BR28 From the country of Hanau to the Northern Vosges

The RouteTo the west of Outre-Forêt, the Pays de Hanau offers a succession of gentle hills. From Val de Moder to Zinswiller, the road crosses a hilly landscape. It then runs along the foothills of the Northern Vosges Mountains to enter, after Ingwiller, the pretty Meisenbach Valley. The end of this valley opens up, after a few bends through the forest, to La Petite Pierre, a village clinging to a rocky promontory, which is home to a 13th-century castle built into the cliffside. The route continues west along the edge of the Lorraine plateau towards Petersbach and then Graufthal and its incredible troglodyte houses. After more bends, synonymous with a new incursion into the heart of the Sandstone Massif, the circuit opens up to the pretty town of Neuwiller-les-Saverne with its ancient Abbey Church of Sts-Pierre-et-Paul and its ancient Collegiate Church of Saint-Adelphe. We continue towards Bouxwiller, located at the foot of the mysterious Bastberg Hill. The town boasts a prominent architectural heritage and the Hanau Country Museum and the Judeo-Alsatian Museum. We return to Val de Moder, famous in particular for its Museum of Popular Imagery.