North of Lièpvre, at the entrance to the valley of Rombach-le-Franc, rises a pointed, forest-covered mountain, called Chalmont by the people of the surrounding area, and more rarely Karlsberg. On its summit lies a mighty rock with a splendid, far-reaching view.
In the Val de Lièpvre, it is said that the fairies once wished to build a bridge across the valley: one of its pillars was to be the Chalmont, and the other the “Welsh Hochfelsen” on the Taennchel.
The legend is also connected with Charlemagne. He is said to have had a strong castle up there. Others say that he once had to flee before his enemies. Even today, people claim to see, in one of the countless cracks and fissures of the rock, the hoofprint of his horse.
