Hikes
from Chalets de la Wormsa

hiking in the Wormsa valley

From our place (492 m. above sea level):
Place de l’Ours en bois – short walk – 2 kms round trip
Lac du Fischboedlé – family hike – 794 m. altitude – 2h15 – 10 kms
Lac du Schiessrothried – intermediate – 926 m. altitude – 3h00 – 13 kms
Sommet Le Hohneck – experienced – 1363 m. altitude – 6h00 – 18 kms

Quiet and free of human construction

Place de l’Ours en bois – 2 kms

Easy level hikes.
Accessible to all levels and suitable for three-wheeled baby carriages.

From the Chalets de la Wormsa reception area, take the dirt track opposite the Wormsa parking lot. Turn left at the first junction, and left again at the second junction.

For those who want to extend the walk (+ 2kms), there’s the option of returning to the Wormsa valley towards the Fischboedlé lake to the scout monument or to point of interest number 3 on the Metzeral-Mittlach 1914-1918 historical circuit.

Lac du Fischboedlé – 10 kms

Moderate family hike.
Stony path, crossing scree, good shoes essential. Main markings: red rectangle (GR5) or red cross.
Estimated time: 2h15 to 3h (depending on breaks).
Vertical rise: +300 meters. Distance: 10 kms round trip.

From the Chalets de la Wormsa, take the dirt track opposite the Wormsa parking lot. At the start, you’ll come to an intersection with two options:

• right-hand side, via Chemin François, marked with red crosses. Easiest path, linear ascent, passes high up into the Wormsa valley (recommended for the descent).
• on the left, via the Wormsa bear, the lower Wormsa valley. Signposted in red rectangle. The ideal way to discover the Wormsa valley and its torrent. More technical, with scree slopes and wooden bridges (recommended for the climb).
  

We recommend ascending via the red rectangle and descending via the red cross. For an easier route, use the red cross path for the ascent and descent. Before arriving at the lake, don’t miss the Wormsa waterfall before the two paths cross.
At an altitude of 794 m, you’ll reach the Fischboedlé lake.

Schiessrothried lake – 13 kms

Intermediate level hike.
Main signposting: red rectangle (GR5) or red cross.
Estimated time: 3h to 4h (depending on breaks).
Elevation gain: +430 metres. Distance: 13 kms round trip.

From Chalets de la Wormsa, take the dirt track opposite the Wormsa parking lot. Follow the signs for the Fischboedlé hike. Reach Lac du Fischboedlé.

Continue uphill following the red rectangle (approx. thirty minutes between the two lakes), a technical passage with rocks. You’ll reach the Lac du Schiessrothried dam at 926 m altitude.

Back: you have 3 options.

Solution one and solution two, go back down via the Fischboedlé lake (by the red cross path or the red rectangle path).
Solution three, go back down via the red-white-red rectangle path, an easier carriage path, towards the Pfeifferberg. Descend to the Chalets de la Wormsa.

Meals? For a bite to eat, head back down to Metzeral, or extend your hike from theSchiessrothried lake to the farm inns.
These farm inns serve the famous marcaire meal (soup, valley pie, smoked pork with “roïgabrageldi” and Munster cheese), such as La Ferme Auberge du Schiessroth or l’Auberge du Kastelberg(booking essential, open from May to October).

Le Hohneck summit – 18 kms

Experienced hiker.
Main signposting: red rectangle (GR5) or red cross.
Estimated time: 6h to 8h (depending on breaks).
Elevation gain: +870 metres. Distance 18 kms round trip.

From the Chalets de la Wormsa, take the dirt track opposite the Wormsa parking lot.
Follow the signs for the Fischboedlé hike.
Follow the signs for the Schiessrothried hike.

Continue climbing past the Ferme-Auberge du Schiessroth, still following the red rectangle markers.
You will reach the Hohneck, the highest peak at 1363 meters.