Crossing of the Vosges Massif - Stage 07 - Wangenbourg-Engenthal - Urmatt

Recommended equipment

Clothing suited to the season and conditions (cold, hot, wet…)

Hiking shoes suitable for the terrain (even for children!)

Telescopic poles (useful for stability and to relieve joints)

Mobile phone and spare battery if needed

The following recommendations should be respected for good hiking practice. It is important to gather information about the route to be covered. Preparation and physical condition assessment are necessary.

Before leaving:

Check the general and local weather, ensuring the absence of precipitation

Inform yourself about the approach walk, route height, duration, possible exit points (IGN map, GPS, guidebook, etc.)

Assess possible risks by consulting mountain professionals, refuges, lodges

Inform someone close to you of your objective and contact them in case of change: departure and return times, number of participants with each phone number, vehicle(s), parking

Avoid going alone; use equipment suitable for the activity, adjusted and in good condition, headlamp, complete first aid kit, survival blanket, etc.

In case of problem

Call 112 (European emergency number)

5 key points to transmit your alert:

Where? municipality, place, route, altitude

Who? identity, phone number

What? accident type, number of victims, severity, fall dynamics

When? time of the accident

Weather? wind, visibility

Mossig et Vignoble Intercommunal Tourist Office  

32a General de Gaulle street

67710 Wangenbourg Engenthal

Tel: 03 88 87 33 50

info.wangenbourg@mossig-vignoble-tourisme.fr

www.mossig-vignoble-tourisme.fr

Red rectangle marking of the Club Vosgien (GR® 53 Grande Randonnée route by the French Hiking Federation).