The Wasenkoepfel (526 m) is a hill northwest of Oberbronn in the

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in the French

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. It is the highest point of the southern

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, a Franco-German,

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that comprises the southern part of the

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and the northern part of the Vosges.

Tourism

The Wasenkoepfel lies on the French long-distance path, the GR 53. It is also accessible on foot from Oberbronn on the path to the ruins of

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(German: ''Burg Groß Arnsburg'') taking about three quarters of an hour. There is an

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at the top erected in 1887 by the

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(''Club Vosgien''); however its view is now restricted by trees.

Notes

External links

Photo of the tower on the WasenkoepfelWalking tour to the Wasenkoepfel (from the Rother Walking Guide to Alsace)
(pdf; 902 kB) {{portal, France Mountains of Bas-Rhin Observation towers in France Mountains of the Vosges