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Trail Along Lac de Retournemer – Col de la Schlucht loop from Gérardmer

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Trail Along Lac de Retournemer – Col de la Schlucht loop from Gérardmer

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Trail Along Lac de Retournemer – Col de la Schlucht loop from Gérardmer

03:15

47.3km

790m

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: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.12 km for 226 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.20 km

Gérardmer Lake Quay

Highlight • Lake

The Lac de Gerardmer was created during the ice age during the glaciation of the Vosges north of the northern ridge of the Vosges and, with a length of around …

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8.18 km

Lake Longemer

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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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9.45 km

Lac de Longemer

Lake

12.6 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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19.7 km

Col de la Schlucht

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de la Schlucht is one of the most famous passes in the Vosges Mountains and lies at an altitude of 1,139 meters above sea level. In winter, it's …

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25.6 km

View from the Hohneck

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Great view from up here.

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25.8 km

View of Lac de la Lande

Highlight • Viewpoint

I really liked this tour:
Saales, Hohneck 2019_07_12 Vosges Tour 2019 E03
komoot.de/tour/78472517

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35.7 km

La Roche du Diable Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

Rock tunnel and view of the lakes in the valley. A small art studio is there, but had to when I was there

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47.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

13.3 km

9.61 km

2.75 km

2.43 km

393 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.8 km

2.52 km

1.19 km

710 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (660 m)

Weather

Sunday 30 August

18°C

11°C

55 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

June 14, 2023,Lac de Retournemer – La Roche du Diable Rondje vanuit Gérardmer

Nice trip a little too much along busy roads. Also some difficult gravel paths. 🥵 Enjoyed the beautiful views for the rest. 👌

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June 29, 2024,Bergrundfahrt in den Vogesen - Naturpark Region Vogesen-Ballons

The way up was a real struggle for me. I even briefly considered turning back.
But no!! Others can do it too. My respect to you👌. At some point I found my rhythm and things got better. Once I got to the top, the view was really nice. Komoot left me for a moment. But I knew I had to …

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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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Trail Along Lac de Retournemer – Col de la Schlucht loop from Gérardmer

View of Lake Gérardmer

Gérardmer Lake Quay

Lake Longemer

Trail Along Lac de Retournemer

Col de la Schlucht

View from the Hohneck

View of Lac de la Lande

La Roche du Diable Rock Arch

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