Ligne Maginot, l’ouvrage du Simserhof et ses blocs de combat.CLUB VOSGIEN BITCHE - CommunityLigne Maginot, l’ouvrage du Simserhof et ses blocs de combat.Partir du parking du Légeret, ancien casernement des troupes affectées au Simserhof, et suivre à droite le balisage anneau rouge du Club vosgien vers le bloc de combat n°6. Passer à proximité du bloc 4 et monter l’escalier près d’un projecteur. Suite bloc n°3. Ensuite le parking à proximité des rails antichars dont il subsiste encore une belle longueur le long de la route de Hottviller, D85a. Le chemin passe ensuite près des blocs de combat n°1, puis 2, puis le bloc 5. Ce dernier a été fortement endommagé par les américains lors des combats de la Libération en 1944. (Pour voir les blocs 7 et 8, ajouter 2x350m, non balisé). Au PK 2,9, descendre à droite vers Holbach par le vallon du Kleinthal flanc droit. Remonter sur le flanc gauche du même vallon pour rejoindre l’Entrée des Hommes du Simserhof .Descendre à droite vers l’Entrée du Matériel. Possibilité de petite restauration et boutique (une visite de l'intérieur de l'ouvrage, 3 heures, peut compléter ce circuit). En sortant du bâtiment tourner à droite. Monter dans la forêt du Klumpewald. À la lisière de la forêt, tourner 2 fois à gauche. Emprunter la plateforme de la voie ferrée militaire qui approvisionnait, depuis Saint-Louis à 27 km, le Simserhof en munitions. Revenir vers le parking du Légeret. En cours de route de nombreux panneaux d'information renseignent sur l'histoire du Simserhof, les armements des blocs de combat, la vie dans la Ligne Maginot, etc... Cette description est le circuit n°32 du topoguide édité par l’association Club Vosgien de Bitche « Balades dans le Pays de Bitche », également disponible en allemand sous le titre „Wanderungen im Bitcherland“. http://www.clubvosgienbitche.fr/topoguide-balades-pays-bitche.html396.86255396.44801383.34427383.34427382.60659382.60659381.46764381.46764381.1483381.21576389.32789389.32789389.26091389.26091389.26091387.19832386.84426386.84426386.84426386.73664386.37238386.56821386.89401387.24536387.38243387.30944387.26353387.3064387.3501387.44061387.46938387.68161388.04284387.45805387.20391386.98352386.4701386.4701386.21635385.93824385.01994384.01263382.99538381.7984382.09862381.81476382.6293384.77006388.76515391.76645392.84434393.33672396.39609398.42456398.61824398.61824402.0087402.0087405.94698405.94698405.10234403.87271402.02448402.02448396.69322394.05738394.05738392.94193393.06526393.26354393.45385393.45385393.68435393.84959393.83438393.87115393.96685394.36528394.77138394.77138395.62896396.18747396.41797396.401396.401396.19069395.82071395.28017395.39105395.39105395.79223395.39361393.78069390.28744390.28744389.3207390.32448390.69595390.9615390.9615391.1318391.08498390.78094390.20661389.43965389.43965383.4943383.49045382.97117382.74771381.85969381.08425380.49082380.49082380.01895379.85122379.80011379.91071380.58845381.92599381.92599383.10849383.23769383.56662383.56662383.47715382.90136382.82611382.82611382.81291382.48005382.27803381.88763381.12879381.12879380.71482381.10483383.38245384.32418384.32418384.48292384.77215385.31828385.86385385.9908386.03468386.03468386.02941385.98836385.85852385.90956386.01274386.00331386.00331385.93323385.80351385.27545383.78872382.53714382.53714385.2385.2384.30181384.30181384.17724384.17327384.17155384.15829384.13754384.14626384.12228384.11362384.08785384.0076383.86772383.73777383.63555383.55764383.36259383.29408383.27628383.24115383.1783383.15303383.09052382.43427382.14374382.01763381.81714381.74542379.54301379.54301375.19071375.19071369.93126369.93126366.16507366.16507366.1286366.1286359.39691359.39691351.48416351.48416342.09284342.09284339.05031339.05031315.48492315.48492312.48147312.48147309.7791309.7791317.16671317.16671318.48093318.48093314.89504314.89504308.12525308.12525310.13384310.13384310.32239310.32239307.54576307.54576296.37638296.37638290.33829290.33829284.02026284.02026278.68573278.68573275.83021275.83021271.2179271.2179271.10223271.25327271.56941271.87451271.69603271.79952271.99354272.39959272.18509272.47412272.86756273.16596273.82245274.5302275.33835276.27836277.11095277.32631277.4809277.56274277.45738276.95023276.20058274.58728273.43013272.75605271.21988271.15262272.8477274.19086275.04357275.53674275.67316275.67316288.03127288.03127293.09753293.09753290.56689290.56689293.88729293.88729294.59857294.59857295.53045295.53045298.38569298.38569303.98069303.98069313.05024313.05024321.21112321.21112332.72586332.72586342.49494342.49494345.32261345.32261348.48453348.48453363.17777363.17777369.64894369.64894362.99262362.99262352.58855352.58855349.69768349.69768348.61049348.61049340.58025340.58025337.10566337.10566336.18839336.18839337.724337.724335.26389336.59664335.82857335.82857343.88295343.88295349.04736349.04736350.66688350.66688350.8964350.8964348.66517348.66517347.59042347.59042345.41898345.41898344.04472344.04472351.14843351.14843354.59317354.59317351.95701351.95701347.02434347.02434340.70048340.70048340.37735340.37735338.6048338.6048334.48391334.49609335.59927335.59927335.76037336.76618340.14092343.33177346.21996347.79592348.44267349.27253349.96987350.73915351.84418349.19733348.37891348.37891346.25452345.56576345.06726343.41874342.56942342.26785342.16448342.03536341.46237341.26482340.77092339.9229339.64863339.38689338.70522338.96467338.65406338.42746339.27878338.9981339.30632338.96445339.28922339.4544339.15206339.45847339.3432340.12969340.47471341.04422342.04972343.22888343.65225344.8135345.47401347.07757349.9781349.9781353.29497354.29429355.03299356.86026358.37821359.0659360.86389361.59152362.43257363.57219366.1677367.89954368.47143371.22847373.02288374.30961374.97409375.43973375.79573376.1337376.52424376.74565376.94801377.13002377.34805377.29008377.24024377.34653377.41003377.41003376.84899376.49922376.06171375.65186372.1961368.06511367.12901366.69012365.67862364.81958364.66548364.27524364.29862363.43632362.73674362.39088362.38779362.38342362.37629363.00825363.29071364.58089364.74832364.76527363.81407363.41108362.96456362.94221362.94311363.30213364.02268364.97125365.60153365.85629366.07196366.27397366.62375367.20993367.32839368.12816368.73465369.12743369.27863369.45759369.7062369.70162369.61191369.61191369.63694371.9903372.97737372.97737375.7108379.59728381.32184382.69227382.23346386.55462396.79593