Trail Along Lac de Retournemer – Hohneck loop from Gérardmer

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Trail Along Lac de Retournemer – Hohneck loop from Gérardmer

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Trail Along Lac de Retournemer – Hohneck loop from Gérardmer

03:51

55.8km

1,000m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 24.4 km for 486 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

11.5 km

Trail Along Lac de Retournemer

Highlight • Trail

One of the smaller lakes in the Vosges. It is embedded in forests.
The inflow and outflow Vologne falls as Cascade de Retournemer from about 10 meters in height in the lake.

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15.1 km

Col des Feignes (Sous-Vologne)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col des Feignes sous Vologne from La Bresse is 10.7 km long with a total drop of 309 m. The average gradient is 2.89% with maximum gradients of 4.7%.

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20.1 km

Highlight • Lake

Best swimming in the Vosges! Parking, sunbathing area, public toilets, beach volleyball court - all for free. And clean. Fantastically located reservoir with the best water quality.

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55.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.8 km

11.2 km

3.94 km

2.47 km

2.03 km

282 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.4 km

2.43 km

1.30 km

570 m

112 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (660 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

8°C

2°C

31 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

July 26, 2024,Eigentlich wollte ich nur zum Roche du Diable…

...but then it went better than expected going uphill, so I quickly went to the Col de La Schlucht and back via the Route de Crêtes. At the foot of the Hohneck there is a great descent with almost no traffic to Lac de Blanchemer, where I also did a little gravel ride around it. Then back via Belle Hutte …

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