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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Linthal

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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Linthal

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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Linthal

06:03

17.1km

860m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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Guest House

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5.61 km

Lac du Ballon Dam

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake with clear water.
The climb is a bit tricky, partly with split splits, the last about 1000m neatly steep and littered with nasty potholes.
A detour is worthwhile anyway!

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5.96 km

Ballon Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Lac du Ballon owes its name to the summit at the foot of which it is located, the Grand Ballon, the highest point in the Vosges.
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7.98 km

Haag Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Route des Crêtes, or the Vosges ridge road, is one of the most impressive mountain roads in France. The scenic Route des Crêtes runs along the main ridge of …

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8.00 km

Beautiful trail to the Grand Ballon

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The path that leads to the Grand Ballon is absolutely essential. First for its destination, but above all for the variety of landscapes you cross: dense forests, ridge paths, balconies. Pure hiking as we like it!

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9.34 km

Grand Ballon

Highlight • Summit

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.

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9.45 km

Way to the observatory

Highlight • Other

very beautiful 360° view

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9.71 km

View of the Grand Ballon

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Lac du Ballon, also Belchensee, is a karst lake. In the 16th century, Vauban converted it into a reservoir.

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10.1 km

Grand Ballon

Highlight • Summit

The Col du Grand Ballon from Moosch is 12.6 km long with a total drop of 949 m. The average gradient is 7.6% with maximum gradients of 14.5%. There are …

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11.4 km

Viewpoint

17.1 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.73 km

3.36 km

3.11 km

1.79 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.34 km

4.94 km

3.98 km

1.62 km

167 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 9 July

31°C

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Comments

November 13, 2022,Grand Ballon via Lac du Ballon 🇨🇵

For me, the same applies to the Grand Ballon as to the Belchen: a year of hiking without this mountain is impossible😄
So it was about time again, this time I chose a variant starting above Lautenbach-Zell. It begins very softly with an easy descent into the Felsenbachgrund, then it goes steadily uphill to the Lac du Ballon.
There was …

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April 9, 2023,Les Diables Bleus – Grand Ballon Runde Col du Grand Ballon

Deep down and high up, that's how you could describe the motto of the tour, starting on the Grand Ballon, it first goes down the mountain properly into the valley on comfortable forest paths before you start your way back to the Grand Ballon via Lac Ballon and enjoy a magnificent view can enjoy.

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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Linthal

Lac du Ballon Dam

Ballon Lake

Haag Pass

Beautiful trail to the Grand Ballon

Grand Ballon

Way to the observatory

View of the Grand Ballon

Grand Ballon

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