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Autumn hike from Mutzig to Molsheim

Gallery November 4, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

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 — Hangman – it was the week of Halloween. Noticed a lawyer’s name on the letter box next to this.

House — House – an old but still inhabited house in Mutzig

Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Heilighiesel) — Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Heilighiesel) – unfortunately not a peaceful place as it lies next to a busy road.

(not so wild) life — (not so wild) life – at the second we stepped into their field, they came to us to see what’s going on.

Eating leaves — Goat eating fallen leaves like I would eat a bowl of peanuts.

Direction signs — Direction signs – at this stage we left the yellow circle to follow the red symbols.

Steps — Here we starting climbing. It’s a steep but very short climb.

Rocher du Geissfels — Rocher du Geissfels – where this narrow trail took us to

Vegetal revenge — The tree revenge – metal blended by the growing tree

Leaf — Many leaves from various trees

Forest — Changing direction but staying on the marked trail

Forest track — The forest path became a track

Tracks — Where the tracks meet

Misleading directions — This sign is to be rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise

Panorama

Not-so-green salad — Lunch break: a not-so-green salad

The outlook

bench — Our picnic bench

Leaving the pass

Autumn colours — Autumn colours – back to the forest

Litter — Littering is one thing I do not understand.

Vineyard — Autumn vineyard – all shades of yellow, orange and red

Warm November — Yes, it’s November…

Grapes

Grapes — Some old grapes; vendanges tardives?

Grapes

Pinot noir — Pinot noir information board

More grapes

Vineyards — Closed hut at risk of collapse in the vineyards.

Vineyard — Orange and red vineyard

Enjoying the weather — Enjoying the weather.

Another vineyard

Plaine d'Alsace — View towards “Plaine d’Alsace” and the Black Forest

Horse — Horse one

Horse — Horse two

Vignoble de Dorlisheim

Old apples

Old apple

Old apple — Dried apple on an old apple tree

Church — Protestant church in Dorlisheim

Church — Around Dorlisheim church

Eurovelo 5 — Cycling directions featuring Eurovelo 5 and Véloroute du Vignoble d’Alsace signs

Bee — Bees are still outside

Hike map:

New day, new adventure