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Haut-Du-Them-Château-Lambert

Col des Croix – Old Copper Mine loop from Château-Lambert

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lüders

Haut-Du-Them-Château-Lambert

Col des Croix – Old Copper Mine loop from Château-Lambert

Moderate

4.3

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Col des Croix – Old Copper Mine loop from Château-Lambert

03:16

10.6km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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168 m

Col des Croix

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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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769 m

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Viewpoint

Highlight • Other

Between the Col des Croix and Château-Lambert, deviate slightly from the GR7 route to discover this pretty belvedere. In the sun, the statue of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is dazzling.

Also learn some useful information about the region thanks to the explanatory panels.

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776 m

Orientation table

Highlight • Other

2.58 km

Old Copper Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

6.51 km

Good way

Highlight • Other

The last 500 meters are on a path which has disappeared and is therefore impassable and even very dangerous.
We had to climb over slippery rocks on an extremely steep …

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7.99 km

Memorial

Highlight • Other

9.24 km

Church at the Expense of the Kings of Spain and Cemetery

Highlight • Religious Site

10.00 km

View of Château-Lambert village

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Located at an altitude of 680 meters, the village of Château Lambert was established on poor land and in an inhospitable climate. Until the 15th century, the forest and rare …

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10.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.84 km

3.69 km

1.07 km

598 m

348 m

Surfaces

5.84 km

3.04 km

663 m

504 m

288 m

215 m

Elevation

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Highest point (920 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

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Sunday 12 July

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Comments

January 12, 2024,Ancienne mine de cuivre – Mémorial boucle au départ de Le Thillot

Superb hike but be careful if you do it in winter it is totally in the shade, numerous patches of ice, fallen trees on the route and as the path for the last 500 meters does not exist it is better to take the road to Château Lambert .

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May 18, 2022,Wandeling Col le Croix

Very hot day up to 31 degrees, so started this walk very early in all coolness. Perfect walk with the dog on this hot day. Oversized part through the woods and over shady paths.

Hike on the border of the Vosges and Haute-Saône with a beautiful panoramic view of the village of Château-Lambert, the Upper Ognon valley, the Upper Moselle …

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Col des Croix – Old Copper Mine loop from Château-Lambert

Col des Croix

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Viewpoint

Orientation table

Old Copper Mine

Good way

Memorial

Church at the Expense of the Kings of Spain and Cemetery

View of Château-Lambert village

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