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Thann-Gebweiler
Sewen

Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Sewen

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France
Alsace
Thann-Gebweiler
Sewen

Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Sewen

Hard

5.0

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72

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Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Sewen

03:28

43.8km

1,200m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 3.43 km for 10 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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847 m

Sewen Lake

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A picturesque mountain lake at the foot of the Ballon d'Alsace, surrounded by forests and steep slopes. 🚴‍♂️🏞️⛰️

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3.47 km

Alfeld Lake

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Een schilderachtig stuwmeer langs de beklimming van de Ballon d'Alsace, omringd door de beboste hellingen van de Vogezen. 🚴⛰️🌲

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3.82 km

Lac d'Alfeld

Lake

4

9.87 km

La Gentiane, 1,057 m

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A small mountain pass and an important milestone on the climb to the Ballon d'Alsace. From here, the summit is only three kilometers away. 🚴‍♂️

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13.0 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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14.0 km

View of the Ballon d’Alsace

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Very nice viewpoint

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14.0 km

Simply brilliant view on the way to the Ballon d'Alsace with a view of the Black Forest and the Swiss Alps. Simply fantastically beautiful. Anyone who hasn't seen this has missed something.

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24.0 km

Col du Ballon d'Alsace

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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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43.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.4 km

1.55 km

913 m

871 m

148 m

Surfaces

40.9 km

1.86 km

808 m

213 m

< 100 m

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Monday 12 October

14°C

6°C

49 %

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Comments

July 24, 2024,La montée du Ballon d'Alsace
Nice climb of the Ballon d'Alsace, I really liked it. To redo

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