educational trail is a tribute to the fighters 🪖 on both sides of the Battle of Wörth-Froschwiller, better …

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March 2, 2025,Langensoultzbach - Froeschwiller - Elsasshausen - Woerth - Langensoultzbach

Lots of asphalt. Nevertheless, there was a lot to see and discover. About the battlefields of the war of 1870. Also inspired by the bilingual book by the former Lembach mayor, German teacher and convinced Alsatian, Charles Schlosser, entitled "De guerres en paix - from wars to peace", about terrain steeped in history. So overall it was not uninteresting. It …

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