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VOG Grand Ballon

Andreas Fix
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VOG Grand Ballon

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December 30, 2022

VOG Grand Ballon

Hard

04:06

9.23km

2.3km/h

440m

450m

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Overview

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Haag Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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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693 m

Haag – Grand Ballon area

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pleasant part of the loop around the crest of the Grand Ballon. Plus beautiful views.

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1.31 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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1.53 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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1.80 km

Grand Ballon

Highlight • Summit

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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2.41 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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2.50 km

Club Vosgien commemorative plaque

Highlight • Monument

The Club Vosgien was founded in 1872 and 1879 recognized as a nonprofit. It consists of 120 associations in the Massif des Vosges that practice hiking, Nordic walking, hiking and …

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2.74 km

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3.14 km

Beautiful trail to the Grand Ballon

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The path that leads to the Grand Ballon is absolutely essential. First for its destination, but above all for the variety of landscapes you cross: dense forests, ridge paths, balconies. Pure hiking as we like it!

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3.79 km

Trail to Lac du Ballon

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A wonderful path down to the lake. It is rocky, with gravel and larger rocks as well as partially rooted. You will find the path if you go downhill for …

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5.67 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.
Embedded in a …

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5.92 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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6.04 km

Lac du Ballon

Highlight • Lake

Great mountain lake that is actually a reservoir. Bathing is actually forbidden, but the water is irresistible and not that cold at all.

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9.23 km

Haag Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.72 km

2.75 km

2.49 km

155 m

100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

3.31 km

616 m

384 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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