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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Luxeuil-Les-Bains

Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Luxeuil-les-Bains

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Road cycling routes
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lüders
Luxeuil-Les-Bains

Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Luxeuil-les-Bains

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Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Luxeuil-les-Bains

05:31

119km

1,450m

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: April 11, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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Start point

Train Station

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40.1 km

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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47.2 km

30 km of former railway line between Bussang and Epinal have been converted into a railway cycle path (voie verte). Wonderful!

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49.2 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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58.2 km

Borne René Pottier

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René Pottier was the first to cross the Ballon d'Alsace in the Tour de France in 1905 (supposedly at an average speed of 20 km/h) and thus became cycling's first …

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58.3 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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58.3 km

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

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Great route very nice view above.

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60.5 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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91.8 km

Ronchamp

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Here we recommend a detour up the hill to the Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp, built to plans by Le Corbusier. Apart from the additional height meters, the chapel is really worth seeing.

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119 km

End point

Train Station

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107 km

6.29 km

3.11 km

2.68 km

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< 100 m

Surfaces

116 km

2.68 km

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Lowest point (280 m)

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