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

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

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

03:29

44.2km

1,190m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 3.46 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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18 m

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

Highlight • Religious Site

Small church in Sewen worth seeing.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewen

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881 m

Sewen Lake

Highlight • Other

Nice little lake to rest or swim on the way to or from Ballon d'Alsace

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3.51 km

Alfeld Lake

Highlight • Lake

Dam lake built by the Germans in 1883 with an area of approximately 10 hectares. The basin in which it takes place was dug by an ancient glacier. It feeds the rivers of the Doller valley as needed.

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3.85 km

Lac d'Alfeld

Lake

9.90 km

The Gentian

Highlight • Other

Beautiful climb to the Ballon d’Alsace with a small pass

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11.1 km

Auberge La Chaumière

Highlight • Restaurant

Very good restaurant

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13.4 km

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 …

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14.4 km

View of the Ballon d’Alsace

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice viewpoint

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24.3 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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44.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.1 km

1.42 km

977 m

628 m

148 m

Surfaces

41.4 km

1.80 km

808 m

214 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

22°C

10°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 24, 2024,La montée du Ballon d'Alsace

Nice climb of the Ballon d'Alsace, I really liked it. To redo

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

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

Sewen Lake

Alfeld Lake

The Gentian

Auberge La Chaumière

Ballon d'Alsace

View of the Ballon d’Alsace

Col du Ballon d'Alsace

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