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Grand Ballon

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    Location: Goldbach-Altenbach, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

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    July 15, 2018

    Hiking

    The Grand Ballon (German: Großer Belchen), at 1,424 meters above sea level, offers a magnificent panoramic view and is the highest mountain in the Vosges Mountains.

    In 1927, a monument to the Blue Devils (French: Diables bleus), a mountain infantry battalion during World War I, was erected. It was destroyed by the Germans in September 1940 and reconstructed by the sculptor Bouret in October 1960. A radar station has stood on the summit since 1997, serving civilian aviation during approaches to the airports of Strasbourg and Basel-Mulhouse.
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    December 1, 2020

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    It is a privileged observation point over the whole of Alsace which, when the clouds make the plain disappear, turns into an island cut off from the world.
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    May 7, 2018

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    This memorial was erected in 1927 in memory of the 1927 Mountaineer Battalion. In World War II it was destroyed by German troops. In 1960 it was rebuilt by a French sculptor.
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    1. Grand Ballon – 1,424 metres (4,672 ft): highest point in the Vosges mountains

    8.89km

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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