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Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Mélisey

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Road cycling routes

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lüders

Mélisey

Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Mélisey

Hard

5.0

(7)

685

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Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Mélisey

04:16

82.2km

1,400m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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13.3 km

Col de la Chevestraye

Mountain Pass

32.4 km

Col du Ballon d'Alsace

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The ascent of the Ballon d'Alsace from Sewen stretches over 13 kilometers.

This 9-kilometer segment includes 700 meters of elevation gain, an average of 7.5%.

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41.6 km

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

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Great route very nice view above.

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43.8 km

Ballon d'Alsace

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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 …

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43.8 km

Borne René Pottier

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René Pottier was the first to cross the Ballon d'Alsace in the Tour de France in 1905 (supposedly at an average speed of 20 km/h) and thus became cycling's first …

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44.5 km

Rue du Ballon d'Alsace.

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The Ballon d'Alsace from Saint Maurice sur Moselle is 9 km long with a total drop of 621 m. The average gradient is 6.95 with a maximum gradient of 13.8% …

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53.3 km

Hautes Vosges Greenway

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Well-developed former railway line, i.e. regular gradients, few crossings and good asphalt.

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61.9 km

From Le Thillot, the Col des Croix stretches for 4 kilometers, with 184 meters of vertical drop, for an average of 4.5%.

The summit which is located at 679 meters was crossed during the Tours de France 2014 and 2019.

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82.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

74.1 km

5.79 km

2.05 km

298 m

Surfaces

76.8 km

5.43 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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May 30, 2023,Plateau der Tausend Seen + Ballon d'Alsace ⛰️🚲☀️🇨🇵

A nice round with great impressions.
In total it was 96 kilometers.

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Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

Ballon d'Alsace

Borne René Pottier

Rue du Ballon d'Alsace.

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