Abreschviller: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Train Forestier d’Abreschviller is now one of the last tourist forestry railways still in operation in France. The journey takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

When planning a trip, you may wish to make renting a holiday apartment in Abreschviller the main focus.

Nature

The Etang de la Forge is a 1.4-hectare swimming pond in a leisure area. Swimming is freely permitted under parental supervision; the pond is open in the afternoons, and access is free.

At the foot of the impressive Roche du Diable rock, visitors can see a depiction of the devil carved from sandstone. Flakes of worked stone from former workshops have been found beneath prehistoric rock shelters at the foot of certain rocks in the Abreschviller valley, particularly at the Roche du Diable.

Culture and History

The Protestant church of Abreschviller was built in 1900 and features an organ by Dalstein-Haerpfer as well as a stained-glass window depicting the Crucifixion. In 2000, the congregation permanently installed twenty paintings by contemporary artist Pascal Poirot there.

A forge near the centre of Abreschviller, documented as far back as 1624, is part of a complete 19th-century industrial complex. In the hamlet of Grand-Soldat, visitors can see a blast-furnace sawmill.

Hiking Trails

The Circuit des Quatre Roches is a short hike in the hills above Abreschviller, with several climbs and beautiful viewpoints. The circular route is 4.3 kilometres long and takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Due to the elevation changes, it is considered moderately difficult.

The Circuit de la Roche du Diable starts in Abreschviller. It is 9.7 kilometres long, takes approximately 3 hours and 35 minutes, and has a moderate difficulty level due to the elevation changes.

The Circuit Saint-Léon also starts in Abreschviller, follows forest paths to the Col de Saint-Léon and returns to the starting point via a short technical descent.

More local pages: Maizières-Les-Vic, Jouy-Aux-Arches, Saarburg, Rhodes, Morhange, Baerenthal, Diane-Capelle, Le Ban-Saint-Martin.

To the main travel overview: Moselle.