Hiking: Bunkers trail

The 9.9 km long Bunker Trail starts in front of the Burnhaupt-le-Bas football stadium on Rue du Stade. It offers an educational tour of German fortifications from the First World War, as well as other local heritage sites such as the Dich wash house, Saints Pierre et Paul Church, St Wendelin Chapel and Harthackermühle Mill.

The trail also links up with other well-known sites from the Great War in the south of the Haut-Rhin, such as Hartmannswillerkopf, to show visitors what remains of this period in the area.

Each stage of the route has bilingual signs (French/German), accompanied by QR codes linking to videos showing reconstructions of battles that took place on the local front line and period images of Burnhaupt-le-Bas. A guidebook (French/German) is also available at the town hall.

The whole thing is designed to be fun and accessible to all generations, bringing history to life in a dynamic and participatory way