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Thann-Gebweiler
Wuenheim

Ascent through the trenches – Zeller Canteen loop from Haut-Rhin

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France
Alsace
Thann-Gebweiler
Wuenheim

Ascent through the trenches – Zeller Canteen loop from Haut-Rhin

Hard

4.5

(4)

324

runners

Ascent through the trenches – Zeller Canteen loop from Haut-Rhin

03:16

24.3km

1,010m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

11.2 km

Viewpoint at the summit of Vieil Armand

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This French observation post was restored in this place in 1985, it was then on the southern slope.
It is of the "Molehill" type, model OD 92-95
in the shape …

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2

12.2 km

Ignition chamber

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At the hotly contested Vieil Armand.

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3

12.3 km

La Suisse Lippique

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On the German side of the trenches is the Lippische Schweiz (Suisse Lippique). Something like a sense of home in the middle of hell on earth should arise here. What madness!

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4

12.6 km

Middle deer rock

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This site is made up of a group of WW1 German bunkers and machinegun positions connected by tunnels. Care should be taken in the tunnels due to open vertical shafts and loose rock.

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5

17.9 km

Ascent through the trenches

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18.9 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

7

19.5 km

View of the Countryside

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8

19.6 km

Zeller Canteen

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the existence of the canteen is directly linked to the great war of14 18. German and French troops were fighting over possession of the summit, which offered a breathtaking view of the Rhine plain.

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24.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

7.36 km

3.11 km

1.31 km

431 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

3.92 km

3.00 km

1.13 km

271 m

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