A touch of summer in November while hiking in the woods and vineyards.
Start: Mutzig train station
End: Molsheim train station
Length: 13.5 km
Track: GPX file or GPSies link.
Photos: photo gallery and photo map.
Hangman – it was the week of Halloween. Noticed a lawyer’s name on the letter box next to this.
House – an old but still inhabited house in Mutzig
Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Heilighiesel) – unfortunately not a peaceful place as it lies next to a busy road.
(not so wild) life – at the second we stepped into their field, they came to us to see what’s going on.
Goat eating fallen leaves like I would eat a bowl of peanuts.
Direction signs – at this stage we left the yellow circle to follow the red symbols.
Here we starting climbing. It’s a steep but very short climb.
Rocher du Geissfels – where this narrow trail took us to
The tree revenge – metal blended by the growing tree
Many leaves from various trees
Changing direction but staying on the marked trail
The forest path became a track
Where the tracks meet
This sign is to be rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise
Panorama
Lunch break: a not-so-green salad
The outlook
Our picnic bench
Leaving the pass
Autumn colours – back to the forest
Littering is one thing I do not understand.
Autumn vineyard – all shades of yellow, orange and red
Yes, it’s November…
Grapes
Some old grapes; vendanges tardives?
Grapes
Pinot noir information board
More grapes
Closed hut at risk of collapse in the vineyards.
Orange and red vineyard
Enjoying the weather.
Another vineyard
View towards “Plaine d’Alsace” and the Black Forest
Horse one
Horse two
Vignoble de Dorlisheim
Old apples
Old apple
Dried apple on an old apple tree
Protestant church in Dorlisheim
Around Dorlisheim church
Cycling directions featuring Eurovelo 5 and Véloroute du Vignoble d’Alsace signs
