Saverne - Etival (gravel)

This gravel route connects Saverne (located on the SNCF Nancy - Strasbourg line) and Étival (located on the SNCF Nancy - St. Dié line). From Saverne, you first follow the Marne-Rhine canal westwards (towards Phalsbourg) for a few kilometers. At Stambach, take a paved forest road south and follow it until you reach the D980 below La Hoube. Follow this road uphill to the village, then shortly after the village turn right onto a gravel road (beautiful view of the Dabo). Follow the route passing over the Col de la Schleif, with very varied landscapes. Note that the GPX track follows a hiking trail below the Grossmann: this section is actually impassable, so it's better to stay on the forest road to reach the Maison Forestière de Grossmann. From there, a final climb on a gravel track leads to the D145 and then the Col du Donon. At the junction, turn right, then left after the grass (national necropolis) onto the paved forest road of the Col de Prayé. After the pass, continue following the road descending the Rabodeau valley to reach Moussey, then continue to La Petite Raon and Senones. From Senones, a bike path leads to the destination at Étival.