Natural sites and gardens
Didn't Louis XIV already say, upon discovering Alsace, “what a beautiful garden! » The Bruche Valley is a magnificent example. From Donon to Climont via the Serva waterfall and the Champ du Feu, flowery meadows line up in a farandole in the middle of variegated forests !
If art is creation, Nature is artist. She left in the Bruche valley a open-air garden !
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La PerheuxLa Perheux is a fantastic natural area in a mountain meadow where history meets legend.La porte de PierreThe “Porte de Pierre” is a strange and fascinating natural monument, a pink sandstone monolith in the heart of the forest on the Donon Massif.The sequoia of KappelbronnThis giant sequoia has a special story. It was planted in 1896 in memory of Louis Butze, a little boy who died of diphtheria aged 4.Landscape planning observation deckThis viewfinder site above Rue du Réservoir introduces you to a landscape that's in the middle of being reshaped in the heart of La Claquette hamlet.The Bruche river as it flowsThe Bruche springs from the west side of the Climont at an altitude of 690m. The Bruche starts out as a quiet stream and crosses a vast sun-soaked basin, the Hang Clearing.The Chatte Pendue rockIts name is based on an expression in the local dialect which means “the high hanging rock”.The Hang ClearingThe source of the Bruche is at an altitude of 690m at the foot of an oddly shaped mountain: the Climont (966m).The Mutzig rockA remarkable “pudding stone” rock (a sandstone conglomerate rock incrusted with small pebbles). Magnificent view over the Bruche Valley and the Champ du Feu range.L'allée des fiancéesAs the name suggests, the Allée des Fiancés is a path lined with lime trees planted by newly-weds in the 18th and 19th century. The path runs from the top of Waldersbach to Col de la Perheux.The big Salm oakIt is said that the Mennonite Anabaptists planted this oak in a clearing in memory of the exemption granted to them in 1793. This superb tree is today two centuries old.The Donon... The region's "sacred mountain"Donon Mountain, rising to 3310 ft, is the highest point in Lower Vosges and marks the border between Alsace and Lorraine.Landscape planning observation deckTake the rural path to Bénaville Chapel from the Col du Hantz road to reach this viewfinder site.
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