Mount Scharrach

Perched at 316 meters above sea level, Mont Scharrach rises in the heart of a landscape where vineyards give way to grand panoramas stretching from the Vosges to the Black Forest.

This limestone hill, topped with Austrian black pines, is part of the Sous-Vosgian hills, those rounded summits typical of the eastern Vosges, with altitudes between 300 and 400 meters.

Its mild and sunny microclimate, characteristic of warm and dry limestone environments, supports a unique Mediterranean vegetation, with dry grasslands sheltering rare, threatened, or endangered plants.

In spring, pasque flowers, recognizable by their purple petals and yellow stamens, dot the slopes, while in June, orchids with long pale pink flower spikes bloom.

The site, also known as Scharrachberg, is listed in the national inventory of natural heritage. A platform on the hill reveals German military remains dating from before World War I, including bunkers and galleries carved into the limestone.