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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

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Ballon d'Alsace – Beautiful views loop from Col du Ballon d'Alsace

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

Lepuix

Ballon d'Alsace – Beautiful views loop from Col du Ballon d'Alsace

Hard

4.8

(16)

100

hikers

Ballon d'Alsace – Beautiful views loop from Col du Ballon d'Alsace

05:46

15.0km

870m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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221 m

Ballon d'Alsace

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here René Pottier conquered the first pass of the Tour de France on July 11, 1905. The Ballon d'Alsace then remained unrivaled for five years - until the much harder passes in the Pyrenees were discovered.

At 1,247 meters, the pass is by no means the highest in the Vosges and today no one would include it on the list of important passes - but there is still a certain magic about it.

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552 m

View of the Vosges Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

700 m

Beautiful views

Highlight • Other

860 m

Statue of Joan of Arc at the Ballon d'Alsace

Highlight • Monument

Joan of Arc on horseback - very nice statue - with a view over the summit of the Ballon d'Alsace, there are also a few stone blocks to rest on

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1.43 km

View of the Vosges Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.36 km

Fishing pond

Highlight • Other

9.93 km

Sailley Refuge and Fountain on the Ballon de Servance

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This small, unguarded shelter, called the Salley refuge or Luthier's chalet, has everything a hiker could want: shelter at night; an idyllic setting at Ballon de Servance; a magnificent view of the Ballon d'Alsace; a charming little fountain; and even a stele in memory of American soldiers of the Cold War for the historical aspect.

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10.3 km

Col du Luthier

Mountain Pass

12.7 km

Col du Stalon

Mountain Pass

14.6 km

Deminers' Memorial

Highlight • Monument

This monument called the Projected Man pays tribute to all the deminers who died for France during the Second World War. More than 600 men sacrificed themselves to detect and disarm the mines laid by the Germans.

This sculpture, awarded at the Brussels Biennial, is the work of the architect Deschler and the sculptor Rivière.

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15.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.40 km

3.05 km

2.95 km

1.35 km

224 m

Surfaces

9.21 km

2.92 km

1.36 km

935 m

463 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,220 m)

Lowest point (550 m)

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Friday 17 July

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51 %

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Ballon d'Alsace – Beautiful views loop from Col du Ballon d'Alsace

Ballon d'Alsace

View of the Vosges Mountains

Beautiful views

Statue of Joan of Arc at the Ballon d'Alsace

View of the Vosges Mountains

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Sailley Refuge and Fountain on the Ballon de Servance

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