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The Montori historic trail

The Montori historic trail
The Montori historic trail
The Montori historic trail
The Montori historic trail
The Montori historic trail
The Montori historic trail
Credit : ©Société d'Histoire

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3621ET - DANNEMARIE DELLE SUNDGAU
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Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
3620ET - GRAND BALLON CERNAY GUEBWILLER
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Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
3520ET - BALLON D'ALSACE KRUTH GIROMAGNY
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Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
TOP75028 - VOSGES DU SUD BALLON D'ALSACE LE HOHNECK
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Collection : TOP 75
Scale : 1:75 000
9.80€
VEL09 - BALLONS DES VOSGES A VELO
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Collection : DECOUVERTE A VELO
Scale : 1:30 000
9.10€
VEL04 - L'ALSACE A VELO
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Collection : DECOUVERTE A VELO
Scale : 1:110 000
9.10€
TOP100D70 - HAUTE-SAÔNE VESOUL LURE VALLÉE DE LA SAÔNE
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Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
TOP100D68 - HAUT-RHIN TERRITOIRE DE BELFORT COLMAR MULHOUSE BELFORT PNR DES BALLONS DES VOSGES
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Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
TOP100D88 - VOSGES ÉPINAL NEUFCHÂTEAU ST-DIÉ-DES-VOSGES GÉRARDMER PNR DES BALLONS DES VOSGES
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Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
201 ALSACE MASSIF DES VOSGES
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Collection : TOP 200
Scale : 1:200 000
6.80€
89032 - LA TRAVERSEE DES VOSGES
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Collection : DECOUVERTE DES CHEMINS
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9.10€
89026 - GRANDES TRAVERSÉES DU JURA - GTJ
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Collection : DECOUVERTE DES CHEMINS
Scale : 1:105 000
9.10€
D70-88-90 HAUTE-SAÔNE VOSGES TERRITOIRE DE BELFORT
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
D67-68 BAS-RHIN HAUT-RHIN
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
NR09 BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTÉ
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Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
SUISSE
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Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:303 000
7.00€
ALLEMAGNE
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Scale : 1:800 000
7.00€
EUROPE
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7.00€

Description

You will walk through a preserved forest setting.
The path, marked by a red castle on a white background by the Club Vosgien, leads you to the Château du Montori, whose ruins have been an archaeological site since 2017 under the auspices of the Town of Masevaux-Niederbruck and the Société d'Histoire de la Vallée (Valley History Society). At the highest point, you will have a beautiful view of Masevaux and, in particular, the Abbey estate that the lords of the castle were supposed to protect.
The legend of the Montori carriage:
This route takes you to Montori Castle, the subject of the old legend of the Montori carriage, known in Alsatian as ‘die Montorikütscha’.
The fearsome lords of Montori would leave their castle around midnight in a carriage drawn by headless white horses to hold council at the town hall in Masevaux. The carriage moved at a rapid pace and made a deafening noise.
The carriage's passage through the town was frightening. The windows shook, the doors groaned, and the beams and floors creaked so loudly that one expected to see the devil himself emerge from hell! The appearance of the lords, who spoke a language that no one understood, was enough to repel even the bravest, and woe betide anyone who dared to spy on them!
A brave lady, who was trying to catch a glimpse of the carriage through a crack in her shutter, was violently thrown backwards by a supernatural force.
A poor man, who had lost his way in the forest, found himself unwittingly in the path of the carriage, which crushed him without mercy. When they arrived at the town hall, the lords held their nightly meeting, but what did they discuss? No one knows... Around one or two in the morning, the Montori carriage left the building with a terrifying noise. It crossed the market square to reach the Cour du Chapitre, and disappeared, swallowed up by the ground that opened and closed.
The Montori carriage was reportedly heard for the last time in 1913, which foreshadowed difficult times ahead.

Technical Information

Walking
Difficulty
Easy
Duration
3h30mn
Dist.
8.6 km
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Starting point

Chemin du Sudel , 68290   Masevaux-Niederbruck
Lat : 47.762331Lng : 6.991293

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Contact

Tel : 03 89 82 41 99
Email : ot.masevaux@cc-vallee-doller.fr
Site web : tourisme.cc-vallee-doller.fr

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Caution!
We have no information on the difficulty of this circuit. You may encounter some surprises along the way. Before you go, please feel free to inquire more and take all necessary precautions. Have a good trip! 🌳🥾