Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Fresse-sur-Moselle

Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Fresse-sur-Moselle

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Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Fresse-sur-Moselle

04:49

82.8km

2,000m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.05 km

Col des Croix

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice warm-up for the Ballon de Servance

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15.2 km

Ballon de Servance

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The Ballon de Servance belongs to the Vosges mountains and rises to 1216 meters above sea level.

The highest point in the Haute-Saône department, the Ballon de Servance is partly …

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20.2 km

Réserve naturelle des Ballons Comtois

Nature Reserve

26.0 km

Vers la Planche des Belles Filles

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La Planche des Belles Filles is a 5.8 kilometer climb. It is a category 1 climb. It is located in Plancher Les Mines, Franche-Comté, France. The average gradient of this …

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26.0 km

Climb to La Planche des Belles Filles

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

La Planche-des-Belles-Filles is a peak in the Vosges mountains, reaching an altitude of 1,148 meters.

Renowned among cyclists, the climb from Plancher-les-Mines stretches for 5.5 kilometers, with an elevation gain of 8.5% and peaks of 28%.

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32.0 km

La Planche des Belles Filles

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The only road that leads to the summit of Planche-des-Belles-Filles is relatively rarely used by cars. The asphalt in perfect condition and the slopes of more than 25%, however, attract …

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58.2 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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69.6 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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70.4 km

Rue du Ballon d'Alsace.

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

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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82.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.3 km

4.66 km

990 m

890 m

Surfaces

81.9 km

938 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

19°C

11°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

May 17, 2025,Deux Ballons...

...and up to the Planche des Belles Filles. I remembered the latter as being worse, so I still had some reserves for the gravel path to the Super Planche (100 meters of elevation gain).
Rain started on the descent from the Ballon de Servance, which somewhat dampened the fun.

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October 4, 2022,Deux ballons et un sac à dos

Arrived at 11:30 a.m. at the hotel where I intended to drop off my 8-10 kg backpack to go and do this nice warm-up course, I could read on the door of the establishment that it was closed until 'at 17 o'clock. It was an opportunity to travel my bag, and make him taste my sweat.

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September 8, 2023,RB: Champagney - Planche des belles filles 🤸 - Ballon de Servance 🎈 - Ballon d'Alsace 🎈

Nice little trip to the Vosges... board of beautiful girls quite ordinary, on the other hand big crush on the section of the balloon of Servance, wild and bucolic through the forest. Finally, the nice Alsace ball with excellent bitumen and clearance at the top, which is rare in the area! The Ballastières campsite on the edge of a pond …

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