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ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n\n

Surrounded by meadows and forests, our farm is located in the heart of nature. There are many activities available nearby: cycling, hiking, old silver mines, Tellure mining park… or in winter: skiing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sledging, etc. But it is also not far from Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, a 10-minute walk away, with its restaurants, shops, bakeries, pastry shops, caf\u00e9s, supermarkets, etc…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Free WiFi<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our farm has free wifi so you can keep in touch with civilisation. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seasonal swimming pool & Sauna\/Whirlpool<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

You can access the seasonal swimming pool free of charge. Access to the sauna\/whirlpool area is optional (\u20ac25\/day). <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Come and discover the most interesting sites of the region<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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Experience unforgettable moments in Rust<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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Activities in the vicinity …<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • Fenarupt: lots of hiking trails starting directly from our farm, hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, …<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Col de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (8 minutes by car): hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, …<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Col Les Bagenelles (10 minutes by car): hiking, mountain biking, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, sledging, Haiko paragliding launch site<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lac Blanc (25 minutes by car): lake (wild swimming), climbing (difficulties from 4b to 7c+), ski area, bike park, hiking, Ricky Track 4-season toboggan run, cross-country skiing, …<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • G\u00e9rardmer (40 minutes by car): lake, ski area and town: swimming, ski area, hiking, mountain biking, shopping<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Longemer (45 minutes by car): lake for swimming (also a wild meadow where dogs are allowed), mountain biking, hiking<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tellure silver mine in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (mine, museum, climbing in the mine, escape room), …<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Visits to numerous silver mines are possible thanks to the ASEPAM association located in Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Electric mountain bike hire in Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines (mountain e motion)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • World-renowned GEM mineral fair in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (once a year in June)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Alsace Wine Route (30 minutes by car): Kaysersberg, Ribeauvill\u00e9, Riquewhir, \u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kintzheim with Haut-K\u0153nigsbourg Castle, Monkey Mountain and bird of prey show (20 minutes by car)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lac Pierre Perc\u00e9e (45 minutes by car): Adventure Park, canoe hire, …<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Europapark in Rust, Germany (1 hour by car).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Some examples …<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Fenarupt circuit – distance 7,6km<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Walk down the path from our farm and immediately take the dirt track, pass behind the farm and continue for 200 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Go to the edge of the forest to admire a beautiful view of Ste Marie au Mines<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Retrace your steps and take the path that turns 180\u00b0 on the mountainside<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Continue to Place des Tilleuls<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Pass the picnic area and continue on flat ground<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • After a while, the path crosses an old track and begins to descend to the main Fenarupt path. At the bend, take the lower path for 500 m, then the path that climbs to the left and leads to a wider path that takes you to the Grand Plaine<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Continue on the right along the wide flat path, then a little further on, take the path that descends to the left and leads you to the Roche des Corbeaux<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Under the rock, turn right and follow the path to the bottom of the valley. At the bridge, turn left and descend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          Refuge le Robinot circuit – distance 7.6 km<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Col de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines circuit \/ Les chemins de la m\u00e9moire (Paths of Memory) – distance 10.8km<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          La Chaume de Haicot and Les Deux Brezouard (departure from Echery) – distance 16.5km<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Mine trails in the Rauenthal valley in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          … and the towns nearby :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Saint-Di\u00e9-des-Vosges : 20 minutes by car<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Colmar : 40 minutes by car<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • S\u00e9lestat : 30 minutes by car (Alsace Cano\u00eb rental \u00e0 35 minutes by car)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Obernai : 40 minutes by car<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Strasbourg : 1 heure by car<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Nancy : 1,5 hour by car<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            ACTIVITIES Surrounded by meadows and forests, our farm is located in the heart of nature. There are many activities available nearby: cycling, hiking, old silver mines, Tellure mining park… or in winter: skiing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sledging, etc. But it is also not far from Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, a 10-minute walk away, with its restaurants, shops, bakeries, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4628,"parent":4268,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1810"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4656,"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1810\/revisions\/4656"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gitesvaldargent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}