Smugglers' Trail – Little Customs House loop from Walschbronn

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Smugglers' Trail – Little Customs House loop from Walschbronn

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Smugglers' Trail – Little Customs House loop from Walschbronn

03:03

11.2km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.71 km

Schmuggler Platz Playground and Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Only a few meters behind the rest area you will find a cool spot at a small waterfall.

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6.49 km

View of the Palatinate Countryside

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.74 km

Bench with a view

Highlight • Viewpoint

New, comfortable bench with a view over the fields.

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7.57 km

Orchard With Harvest Permission

Highlight • Natural

The world's best plums and delicious apples and pears grow here. The trees all have a yellow ribbon, which means that you are encouraged to harvest them! Unfortunately, no one …

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9.26 km

Smugglers' Trail

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful bike path with rocks, very easy to ride.

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9.29 km

Kauais Rast – Bench at the Red Sandstone Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A nice sheltered spot

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10.5 km

Little Customs House

Highlight • Historical Site

A nice place to stay

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10.6 km

German-French Border Crossing Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The border in the forest, a place to sit and rest.

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.07 km

1.94 km

613 m

486 m

Surfaces

4.84 km

1.88 km

1.78 km

1.75 km

848 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

8°C

40 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2025,Schmuggler-Pfad

When we first walked the trail in March, I was already looking forward to walking it again in the fall, partly because of the orchard with a harvest permit right at the beginning of the trail.
But today I was a bit sad: the trees are full of the most amazing apples, but no one is harvesting them - the …

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January 9, 2024,Schmuggler-Pfad

Wish everyone a happy new year 🍀 My first tour of the year was cross-border, luckily it was cold because the mud was frozen. That's why I recommend hiking this tour in spring, summer and also in autumn. Or like me, on a cold winter day 👌😉🥶

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February 16, 2023,Schmuggler-Pfad, Kröppen

A beautiful themed trail starts at the sports field in Kröppen, the smugglers' trail. From the plateau at the sports field with beautiful views in all directions, the path leads down to Hilster Mühle. Along the Trualbe to Walschbronn with its Lourdes grotto and the castle ruins. There is also a boulangerie on the trail, where you can buy fresh …

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January 29, 2023,Schmugglerpfad Kröppen 29.1.23

Used the weather today and walked this round. Good decision, despite the great weather, I only met 3 people the whole way

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July 30, 2023,Kröppen, Schmugglerpfad

A very beautiful and eventful round trip.
Lots of rest areas and sensory benches to relax.

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May 6, 2023,Schmugglerpfad Kröppen

Today I went to Kröppen to walk the smugglers' trail there. A themed hiking trail that provides information on the topic of "smuggling" in the local German-French border region at many information boards along the route.
However, the path portion, as the name actually suggests, is small, mostly wide paths...just a note!
It started at the sports field in Kröppen, …

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April 23, 2023,Schmugglerpfad Kröppen Walschbronn Kröppen

A very nice circular hike. Starting point with information board at the sports field in Kröppen. Always information at different points along the way. Very nice description, as it was a few years ago on the German-French border. Very well signposted.

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January 19, 2023,⭐️ Schmugglerpfad

The starting point of today's tour was the sports field in Kröppen, from where we went along a service road along the fields to a still very well-preserved "Lorraine Cross". Along the meadow orchards we reached the forest, which led us on a beautiful path towards France. Passing the "Red Rock" we reached the German-French border and crossed the Trualbe …

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