Kruth: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein is an 81-hectare reservoir on the Alsatian side of the Vosges and reaches a depth of up to 35 metres. At Schlossberg, the discovery trail leads to the ruins of Château du Wildenstein. The trail is 1.2 kilometres long and has an elevation gain of 130 metres.
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Culture
Château du Wildenstein was bombarded on 6 April 1646 and destroyed the following month. The present-day Chapelle Saint-Nicolas in Kruth was built in 1954 to replace an older chapel that had been destroyed during the widening of the road.
Nature
Kruth is one of the municipalities affected by the ZSC Vosges du Sud Natura 2000 protected area. The Cascade du Bockloch is located above Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein on the right bank. From the Cascade du Bockloch, a circular trail taking around 1.5 hours and with an elevation gain of 360 metres leads through the deeply incised valley of the Hinterbockloch and to small waterfalls.
Activities
Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein is classified as a first-category fishing water. Fishing from a non-motorised boat and with a float tube is permitted on Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein. Swimming in Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein is tolerated at your own risk and is not supervised.
Five signposted mountain bike and e-bike circular routes for all ability levels start from Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein. The lake also has an app-supported Nat'Mouv sports trail, where trees and rocks serve as exercise stations. Parc Arbre Aventure offers ten progressive courses and has a 300-metre-long zip line over the lake.
Connections
The Véloroute de la vallée de la Thur connects Staffelfelden with Kruth; the distance from Staffelfelden to Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein is approximately 37 kilometres. Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein can be reached via the Mulhouse–Kruth TER railway line.
For the higher-level travel overview: Haut-Rhin.
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