Grand Est · Hiking

Sentier du Renard

0.5 mi
round trip: 336 ft
climb: 3,028 ft
high point: Out and back
route

Sentier du Renard is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Grand Est, France, inside Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges. It runs between about 2,890 ft and 3,030 ft above sea level, with roughly 150 ft of climbing one way. It is a mountain path with steeper and uneven sections, so wear proper hiking shoes. The nearest town is Le Valtin, about 1.0 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Ringbuhlkopf, Tête des Porcs and Soultzeren Eck. Cascade du Rudlin and Cascade du Rundstein are within about 3 miles. For camping, Schildmatt and La Schildmatt are within about 6 miles. There are 5 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

Nearby · Sentier des Hirschsteine 1908 · Tramway Gérardmer - Schlucht - Hohneck · Arête des Spitzkoepfe (itinéraire d'escalade)

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Sentier des Hirschsteine 1908

~5 min drive

A 0.6-mile point-to-point route in Grand Est, France.

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Tramway Gérardmer - Schlucht - Hohneck

~9 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.6 miles round trip) in Grand Est, France.

Photo: Florian Grossir, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Arête des Spitzkoepfe (itinéraire d'escalade)

~10 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Grand Est, France.

Chemin des Roches

~1 min drive

A 0.5-mile point-to-point route in Grand Est, France.

Sentier du Champ de la Chèvre

~19 min drive

A 0.4-mile point-to-point route in Grand Est, France.

Petit tour Lac Noir

~5 min drive

A 0.6-mile point-to-point route in Grand Est, France.

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Tour du Lac

~10 min drive

A 0.6-mile loop in Grand Est, France.

Sentier du Ruhlock

~5 min drive

A 2.3-mile point-to-point route in Grand Est, France.

Layon de la montée de la Madeleine

~24 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Grand Est, France.

Sentier de la Gauche

~9 min drive

A 1.5-mile point-to-point route in Grand Est, France.

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Cascade du Rudlin

~1 min drive

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Le Tanet

~4 min drive

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Chalet-refuge Les Trois Fours

~7 min drive

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Camping Municipal Domaine de Longemer

~8 min drive

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Liaison Xonrupt-Longemer - Col de Surceneux

~8 min drive

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Sentier du Renard for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.