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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Sudel

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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Sudel

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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Sudel

06:16

18.0km

790m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 22, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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7.33 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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7.68 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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11.0 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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11.2 km

Panoramic view from the Grand Ballon summit

Highlight • Summit

This superb promontory offers you a clear 360-degree view of the Black Forest and the Alps when the sky is clear. It is also an ideal location to admire the summit of the Grand Ballon from a little more perspective.

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11.5 km

Grand Ballon

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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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11.6 km

Blue Devils Monument

Highlight • Monument

beautiful landscape

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12.1 km

View of the Grand Ballon

Highlight • Viewpoint

On a clear day you have a wonderful view over the foothills of the Vosges towards Switzerland

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13.4 km

Haag Pass

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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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13.7 km

Cave Entrance

18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.64 km

4.89 km

3.33 km

123 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.97 km

3.51 km

2.53 km

2.28 km

638 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,410 m)

Lowest point (900 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 7 July

30°C

14°C

6 %

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Comments

May 31, 2023,Passhöhe Le Grand Ballon – Les Diables Bleus Runde von Goldbach-Altenbach

Very nice tour on great paths and paths with a very nice view of the Rhine plain and the Black Forest but also in the Vosges hinterland. The tour starts at the Auberge du Grand Ballon and then goes over the Lac du Ballon, the Col du Haag up to the Grand Ballon which at 1424m is the highest mountain …

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May 6, 2023,🇲🇫 Passhöhe Le Grand Ballon – Les Diables Bleus Runde

Today we hiked a round at the Grand Ballon (Großer Belchen). This is the highest peak in the Vosges at 1424 m. It got really foggy at the start. The radar station on the Grand Ballon serves civil aviation for the airports in Strasbourg and Basel-Mulhouse.

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July 23, 2025,🇫🇷 Vogesen: Vom Grand Ballon zum Lac du Ballon und zurück

With Marcus's godson, we drove to the Grand Ballon in the Vosges Mountains, which offers a magnificent view of the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine plain. The 14-year-old was thrilled by the view, the narrow paths, and the Lac du Ballon. 🤩

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June 30, 2022,🇫🇷 Le Grand Ballon 🇫🇷 sans sommet

At 1424 m, the 'Grand Ballon' is the highest mountain in the Vosges.
On the 'individual day' (each family had their own program) we were supposed to hike it - with a small start.
Start in the best summer weather at the 'Ferme Grand Ballon'.
Because at the same time, some pictures got mixed up here.
The meteor only appeared …

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May 2, 2025,Big Balloon

Another great tour.
The 360-degree view from the summit of the Grosser Belchen is unparalleled. Miles of visibility stretches from the valleys below to the horizon.
The hike around Lac de Ballon was very varied. It went up and down, sometimes over an alpine pasture, then through a beautiful deciduous forest, and time and again the forest opened up to …

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Ballon Lake – Grand Ballon loop from Sudel

Lac du Ballon Dam

Ballon Lake

View of the Grand Ballon

Panoramic view from the Grand Ballon summit

Grand Ballon

Blue Devils Monument

View of the Grand Ballon

Haag Pass

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