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Michelbach Dam – Michelbach Lake loop from Graffenwald

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Michelbach Dam – Michelbach Lake loop from Graffenwald

Moderate

4.0

(6)

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Michelbach Dam – Michelbach Lake loop from Graffenwald

03:36

47.8km

420m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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619 m

Mine Joseph Else

Highlight • Historical Site

if you have time, stop at the mining museum.

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16.1 km

There might be a gravel road on the map, but a small dam made up out of rough boulders in the La Doller river is all you get. Makes for a nice adventure though. Maybe with low water you can try to ride across, but when we were there (in the middle of a hot dry summer) the water was too high and the bottom below the water too big of a question mark. I'd say... hike that bike!

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17.1 km

Michelbach Dam

Highlight • Monument

Description

The Michelbach dam is an artificial dam built from 1979 and put into service in October 1982, located for 3/4 of its length on the edge of the commune of Aspach-Le-Bas and for 1/4 on that of the commune of Aspach-Michelbach in the Haut-Rhin department

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23.2 km

Stele of the Corrèze Fighters of the Rhine and Danube

Highlight • Monument

From Limousin, who left full of enthusiasm, many died in Alsace.

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26.3 km

memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

26.6 km

Viewpoint

30.5 km

Michelbach Lake

Highlight • Lake

Built from 1979 to 1982, the dam regulates the water table and ensures the supply of drinking water to the Mulhouse conurbation and its surroundings. It is a protected place, classified as an approved voluntary nature reserve. The Mulhouse water service and the joint syndicate of the Michelbach dam ensure the management and operation of the infrastructures. A 4km pedestrian circuit (about 1h30 walk) allows, thanks to educational panels, to discover and observe many species of birds that nest there or are passing through (cormorant, osprey, crow, etc.). On the horizon stand out the peaks of the Vosges such as the Rossberg, the Thannerhubel, the Markstein or the Grand Ballon. Guided tours are organized in summer by the Tourist Office of Thann-Cernay.

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37.7 km

century-old oak

Highlight • Natural

47.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.2 km

5.98 km

2.89 km

1.72 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

9.12 km

6.29 km

5.50 km

2.64 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Michelbach Dam – Michelbach Lake loop from Graffenwald

Mine Joseph Else

River crossing - La Doller

Michelbach Dam

Stele of the Corrèze Fighters of the Rhine and Danube

memorial

Michelbach Lake

century-old oak

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